Issue - meetings

The Board considered the Cabinet Work Programme for the period 1st March – 30th June 2014.

Interest was expressed in scrutinising the update that was due to be presented to Cabinet on 5th March concerning the Disposal of Council Owned Assets at Hanover Street Car Park and George House.  It was suggested that this item would be suitable for further scrutiny due to the significance of this matter to the ongoing redevelopment of the town centre.  However, it was questioned whether it would be appropriate to scrutinise this item as the update was scheduled to be presented to Cabinet before the next meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board. In order to resolve this issue Members requested further clarification regarding the timeframes and purpose of this item.

The Discretionary Rate Relief Policy Review, due to be considered by Cabinet on 4th June 2014, was also discussed.  Members agreed that further information about the scope of this review should be provided to enable them to determine whether the topic would be suitable for further scrutiny.

Finally, the presentation of the Work Programme was briefly debated.  Members commented that it was currently unclear on the Work Programme whether particular issues were scheduled for consideration as key decisions.  Members requested that the content be amended in future to clarify whether key decisions would be made on particular items.