MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

Scrutiny Coordinating Committee

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 30 April 2015

 

Present:

Councillor J.A. Wilson (Chairman), and Councillors Butler, English, Mrs Gooch, D Mortimer, Paterson, Springett, Mrs Stockell and J.A. Wilson

 

 

 

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41.        Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

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42.        Notification of Visiting Members

 

There were no Visiting Members.

 

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43.        Disclosures by Members or Officers

 

There were no disclosures.

 

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44.        Minutes of the Meeting held on 11 March 2015.

 

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2015 be agreed and signed as a correct record of the meeting by the Chairman.

 

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45.        Draft Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report.

 

The Committee considered the draft Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report. Typographies were highlighted by members of the Committee and minor amendments were made to the report.

 

Members considered the final section of the report entitled ‘The Future…?’ on page 18 of the document.  This section contained a column for the Chairmen of each Committee to include the most important themes identified by Overview and Scrutiny that remained relevant going forward under the new Committee structure.

 

The following themes were identified:

 

·         Maternity Services

·         The draft Economic Development Strategy

·         Careers Guidance review

·         The Local Plan

·         Continued representation from Maidstone Borough Council  Councillors on MKIP Joint Committees (post Overview and Scrutiny)

·         Budget Working Group

·         Loneliness and Isolation

·         MKIP Environment Health Shared Service

·         Play Areas Strategy

·         Crime and Disorder

 

RESOLVED: That the following themes be highlighted to the new Service Committees at the start of the new Municipal Year for their consideration as part of their Work Programming:

 

·         Maternity Services

·         The draft Economic Development Strategy

·         Careers Guidance review

·         The Local Plan

·         Continued representation from Maidstone Borough Council  Councillors on MKIP Joint Committees (post Overview and Scrutiny)

·         Budget Working Group

·         Loneliness and Isolation

·         MKIP Environment Health Shared Service

·         Play Areas Strategy

·         Crime and Disorder

 

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46.        Duration of meeting.

 

2.00pm to 2.45pm

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