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Overview and Scrutiny Board Work Programme

 

 

Meeting: 30/05/2022 - Overview and Scrutiny Board (Item 14)

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Minutes:

Officers advised the at the Board’s next meeting it was due to consider the annual Air Quality Update and the Housing Enforcement Powers item, which had been requested by Councillor Hunter.

 

The Chairman suggested that an item be added to the work programme in respect of concerns he had around the Leisure Centre, in particular the increased cost of heating the swimming pool and ongoing attendance figures, and the likely impact of these issues on the Council’s budget.  The Executive Director for Resources confirmed that there was a clear risk, which had been included within the Medium Term Financial Plan, regardless of how Leisure Services were provided.  He confirmed that a piece of work was currently being undertaken in respect of the areas highlighted and suggested that it would be appropriate for this matter to be brought before the Board in due course.  It was acknowledged that this report may be confidential, and the Chairman suggested that initially it may be more appropriate for the matter to be discussed at the Finance and Budget Working Group.  It was agreed that the Officers would liaise with the Chairman in respect of this matter being considered at a future meeting.

 

Members noted that at the time of publication of the agenda pack the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Board had not been confirmed by Group Leaders and it was suggested that for clarity, this now be included within the minutes of the meeting, as detailed below:

 

Councillors S. Baxter, A. Beaumont, S. Colella, R. Deeming, C. Hotham, R. Hunter, H. Jones, A. Kriss, P. McDonald, C. Spencer and J. Till.

 

Officers further confirmed that calendar invites for the Board meetings for the remainder of the municipal year would be sent to Members shortly.

 

Councillor Baxter asked that an update in respect of the Corporate Performance item discussed earlier, be included within the Work Programme to ensure the areas highlighted were addressed.  It was agreed that this would be included within the agenda for the November meeting of the Board.

 

Councillor Till asked if an item could be scheduled into the work programme in respect of replacement street signs and the process for obtaining these.

 

RESOLVED that subject to the amendments detailed in the pre-amble above the work programme be noted.