Agenda and minutes

Members to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 23 March 2015.

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 March 2015 were signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record.

There were none.  The Chair confirmed that he had received an email from Tom Appleyard with some suggestions on Keep Northampton Tidy and Councillor Allowances to be based on attendance.  He confirmed that he would respond to Mr Appleyard regarding his suggestions and that the suggestion he made for inclusion in the Work Programme will be deferred until next year.

There were none.

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee to approve the Work Programme 2015/2016 and set up the three Scrutiny Panels.

The Chair confirmed that as a result of the Work Programme three topics had been identified. The Committee were asked to prioritise these and also indicate whether they wished to serve on the Panels. The Chair advised the Committee that other non Executive Members would then be asked if they wished to serve on any of the Panels.

AGREED :-

That the priority of suggested reviews be as follows

Scrutiny Panel 1     Health Check of Local Economy

Membership of the Panel would comprise:

Chair              Councillor Rufia Ashraf

Deputy Chair Councillor Samuel Shaw

Members       Councillor Terrie Eales

Scrutiny Panel 2 – Environmental Crime

Membership of the Panel would comprise:

Chair              Councillor Dennis Meredith

Deputy Chair Councillor Phil Larratt

Members       Councillors Zoe Smith, Rufia Ashraf, and Brian Oldham

Scrutiny Panel 3     Licensing Policy

Membership of the Panel would comprise:

Chair              Councillor Gareth Eales

Deputy Chair Councillor Graham Walker

Members       Cllrs Brian Sargeant and Suresh Patel

Further membership to be confirmed.

The recommendations were as follows:-

4.1    That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee agrees its Work Programme for 2015/2016 from the issues suggested by the recent Work Programming event.

4.2     That membership of the three Scrutiny Panels is set and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee appoints the Chairs of the three Scrutiny Panels.

4.3     The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee invites other non-Executives, who are not a member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, to join the membership of the Scrutiny Panels.

4.4           That the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee communicates details of the Work Programme 2015/2016 with all Councillors, and Directors.

4.5           That the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme for 2015/2016 is published on the Overview and Scrutiny page of the Council’s webpage.

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee to confirm the membership of the Reporting and Monitoring Working Group 2015/2016.

The Chair confirmed that the Reporting and Monitoring Working Group would be meeting on 12^th October 2015 and 4^th January 2016.  Membership was agreed as follows-

Chair                                Councillor Jamie Lane

Deputy Chair           Councillor Brian Sargeant

Members                Councillors Dennis Meredith, Samuel Shaw, James Hill and Terrie Eales

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee to nominate a representative to NCC’s Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.

The Chair advised that this Committee met during the day and it was agreed as follows:-

Representative        Councillor Brian Sargeant

Deputy                    Councillor Rufia Ashraf

It was confirmed that the next meeting was on the 4^th September 2015.

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider any potential issues for future pre decision scrutiny.

The Chair advised that at the Programme Event it was decided that the following topics would be investigated:-

1.     Code of Practise for Betting Shops

2.     Sheltered Housing

In addition Councillor Larratt suggested two further issues:

3.     NBC Street Lighting

4.     Flooding – 1:200 floor risk

He confirmed that a report would be presented to the Committee on these topics and then further investigated if required.

There were none.