Strategic Leadership & Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Future Work Programme 2014/15
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Meeting Date
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Agenda Items
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Details and desired outcome |
Report Author / Possible Witnesses |
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10 June 2014 |
· Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
· Work programming workshop
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· Appoint Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2014/15
· Ascertain work plan for the year and select and develop review topics focusing on achievable outcomes |
· Christian Scade |
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7 July 2014 |
· MKIP Update |
· Co-located simultaneous meeting with Tunbridge Wells BC and Swale BC to consider options for scrutiny review. |
· Paul Taylor / Jane Clarke / Alison Broom / William Benson |
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8 July 2014 |
· Use of Revenue Underspend · Discretionary Housing Payments · Q 4 / End of Year Complaints Report
· Local Council Tax Support Scheme – Options for (a) 2015/16 and (b) beyond. |
· Requested by Committee in May 2014 · Pre-decision scrutiny before July Cabinet · Quarterly Report
· A topic for scrutiny review. An initial report will be needed in July to set the scene and to consider options for scrutiny involvement moving forwards. |
· Paul Riley · Steve McGinnes · Sam Bailey / Angela Woodhouse · Steve McGinnes |
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5 August 2014 |
· Annual Performance Report
· Cabinet Member Priorities for 2014/15 (Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services) · Capital Programme Update 2014-15
· Local Council Tax Discount Scheme – Options for Consultation |
· Annual Report and KPI Targets for 2014/17
· A written report, of no more than one side of A4, was requested by Committee in June, as an information item. · Subject to the work of the budget working group (see notes below) this would be an opportunity for a general update and on recommendations made by scrutiny as part of the Capital Programme Review · Options for Consultation / Feedback from the O&S workshop |
· Clare Wood
· Cllr Blackmore and Cllr McLoughlin
· Paul Riley
· Steve McGinnes |
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2 September 2014 |
· Q 1 Complaints Report · FWP – including terms of reference for the Budget Working Group
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· Quarterly Report · Recommendations of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to the Committee on the inclusion of the Capital Programme and Budget Strategy within the BWG terms of reference
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· Sam Bailey · Christian Scade
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7 October 2014 |
· Budget Strategy 2015-16 Onwards (Revenue) · Q1 Performance Report · Customer Service Improvement Strategy |
· See notes below ref Budget Working Group · Quarterly Report · Pre-decision scrutiny with an opportunity to look at channel shift / moving services online |
· Paul Riley
· Clare Wood · Georgia Hawkes |
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4 November 2014
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· Local Council Tax Discount Scheme Update |
· Update report to consider the best approach to review at the end of the current three year agreement |
· Stephen McGinnes |
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2 December 2014 |
· Mid-Year Performance Report · Q2 Complaints Report · Accommodation Project (Date TBC)
· Equality Objectives for 2015 -2018 (Date/Item TBC) |
· Mid-Year Report · Quarterly Report · Update report following completion of work by the cross-party working party. Report to come to SLCS OSC before Cabinet. · The Committee need to decide how / when to get involved. An initial report would be available (if required) for December |
· Clare Wood · Sam Bailey · David Edwards
· Clare Wood |
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6 January 2015 |
· Strategic Plan · Communication and Engagement Strategy (Update)
· Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) · Budget Strategy – Capital, Revenue, Fees and Charges · Revenue Under Spend – Update
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· Policy Framework Document · Update for consideration at the same time as the Strategic Plan (links to issues discussed by Committee in April 2014) · See notes below ref Budget Working Group
· This was requested by Committee in July 2014 |
· Angela Woodhouse · Angela Woodhouse
· Paul Riley
· Paul Riley |
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3 February 2015 |
· Work Force Strategy (Date TBC)
· Corporate Improvement Plan |
· A possible (mini) review – an initial report will be needed to set the scene and to consider options for scrutiny involvement. · 6 Monthly report |
· Dena Smart / David Edwards / Alison Broom
· Georgia Hawkes |
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3 March 2015 |
· Q 3 Performance Report · Q3 Complaints Report |
· Quarterly Report · Quarterly Report |
· Clare Wood · Sam Bailey |
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7 April 2015
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Budget Working Group – The Committee agreed to set up a Budget Working Group for another year. The items above, in relation to budget scrutiny, may need to be updated following confirmation of the group’s terms of reference.
Future Items:
· Planning Support Shared Service – Complaints Report - DATE TBC
o An update was requested by Committee, in July 2014, on complaints received. This update was noted by Committee in August 2014
· New Asset Management Plan – Paul Riley / David Tibbit – DATE TBC
· Debt Recovery Policy – Steve McGinnes – DATE TBC
o A suggestion put forward (in July 2014) by the Local Council Tax Discount Scheme Working Group
· The Mid Kent Services Director to report back to a December 2014 joint meeting with an interim update on the progress of MKIP that should include the independent appraisal of the Director’s post which is being undertaken by a cross authority project team.