Agenda and minutes

Strategic Leadership and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 10th June, 2014 7.30 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Christian Scade 01622 602523

Items
No.	Item
1.	The Committee to consider whether all items on the agenda should be webcast Minutes: RESOLVED: That all items on the agenda be web-cast
2.	Apologies Minutes: It was noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillor Mrs Grigg.
3.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: It was noted that Councillor Mrs Wilson was substituting for Councillor Mrs Grigg.
4.	Notification of Visiting Members/Witnesses Minutes: Councillors Mrs Ring, English and McLoughlin attended the meeting as Visiting Members.
5.	Election of Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Gooch be elected Chairman of the Strategic Leadership and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2014/15 Municipal Year.
6.	Election of Vice-Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Black be elected Vice-Chairman of the Strategic Leadership and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2014/15 Municipal Year.
7.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
8.	To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information Minutes: RESOLVED: That all items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.
9.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 6 May 2014 PDF 51 KB View item 9. as HTML 32 KB Additional documents: 140506_SLCSOSC_AppAOffAcc , item 9. PDF 148 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 May 2014 be approved as a correct record and signed.
10.	Future Work Programme PDF 33 KB View item 10. as HTML 4 KB Additional documents: 140610 - FWP - Cover Report , item 10. PDF 78 KB View as HTML (10./2) 40 KB 140610 - FWP - Appendix A - TofR , item 10. PDF 92 KB View as HTML (10./3) 42 KB 140610 - Appendix B - Forthcoming Decisions - May 2014 Onwards , item 10. PDF 238 KB 140610 - FWP - Appendix C , item 10. PDF 82 KB View as HTML (10./5) 195 KB Minutes: Christian Scade, Senior Corporate Policy Officer, explained that prior to the meeting the Committee had discussed the development of their 2014/15 work programme via a facilitated workshop. RESOLVED:That (a) The report be noted. (b) The workshop discussions be used to develop the Committee’s future work programme and the Senior Corporate Policy Officer be asked to develop a draft work programme for consideration at the 8 July 2014 meeting. (c) In addition to the future work programme, the following items should be considered by Committee on 8 July 2014: Use of Revenue Underspend; Discretionary Housing Payments; Q4 / End of Year Complaints; and Local Council Tax Support Scheme. (d) Subject to further discussions with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and Swale Borough Council, the Committee agreed to hold a co-located simultaneous meeting on the 7 July 2014 to consider issues in relation to scrutinising the Mid Kent Improvement Partnership. (e) A working party, to scrutinise budget proposals for 2015/16, be set up with an initial scoping session arranged outside of the meeting.
11.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 20:45 to 21:00