Maidstone Borough Council

Regeneration and Economic Development

Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Future Work Programme and Forward Plan of Key Decisions

Report of: Performance & Scrutiny Officer

1.      Introduction

1.1        To consider the Committee’s future work programme and the Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

1.2        To consider the update on the work programme given by the Performance and Scrutiny Officer.

 2.     Recommendation

2.1        That the Committee considers the draft future work programme, attached at Appendix A, to ensure that it is appropriate and covers all issues Members currently wish to consider within the Committee’s remit.

2.2        That the Committee considers the sections of the List of Forthcoming Decisions relevant to the Committee at Appendix B and discuss whether these are items require further investigation or monitoring by the Committee.

3       Future Work Programme

3.1    Throughout the course of the municipal year the Committee is asked to put forward work programme suggestions.  These suggestions are planned into its annual work programme.  Members are asked to consider the work programme at each meeting to ensure that remains appropriate and covers all issues Members currently wish to consider within the Committee’s remit.

3.2        The Committee is reminded that the Constitution states under Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules number 9: Agenda items that ‘Any Member of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee or Sub-Committee shall be entitled to give notice to the proper officer that he wishes an item relevant to the functions of the Committee or Sub-Committee to be included on the agenda for the next available meeting. On receipt of such a request the proper officer will ensure that it is included on the next available agenda.’

4       Forward Plan of Key Decisions

4.1    The List of Forthcoming Decisions for January 2013 to May 2013 (Appendix B) contains the following decisions relevant to the Regeneration and Economic Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee’ s current work programme and terms of reference:

·         Maidstone Landscape Character Assessment 2012

·         Annual Monitoring Report 2011/12

·         Regeneration & Economic Development OSC Review of Visitor Information Centre

·         Regeneration and Economic Development Plan Consultation

·         Local Development Scheme 2013

·         Maidstone Borough Local Plan

5.      Impact on Corporate Objectives

5.1     The Committee will consider reports that deliver against the     following Council priority:

·         ‘For Maidstone to have a growing economy.’

5.2     The Strategic Plan sets the Council’s key objectives for the medium   term and has a range of objectives which support the delivery of         the Council’s priorities.  Actions to deliver these key objectives may      therefore include work that the Committee will consider over the       next year.