Maidstone Borough Council

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2022-23 Municipal Year

Review Title & Objectives

Expected Start Date & Method

Relevant Officer/s

Timetable

The Council’s performance against the Waste Strategy

 

Review the Waste Strategy whilst considering best practice of other Local Authorities to identify innovative improvements

 

November 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

William Cornall, Director of Regeneration and Place

 

Jennifer Stevens,

Head of Environment and Public Realm

Evidence Collection - 2 & 3 November 2022.

 

Recommended actions reviewed - 22 November 2022.

 

(draft) formal report presented - 20 December 2022.

Safety & Enforcement

 

Review existing measures and ascertain any changes needed, in consultation with stakeholders. 

 

Stage 1: Town Centre Safety & Night-Time Economy

 

Stage 2: Council Enforcement

 

 

September 2022 (safety element)

 

OSC acting as the C&D Committee Meetings

John Littlemore, Head of Housing and Regulatory Services

 

Martyn Jeynes, Community and Strategic Partnerships Manager

 

Town Centre Safety

 

External Evidence Collection – 18 October 2022.

 

Internal Evidence Collection – 20 December 2022.

 

Recommended actions reviewed 24 January 2023.

 

 

Night-Time Economy (proposed)

 

24 January 2022 – begin night-time economy evidence collection

 

21 February 2022 – continue evidence collection/recommended actions agreed.

 

21 March 2022 – recommended actions agreed/formal report (safety & NTE) presented to committee for consideration.

 

Water Management Cycle

 

Focus on:

 

·      the supply and disposal of water; and

·      disposal of sewage

 

to identify improvements.

 

October 2022,

Working Group.

Mark Green, Director of Finance and Business Improvement

 

William Cornall, Director of Regeneration and Place

 

Philip Coyne, Interim Local Plan Review Director

 

Ongoing; Estimated report presentation to Committee from March 2023.

Health Inequality

 

Increased understanding of health inequalities across the borough and an overview of strategy and police across the relevant bodies. 

Early 2023

Alison Broom, Chief Executive,

 

John Littlemore, Head of Housing and Regulatory Services

 

Jolanda Gjioni, Senior Public Health Officer

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