Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report setting out the Committee’s future work programme for 2013/14, the detail of which had been set out in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ to the report now submitted.

The Scrutiny Officer referred Members to two additional Essential Reference Papers that reflected information requested by Members at the May 2013 meeting of the Committee.  These related to a list of East Herts Assets and also details in respect of current activity that supported Economic Development in East Herts.

The Committee was invited to approve two Members to contribute to a working group to work with Officers in reviewing the performance indicators relevant to Corporate Business Scrutiny Committee.

Councillor G Williamson indicated that he would be happy to contribute to the activities of the working group.  The Chairman stated that, if no other Members from this Committee volunteered alongside Councillor G Williamson, he would also assist the working group.

The Scrutiny Officer advised that the findings of the Performance Indicator working group would be reported to all three Scrutiny Committees in November 2013 and a final report would be submitted to a joint meeting of Scrutiny Committees in 2014. 

Councillor J Ranger commented that if the Committee decided to undertake any review relating to assets or economic development activity, then there should be a clear indication of exactly what the Committee would scrutinise, otherwise the brief would be too broad for effective scrutiny. 

The Scrutiny Officer advised that, provided Members were content, an additional report in respect of the revised Risk Management Strategy would be added to the work programme for the August 2013 meeting.  Members were advised that Scrutiny was constitutionally obliged to consider this report before it was submitted to Audit Committee and the Executive.

The Committee approved the 2013/14 work programme, as amended.

RESOLVED – that (A) the work programme, as now amended, be approved.

(B)   the two Members of the Committee who had indicated an interest in the Performance Indicator working group, be approved.