Issue - meetings

That the Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report for the 2012/13 municipal year be approved.

The Member Engagement Manager introduced a report to enable the Council to approve the Annual Report of the Overview & Scrutiny function for the 2012/13 municipal year.  The report detailed work undertaken by the Overview & Scrutiny committees during the period and in line with Constitution requirements, had been approved by the Constitution Committee prior to submission to full Council.

As Chair of the Constitution Committee, Councillor Robin Guest proposed that the Council support the recommendation in the report and thanked the Member Engagement Manager and his team for facilitating the Overview & Scrutiny process with involvement by all Council Members.  He went on to thank Cabinet Members for their recognition of the work carried out by Overview & Scrutiny and reminded Members of the value of their contribution to the Overview & Scrutiny process by submitting topics of interest.  The proposal was seconded by Councillor Nigel Steele-Mortimer.

Councillor Matt Wright thanked Members of the Environment & Scrutiny Committee and spoke about the positive relationship with Cabinet on the timing of policies, for example the Speed Limit Review.

In thanking Members of the Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Carol Ellis referred to the meeting which had been held to consider proposals put forward by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.  She said that this was the first time that such a meeting had been opened up to all Council Members, adding that the concerns raised at that meeting about the impact on hospital beds from the closure of community hospital beds had increased.

Councillor Mike Peers spoke of the importance of effective chairmanship of committees and thanked Councillor Ian Roberts, Chair of the Lifelong Learning Overview & Scrutiny Committee who had arranged for an item he requested to be considered by that Committee.

RESOLVED:

That the Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report for the 2012/13 municipal year be approved.