Minutes for Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Jan 28 2010, 7.00PM official page

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2009 and the special meeting held on 8 December 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents/organisations under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 8.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 9.

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 10.

(if any).

Report of the Interim Divisional Director Community and Cultural Services.

(The Portfolio Holder for Community and Cultural Services will be in attendance for this item)

Report of the Divisional Director Partnership Development and Performance.

Report of the Divisional Director Partnership Development and Performance.

To receive and note/agree any actions arising for this Sub-Committee.

The Question and Answer Session will focus on the following documents:

(The Chief Executive, the Leader of the Council and the Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communication and Corporate Services will be in attendance for this item)

Which the Chairman has decided is urgent and cannot otherwise be dealt with.

Note:  In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following agenda item has been admitted late to the agenda by virtue of the special circumstances and urgency detailed below:-

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Special Circumstances/Grounds for Urgency

9.      Report from the Standing Scrutiny Review of the Budget

This report was not available at the time the agenda was printed and circulated as it was still being consulted on. Members are requested to consider this item as a matter of urgency, so that the Committee can consider referring the report to Cabinet on 11 February 2010 as part of the budget setting process.

Note:  In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following agenda item has been admitted late to the agenda by virtue of the special circumstances and urgency detailed below:-

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Special Circumstances/Grounds for Urgency

3(b). Minutes

The minutes of the special meeting held on 8 December 2009 were not available at the time the agenda was printed and circulated as they were still being consulted on. Members are requested to consider this item as a matter of urgency, so that the minutes can be approved at the earliest opportunity.

Note:  In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following agenda item has been admitted late to the agenda by virtue of the special circumstances and urgency detailed below:-

Agenda item

Special Circumstances/Grounds for Urgency

10.    Integrated Care Organisation Challenge Panel

This report was not available at the time the agenda was printed and circulated as it was still being consulted on. Members are requested to consider this item as a matter of urgency, so that the Committee can consider the findings of the Integrated Care Organisation Challenge Panel.

12.    Minutes of the Performance and Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting held on 19 January 2010

The minutes of the Performance and Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting held on 19 January 2010 were not available at the time the agenda was printed and circulated as they were still being consulted on. Members are requested to consider this item as a matter of urgency, so that the minutes can be approved at the earliest opportunity.