Issue - meetings

The Chairman explained that the Board considered the content of the Cabinet Work Programme at every meeting in order to identify any items that might be suitable for pre-decision scrutiny.  When selecting topics Members needed to be mindful of the date when Cabinet was scheduled to receive a report to ensure that sufficient time was available for the Board to consider the matter in advance.

The draft Council Tax Support Scheme 2017/18, scheduled for the consideration of Cabinet on 6th July 2016, was briefly discussed.  Members were advised that this would respond to points raised during public consultation.

Members noted the importance of the Efficiency Statement, scheduled for the consideration of Cabinet on 7th September 2016, to the Council’s budget position over the following 4 year period.  The Board therefore agreed that a presentation on this subject should be provided for Members’ consideration on 8th August.

The Chairman noted that in recent months residents had expressed a number of concerns about CCTV.  For this reason Members agreed that the Review of CCTV in the District should be subject to pre-scrutiny at the meeting of the Board on 8th August.

The potential for further reports to be presented for the consideration of Cabinet on the subject of membership of the West Midlands Combined Authority was briefly discussed.  Members were advised that no reports were listed on the Cabinet Work Programme at present.  There was some uncertainty as to whether Bromsgrove District Council could decide to join the combined authority at an earlier date than had previously been anticipated and the Portfolio Holder for Finance, ICT, HR and Enabling Services agreed to share information with Members in respect of the timeframes once it was available.

RESOLVED that subject to incorporating the items detailed in the preamble above into the Overview and Scrutiny Board’s Work Programme the content of the Cabinet Work Programme for the period 1st July to 31st October 2016 be noted.