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Maidstone Borough Council

Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Tuesday 8 September 2009

Future Work Programme and Forward Plan of Key Decisions

Report of: Overview and Scrutiny Officer

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.”  The Forward Plan will therefore now be included on each Committee agenda under the “Future Work Programme” item.

2.2     The Forward Plan for 1 September 2009 – 31 December 2009 contains the following decisions relevant to the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee:

·         Levels of Collection Fund adjustment to be taken into account in the level of Council Tax for 2010/11;

·         Review of Budget Strategy 2010/11 Onwards; and

·         Procurement of external printing.

Reports with further details on these are attached at Appendix B.

2.3     Members are recommended to consider the sections of the Forward Plan relevant to the Committee and discuss whether these are items requiring further investigation or monitoring by the Committee.