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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 6 July 2010
Time: 7.30pm

Place: Council Chamber

1. ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN

To elect a Chairman for the Municipal Year 2010/2011.

2. APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for non attendance.

3. APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIRMAN

To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the Municipal Year 2010/2011

4. OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE REMIT

A briefing paper on legislation recently introduced involving overview and scrutiny committees (Word 45kb) is attached.

To consider the attached report (Word 50kb) on a suggested remit for the committee  

5. MEETING ARRANGEMENTS

In accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 4.1, to agree the start time and meeting venues for the committee meetings for this Municipal Year. Currently the meetings start at 7.30pm and are held in the Council Chamber.

The Committee is scheduled to meet on 9 September and 2 November 2010 but it is requested that these dates are amended and for the committee meetings to take place on 14 September and 9 November 2010.

The dates in the calendar of meetings for 2011 are:

1 February and 5 April 2011

6. DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS

To receive any disclosure of interests from members in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.

7. MINUTES

To receive the minutes of the previous scrutiny committees as follows:

(a) Performance Management and Review Committee meeting held on 2 March 2010

(b) Improvement and Development Committee meeting held on 24 March 2010

I would remind members that you are only able to take part in receiving the minutes of the meeting if at the time you were a member of that committee.

If any member of the committee has any issues arising from the minutes of the meeting that they wish to raise at the meeting please inform Brian Harris the Assistant Chief Executive 24 hours in advance of the meeting.  

8. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

To consider any matter arising from the Minutes of the Performance Management and Review Committee meeting held on  2 March and the minutes of the Improvement and Development Committee meeting held on 24 March 2010

9. CALL IN OF CABINET DECISIONS

No decisions have been called in for review.

10. OUTCOME OF ANY REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CABINET

To note that the Cabinet at its meeting on 24 March 2010 agreed the recommendation from the Improvement and Development Committee on  an option appraisal on the provision of Asset Management Services at Spelthorne.

11. HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

To discuss the attached papers on the performance of the Housing and Independent Living Services (Word 73kb) Team together with information on progress made with Choice Based Lettings (Word 1.2mb).

Karen Sinclair and Deborah Ashman the joint Heads of Housing and Independent Living will be in attendance to present the papers and answer questions.

12. ICT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS BRIEFING PAPER

To consider the attached briefing paper on the ICT service improvements (Word 59kb) since the last task group meeting and to consider re establishing the Task Group to take the work forward.

13. REVENUE OUTTURN REPORT 2009 – 2010

To consider the attached report of the Chief Financial Officer (Word 1mb).

14. CAPITAL OUTTURN REPORT 2009 – 2010

To consider the attached report of the Chief Financial Officer (Word 43kb)

15. CABINET FORWARD PLAN

A Copy of the latest Forward Plan is attached for consideration

If any members of the committee have any issues contained in the Cabinet Forward Plan they wish to look at please inform Brian Harris, the Assistant Chief Executive  24 hours in advance of the meeting with reasons for the request.

16. WORK PROGRAMME 2010/11

A draft work programme (Word 38kb) is attached

17. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION – KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

This is the second year of the new national indicators. The attached table shows the figures for the 4th quarter performance.

Should any Members have any question on any of the attached performance indicators please contact Brian Harris, Assistant Chief Executive on 01784 446249 or Lee O’Neil on 01784 446377 before the meeting and we will endeavour to have a full explanation provided to the meeting.

18. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
If any member wishes to raise an issue at the meeting could you please notify Brian Harris, Assistant Chief Executive  on 01784 446249 24 hours prior to the meeting otherwise the request may not be accepted