Appendix A - FWP

Strategic Leadership & Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Future Work Programme 2014/15

 

Meeting Date

 

 

Agenda Items

 

 

Details and desired outcome

 

Report Author / Possible Witnesses

10 June 2014

·         Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

 

 

·         Work programming workshop

 

·         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

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

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  

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

2 September 2014

·         Q 1 Complaints Report

·         FWP – including terms of reference for the Budget Working Group

 

·         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

 

·         Sam Bailey  

·         Christian Scade

 

7 October 2014

·         Budget Strategy 2015-16 Onwards (Revenue)

·         Q1 Performance Report

 

·         See notes below ref Budget Working Group

·         Quarterly Report

 

·         Paul Riley

 

·         Clare Wood

 

4 November 2014

CANCELLED

 

 

 

 

2 December 2014

·         Mid-Year Performance Report

 

 

·         Q2 Complaints Report

 

 

 

·         Mid-Year Report – with a detailed briefing (and discussion) on homelessness indicators - HSG005 & HSG 009

·         Quarterly Report – to include information on complaints ref The Social and Events Management  in general

 

·         Clare Wood / Ellie Kershaw

 

 

·         Sam Bailey and Jason Taylor

 

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

 

·         Customer Service Improvement Strategy (Date TBC)

 

  

 

·         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

·         Pre-decision scrutiny with an opportunity to look at channel shift / moving services online

 

·         Angela Woodhouse

·         Angela Woodhouse  

 

 

·         Paul Riley

 

 

·         Paul Riley

 

·         Georgia Hawkes

12 January 2015

 

PROVISIONAL DATE

 

(Details TBC)

 

·         The Mid Kent Services Director to report back to a January 2015 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 (led by Zena Cooke)   

·         Final Report from the Joint MKIP Task and Finish Group

 

·         Joint OSC meeting with SBC and TWBC ref MKIP 

 

·         Bob Pullen (SBC), Holly Goring (TWBC), Jane Clarke, Paul Taylor, Zena Cooke, Alison Broom  

3 February 2015

·         Work Force Strategy  (Date TBC)

 

 

 

·         Accommodation Project  (Date TBC) 

 

 

 

 

·         Corporate Improvement Plan

 

·         Equality Objectives Update (Date TBC)

·         A possible (mini) review – an initial report will be needed to set the scene and to consider options for scrutiny involvement.

 

·         Update report following completion of work by the cross-party working party. Report to come to SLCS OSC before Cabinet.

 

·         6 Monthly report

 

·         There will be a workshop held in January 2015 which will inform the new Equality Objectives. An Equality Objectives Update Report would then be available for consideration by Committee in February/March 2015.

 

·         Dena Smart / David Edwards / Alison Broom

 

 

·         David Edwards

 

 

 

·         Georgia Hawkes

 

·         Clare Wood

3 March 2015

·         Q 3 Performance Report  

·         Q3 Complaints Report

·         Quarterly Report

·         Quarterly Report

·         Clare Wood

·         Sam Bailey  

7 April 2015

 

 

 

 

Budget Working GroupThe Committee agreed to set up a Budget Working Group. Terms of reference were agreed by Committee in September 2014.

 

Joint MKIP Task and Finish Group – Final report due for consideration by (Joint) Committee in January 2015.   

 

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  

 

·         The Debt Recovery Policy to include Irrecoverable Business Rates – a suggestion put forward (in July 2014) by the Local Council Tax Discount Scheme Working Group. The Policy is with the Director of Regeneration and Communities for consideration, and a date for their consideration at Committee is to be confirmed