Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Resources (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Resources seeking agreement of the Terms of Reference (Appendix 2 to the report) for a review of the Committee Structure.  Appendix 1 to the report was a copy of a presentation given by BDO LLP (the Council’s Internal Auditors) to Members at the last meeting of the Council.

Members were advised that the review would seek to ensure that the Council’s committee structure was fit for purpose and deliver the outcomes that would add value to the Council and residents of the District.

The Leader of the Council, when presenting the report, requested that particular reference was made to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee as part of this review. 

In response to a question regarding the interviewing of Members, the Internal Auditor advised that he would be meeting with Officers and seeking to engage with Members as much as possible.  It was noted that BDO had been involved in a number of Governance reviews and this particular review was jointly being carried out between them and the Centre of Public Scrutiny. 

RESOLVED that the Terms of Reference for the Committee Structure Review, be approved.