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Overview and Scrutiny Board Work Programme

 

 

Meeting: 16/01/2017 - Overview and Scrutiny Board (Item 87)

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Minutes:

Members considered the Overview and Scrutiny Board’s Work Programme and in so doing noted the following points:

 

a)        Economic Priorities

 

A report in respect of the Council’s economic priorities, which had been scheduled for consideration in January, had been postponed in the absence of the relevant Portfolio Holder.  There was the possibility that this item would be considered by the Cabinet in February and if this occurred the Finance and Budget Scrutiny Working Group would be provided with an opportunity to pre-scrutinise the proposals detailed in the report.  Otherwise the report would be considered by the Board in March.

 

b)        Monitoring Updates

 

The Board’s recommendation tracker would be provided for Members’ consideration in March.  This would include a detailed overview of the progress that had been achieved in respect of the Car Parking Task Group’s recommendations.

 

c)         Dolphin Centre

 

The Head of Leisure and Cultural Services had advised that he would be in a position to provide a comprehensive update on the progress that had been achieved in identifying support for displaced groups in March 2017.  The Council would need to resolve this issue by September 2017 and was in the early stages of providing support to effected groups.  Members expressed some concerns, however, about the delay in providing an update on this subject and the potential implications for the local community.  Consequently Members agreed that the Head of Leisure and Cultural Services should be invited to provide an interim update to the Board in respect of this matter in February with further information following in March.

 

d)        Council Plan

 

Members were advised that the Council Plan was scheduled for consideration by the Cabinet in February 2017.

 

e)        Write off of Debts Report

 

The Board noted that this report would be considered by the finance and Budget Working group on an annual basis.