Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report setting out the future work programme for Environment Scrutiny Committee for 2015/16.

The Scrutiny Officer asked Members to disregard recommendation “B”.  She stated that a report on Fuel Poverty would be presented to Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee on 8 December 2015.  The Scrutiny Officer stated that the work programme needed to be amended to include a report on shared services in relation to Waste and Street Cleansing.  The Head of Environmental Services explained that the timing of the report was not wholly within the control of East Herts.  He anticipated that there would be a joint report to both Authorities Executives in March 2016 and there would be an opportunity to scrutinise the report in February 2016.

The Scrutiny Officer reminded Members that other reports would be submitted to Environment Scrutiny Committee as a result of the Climate Change review Task and Finish Group commissioned earlier in the meeting.

The Committee supported the recommendations as now detailed.

RESOLVED – that the work programme, as amended, be approved