Issue - meetings

The Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee is responsible for managing the Committee’s work programme.

The current work programme (attached) includes items agreed and takes account of items identified on the latest Executive Forward Programme (Annexe 2) as due to come forward for decision.

Recommendation

Members are invited to consider their work programme and make any comments and/or amendments they consider necessary, including suggestions for any additional topics that the Committee may wish to add to its work programme.

29.1     Members considered the forward work programme and discussed topics that may be considered for future meetings.

29.2     The Committee were advised that agenda Item 6, ‘Economic Development Strategy Review’ had been withdrawn from the agenda as it was not ready for review. It was scheduled to appear before the Executive on 9 January and Council on 20 February. The Chair was concerned that there would therefore be no opportunity for scrutiny before the decision is taken. It was suggested the strategy may be deferred to later Executive and Council meetings - it was therefore requested that this item remains on the work programme should this happen.

29.3     Cllr Munro suggested that the committee should scrutinise the work of the Surrey Environment Partnership and consider how to reduce waste production before commencing work around recycling as per Government’s Waste Hierarchy.

29.4     The Vice-chair asked that officers advise which upcoming decisions the committee may wish to consider.

29.5     It was agreed that a list of previous task and finish groups be circulated to inform members what had been considered in the past.

29.6     It was requested that, when the Safer Waverley Partnership comes to committee, the Police are also invited to attend.