Issue - meetings
Work Programme 2023/24
Meeting: 23/07/2024 - Climate Change and Communities Scrutiny Committee (Item 7.)
7. Agreement of Work Programme 2024/25 and Discussion of Submitted Review Topics 
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Meeting: 21/05/2024 - Climate Change and Communities Scrutiny Committee (Item 29)
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Minutes:
The Scrutiny Officer presented the final Committee Work Programme for the 2023-24 municipal year. An email had been sent to all Members of the Council, including the Executive and Senior Leadership Team, for the 2024-25 review. However, the response had been limited and a second email would be sent.
A Member noted with the new municipal year, the Chair of the Committee would change after the Annual Council meeting and the Work Programme for 2024-25 would be discussed. If other Members had any views, these could also be submitted. The Scrutiny Officer agreed, insisting that all Members could submit their own proposals for review, including for Committees they were not seated on; all ideas were welcomed.
Councillor Cathy Jeffery entered the meeting.
The Chair stressed that Climate Change was important, but the Committee had other duties to address and scrutinise. The Monitoring Officer stated that the Scrutiny Officer’s email had outlined all Committees’ scrutiny opportunities, and Members’ proposals were incredibly important. A Member noted that the scope in the Council’s Constitution for the Committee to scrutinise was vast.
A Member noted the Committees’ work involved crossover on many matters, using the example of transport as this infringed on community safety and policing; scrutinising one topic could result in scrutinising others.
The Scrutiny Officer agreed to resend their email and document pack that helped explain how to approach the Committee’s work. Once a few more responses were collected, an informal meeting could be arranged to brainstorm ideas in June-July 2024.
The Chair highlighted with the new elected Mayor of the East Midlands Combined County Authority, it would be interesting to know what crossover work would be taking place and whether it was possible for the new Mayor to be invited to a future meeting. The Monitoring Officer agreed that an invitation could be sent.
Moved by Councillor Rob Hiney-Saunders and seconded by Councillor Catherine Tite
RESOLVED that the report be noted.