Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report inviting Members to review and determine the Committee’s future work programme for 2016/17.  Members were advised that the review of the WENTA ‘Myincubator’ centre would be brought forward to the November 2016 meeting from April 2017.

The report on the medium term financial plan would now be submitted to the August 2016 meeting to allow Members to be presented with some considered thought on the impact of the decision to leave the EU, including a thorough reassessment of modelling assumptions.

The Scrutiny Officer advised that the Head of the Revenues and Benefits Shared Service had requested that a report regarding discretionary rate relief be submitted to the October 2016 meeting to assist with budget setting and future planning.

The Chief Executive requested time on a future agenda to bring forward a report regarding a request for capital funding linked to the Hertford Urban Design Strategy.  She said it was needed to be able to make use of matched funding to enhance the public realm of Hertford.

The Committee approved the 2016/17 work programme, as now amended.

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