Minutes for Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 9 2010, 7.00PM official page

To receive any apologies for absence.

To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.  See attached note from the Chief Executive.

To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 12 January 2010.

To receive any petitions (to be notified at the meeting).

To receive any deputations (to be notified at the meeting).

There were no unrestricted reports ‘called in’ from the meeting of Cabinet held on 13 January 2010.

The Lead Member Housing and Development, Councillor Marc Francis, will attend to report on his portfolio.

(Time allocated – 45 minutes)

(Time allocated for agenda items 8.1 and 8.2 – 45 minutes)

Note:

The report and appendices comprising the General Fund Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2010/11 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2010/11 to 2012/13 and also the Capital Programme 2010/11 to 2012/13 are being circulated as a supplementary agenda pack in conjunction with the agenda for the Cabinet meeting of the 10 February 2010.

Please bring the supplementary pack to the Overview and Scrutiny meeting.

To consider and comment upon the contents of the report.

(Time allocated – 15 minutes)

Scrutiny Lead Members will report on their portfolio areas.

(Time allocated – 10 minutes)

To consider and agree pre-decision scrutiny questions/comments to be presented to Cabinet.

(Time allocated – 5 minutes)

To consider any other unrestricted business that the Chair considers to be urgent.

In view of the contents of the remaining items on the agenda the Committee is recommended to adopt the following motion:

“That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.”

EXEMPT/CONFIDENTIAL SECTION (Pink Papers)

The exempt committee papers in the agenda will contain information, which is commercially, legally or personally sensitive and should not be divulged to third parties.  If you do not wish to retain these papers after the meeting, please hand them to the Committee Officer present.

Nil items.

There were no exempt/ confidential reports ‘called in’ from the meeting of Cabinet held on 13 January 2010.

To consider and agree pre-decision scrutiny questions/comments to be presented to Cabinet.

(Time allocated – 5 minutes)

To consider any other exempt/ confidential business that the Chair considers to be urgent.