140423 Draft Work Programme

 

 

Strategic Leadership & Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2013-14

Meeting Date

Agenda Items

Details and desired outcome

4 June 2013

·         Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

·         Work programming workshop

·         Leader & Cabinet Member Priorities for 2013/14 Municipal Year

·         Appoint Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2013-14

·         Ascertain work plan for the year and strategic direction for the Council & Select and develop review topics focusing on achievable outcomes

9 July 2013

  • Proposals for use of 2012/13 Underspend

 

  • Annual Performance Plan

·         To consider the proposals and make recommendations as appropriate

·         To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate

6 August 2013

  • Commissioning and Procurement Strategy

 

  • 4th Quarter Complaints Reports and End of Year Review

 

  • Proposals for use of 2012/13 Underspend
  • To consider the strategy and agree to going forward for decision
  • To consider the report and make recommendations as appropriate

·         To consider the proposals and make recommendations as appropriate

 

3 September 2013

·         1st quarter performance monitoring report

  • 1st quarter Complaints monitoring report
  • Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2012/13

 

 

·         Mid Kent Improvement Partnership (MKIP) TBC

  • To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate
  • To consider the annual report making recommendations as appropriate for it to be seen by Council
  • POSTPONED

1 October 2013

  • Budget Strategy 2014/15 Onwards – revenue
  • Budget Working Group Update
  • Budget Savings Workshop (to follow meeting)
  • To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate
  • Workshop/Discussion

5 November 2013

  • Mid Kent Improvement Partnership (MKIP)
  • Presentation followed by a question and answers session to enable the Committee to make a recommendation to include MKIP in its future work programme

3 December 2013

  • Recommendations from the Budget Savings Workshop
  • 2nd quarter performance monitoring report (Mid-year Strategic Plan Performance Report)

·         2nd quarter complaints monitoring report

  • To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate

 

7 January 2014

  • Strategic Plan refresh
  • Corporate Improvement Plan refresh
  • Budget Strategy( Capital, Revenue and Fees and Charges)

·         Policy for the use of Bankruptcy Proceeding (POSTPONED)

  • To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate

 

4 February 2014

  • Local Council Tax Support Scheme
  • MKIP Environmental Health Model
  • To consider the reports and make recommendations as appropriate

4 March 2014

  • 3rd quarter Complaints monitoring report
  • 3rd quarter performance monitoring report
  • Follow up on past reviews and recommendations (The Council as a Business & The Capital Programme Reviews)

 

1 April 2014

·         Evaluations of Leader & Cabinet Member Priorities for 2013/14 Municipal Year

·         Communication and Engagement Strategy

·         Residents’ Survey

 

15 April 2014 at 10.00am

·         MKiP “Special Meeting”

To consider MKiPs current programme status and next steps. MKiP Programme Manager to be invited to attend.

6 May 2014

·         MKIP Update

·         The Future of Maidstone House

  • Interview with Paul Taylor
  • Interview with David Edwards 

 

 

Future Items

 

  • Budget Scrutiny Proposals – 10th June 2014 (Paul Riley / Christian Scade)
  • Equalities Objectives – 10th June 2014 (TBC by Clare Wood)
  • Use of Revenue Underspend – 10th June 2014 (Paul Riley – Date TBC)
  • MKIP Planning Support Shared Service: Customer Improvement Work (as requested by Committee in March 2014) - 2 Sept 2014 (Ryan O’Connell)
  • The Council as a Business – Update in Financial Terms – 7 October 2014 (Paul Riley)
    • Scrutiny Coordinating Committee to consider (April 2014) which Overview & Scrutiny Committee should follow up the Council as a Business? Review SCRAIP responses