Issue - meetings

(a)            To receive and note the minutes.

There are no outstanding recommendations contained within the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting held on 17^th June 2025.

The Board are due to pre-scrutinise the Bromsgrove Town Centre Strategic Framework report at its meeting on 22^nd July 2025. Any recommendations as a result of this pre-scrutiny will be published in a supplementary papers pack to this agenda.

Members considered the contents of the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting held on 17^th June 2025. It was noted that there were no outstanding recommendations contained within the minutes.

The Chairman of the Board took the opportunity to explain to Cabinet that at the Board meeting held on 22^nd July 2025, there had been a recommendation made in respect of Bin Recycling facilities on Bromsgrove High Street and the potential for them to replaced. It was noted that this recommendation would be considered by Cabinet at its next meeting in September.

It was also reported that there had been discussions at the Finance and Budget Working Group during consideration of the Financial Outturn and Quarter Four Performance Monitoring 2024/25 report, in that there was a variance as the result of an underspend in salary costs for the Assistant Director Business Transformation, Organisational Development and Digital Services position. Some Members had been unaware that this position was currently vacant and that the previous Officer no longer worked for the Authority. Members were informed that the recruitment process would start shortly for this role. It was suggested that the organisation chart be updated to reflect this and that Members be kept informed of any staff that ceased to work for the Council.

The Chief Executive also reported that there were some up to date organisation charts and contact details available and undertook to circulate them to Members following the meeting.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting held on 17^th June 2025 be noted.