AGENDA ITEM NO. 8
OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY PANEL WORK PROGRAMME 2006-07
Month / Agenda Items / Portfolio Holders/Officers Attending /September 2006
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for September meeting: New Licensing Laws
Strategic Theme: Consultation and Communication
September 2006 / 2.30 pm Thursday 28 September 2006
§ Annual Meeting with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive
§ Explore the implementation of the New Licensing Laws and its enforcement, and the affect on the local community
§ Marine Services Final Report – to agree the final recommendations of the Marine Services Review Team
§ Final Report – Tourist Information Centre / Cllr Harper/Cllr Yeulett/Tim Pilsbury
Chucks Golding/Terry Jordan/Richard Cassidy
Cllr Keane/Gary Garford/Peter Harvey
Cllr King
2 November 2006
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for November meeting: Fenland District Council’s Setting of the Budget
Strategic Theme: Efficiency
November 2006 / 2.30 pm Thursday 2 November 2006
§ Budget Strategy 2007/10
§ Fees and Charges – to agree membership of the Panel’s fees and charges review team for the 2007/08 budget
§ Grants for voluntary/Community Organisations - to agree membership of the Panel’s grants for voluntary/community organisations review team for the 2007/08 budget
§ Planning Improvement Plan (Section 106) – to scrutinise the progress of the improvement plan
§ Internal Audit Report of the Section 106 Agreement Payments – as agreed in the Section 106 final report
§ Planning Service 3 C’s Performance Report / Cllr Skoulding/Mat Taylor
Cllr Owen/Tim Mills
Carl Holland
Tim Mills/Keith Ashworth
30 November 2006
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for November meeting: Rural Issues
Strategic Theme: Efficiency
November 2006 / 2.30 pm Thursday 30 November 2006
§ Budget Strategy 2007/10
§ Open for Business - progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives
§ Business forums – how are they contributing to Council objectives
§ Decent and Affordable Homes – progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives / Cllr Skoulding/Mat Taylor
Cllr Harper
Tim Mills
18 January 2007
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for January meeting: The Community First Objective
The Local Strategic Partnership structure
January 2007 / 2.30 pm Thursday 18 January 2007
§ Draft Corporate Plan and Budget Proposals 2007-10
§ Community First - progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives
§ Partnerships – Consultation, communication and responsiveness
§ Fees and Charges – to receive the final report on the outcome of the Fees and Charges Review for the 2007/08 Budget
§ Grants for voluntary/Community Organisations - to receive the final report on the outcome of the Fees and Charges Review for the 2007/08 Budget
§ How robust are partnerships – how are we monitoring these and what are the risks / Cllr Harper/Cllr Skoulding/Mat Taylor/John Dubber
Cllr Tuck
Cllr Tuck/Di Atkinson
15 February 2007
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for January meeting: To be decided
February 2007 / 2.30 pm Thursday 15 February 2007
§ Quality Organisation - progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives / Cllr Mayor
15 March 2007
Information Session 1.30 pm: Under pinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for March meeting: To be decided
March 2007 / 2.30 pm Thursday 15 March 2007
§ Streets Ahead - progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives / Cllr Murphy/Richard Cassidy
12 April 2007
Information Session 1.30 pm: Underpinning knowledge for members, gaining information on related agenda items, held 30 minutes before the main panel briefing
Focus for April meeting: To be decided
April 2007 / 2.30 pm Thursday 12 April 2007
§ Decent and Affordable Homes - progress in delivering the Councils corporate objectives
§ Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report to Council
§ Planning Improvement Plan (Section 106) – to scrutinise the progress of the improvement plan / Cllr Owen/Tims Mills
Cllr King/Donnella Benbow
Cllr Harper/Cllr Curtis/Tim Mills
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