Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report setting out the Committee’s future work programme for 2012/13, the detail of which had been set out in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ to the report now submitted.

Members were advised that pages 78 – 79 of the report now submitted detailed items that Members had raised at the topic planning workshops.  The Committee was advised that the highest priority item related to the 5 year review of the grounds maintenance contract.

The Scrutiny Officer stated that the Council would need to decide whether to extend or re-tender the Grounds Maintenance contract.  Members were advised that a Task and Finish Group would be required to carry out this work and any interested Members should contact group leaders with their expressions of interest.  The Chairman of the Task and Finish Group would be a Member of Environment Scrutiny Committee.

The Committee approved the report, as amended.

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