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Maidstone Borough Council

External Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Tuesday 14 July 2009

Future Work Programme and Forward Plan of Key Decisions

Report of: Acting Overview and Scrutiny Manager

1.      Future Work Programme

1.1     The Future Work Programme for the Committee is attached at Appendix A; Members are requested to consider this to ensure that it is appropriate and covers all issues Members currently wish to consider within the Committee’s remit.

2.      Forward Plan

2.1     At the meeting of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 3 February 2009, Members considered the Forward Plan of Key Decisions and agreed that “this should be a standing item on the agenda to ensure important issues were dealt with in a proactive, rather than reactive, manner.”  Those sections of the Forward Plan relevant to each Committee will therefore now be included on each Committee agenda under the “Future Work Programme” item.

2.2     The Forward Plan for 1 July 2009 – 31 October 2009 contains the following decision relevant to the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee:

·         Sustainable Community Strategy 2009-2020 Action Plan Implementation and Performance Management.

A report with further details on this is attached at Appendix B.

2.3     Members are recommended to consider the section of the Forward Plan relevant to the Committee and discuss whether this item requires further investigation or monitoring by the Committee.