Minutes for Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Jan 14 2010, 5.30PM official page

To approve the Minutes of the last meeting, attached.

The Committee welcomes members of the public to participate in its meetings. 15 minutes is allocated for questions and comments during Public Question Time/Open Session.  Further participation during the meeting is subject to the Chairman’s discretion.

When raising your questions or comment please aim to do so in five minutes.

To enable officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least a day before the meeting.

Contact Penny Housley on 01244 975972 or email penny.housley@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

The Committee has invited Members of the Executive to attend the meeting to answer questions on their areas of responsibility, including their decisions, plans and priorities.

The following Executive Members have been invited to attend this meeting:

Councillor Richard Short – Executive Member for Culture and Recreation

Councillor Brenda Dowding – Executive Member for Ault Social Care

Councillor Mike Jones – Leader of the Council

The Executive Members will introduce themselves and their areas of responsibility and then answer any questions from members of the public or Councillors present. Subject to the Chairman’s discretion, questions dealing with the same topic will be dealt with together.

Priority will be given to questions submitted in advance by telephone to Penny Housley on 01244 975972 or by e-mail to:

penny.housley@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk,

To consider the report of Ian Whitehead, Director of Adult Social Care and Health, attached.

To consider the report of John Stephens, Director of Children and Young People’s Services, attached.

Attachments to the report are to follow.

To consider the report of Simon Goacher, Head of Legal and Democratic Services, attached.

To consider the work plan for remainder of the 2009/10 Municipal Year, attached.

Report of the Senior Manager – Scrutiny, including updates from each of the Directors, attached.