Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group (the Working Group) on a Member scrutiny item request with a view to the Committee considering how best to take it forward in the light of the conclusions of the Working Group.  Supporting further information together with the Member request proforma and initial Officer response were set out in Appendices A and B to the report.

The Chairperson introduced the report and the Corporate Governance Project Officer explained the background and highlighted that the Working Group had concluded that Officer responses to questions raised and the further information sought was sufficient for its consideration to date.  It was thought that as a result the Council's position could be better explained to the public and hopefully allay some of the concerns expressed by local residents. Further information requested by the Working Group from the Council’s Environmental Health Team was included in Appendix B to the report.

The Chairperson advised that an email had been sent Members of the Committee earlier that day from a member of the public, Mr Forde. Within the email there were several issues raised in relation to the subject of this scrutiny item and the Chairperson felt that these would need to be looked into further by the Working Group before a decision could be made on how best to move forward.

Councillor S J N Morgan proposed that the Committee refers this matter back to the Working Group for further consideration and report, taking in to account the points raised in the letter from Mr Forde. This was duly seconded and when put to the Committee it was agreed by assent.

RESOLVED that this scrutiny request be referred back to the Working Group for further consideration, taking into account the points raised in the letter from Mr Forde.

The Chairperson then advised the Committee that in accordance with the Procedure Rules he would be varying the order of business and moving agenda item 10 up the agenda to be considered next.