Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence of Members who are unable to attend the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received form Cllr Cahal Burke.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 18 September 2017.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 18 September were approved as a correct record subject to the addition of the agreed action to update the Committee on the progress of flood risk management community pilots.

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

No interests were declared.

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

It was agreed that agenda item 12 would be considered in private session.

Councillor David Sheard, Leader of the Council and Councillor Shabir Pandor will attend the meeting to set out their priorities for the Council.

(1) That Councillor Sheard and Councillor Pandor be thanked for attending the meetings and setting out their portfolio priorities.

(2) That the OSMC be provided with a list of the projects that underpin each of the priority areas.

(3) That the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council be invited to a future meeting of the OSMC for further discussion of portfolio priorities.

To consider an update on regional working.

Contact: Nick Howe, Corporate Policy Officer. Tel: 01484 221000  

(1) That Nick Howe, Policy Officer be thanked for his informative update on regional working

(2)  That OSMC members be provided with a list of projects that are prepared pending funding.

To receive progress reports from the Chair and scrutiny panel Lead Members on the highlights of panel work since the last meeting of the Scrutiny Committee.

Contact: Penny Bunker, Governance Manager

Agreed that the Lead Member Reports be received and noted. 

To consider a request to establish an Ad Hoc Scrutiny Panel to look at Elective Home Education.

Contact: Councillor Cahal Burke / Yolande Myers, Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer.

(1) That an Ad Hoc Scrutiny Panel be established to consider Elective Home Education

(2)  That the terms of reference be expanded to include progression into higher and further education or employment.  

To consider a request to reappoint a former co-optee to serve on the Corporate Scrutiny Panel for the remainder of the 2107/18 municipal year.

Contact: Penny Bunker, Governance Manager

That Philip Chaloner be appointed as a voluntary scrutiny co-optee on the Corporate Scrutiny Panel for the remainder of the 2017/18 municipal year.

To note the proposed agenda plan for future meetings of the Committee.

To agree an additional date for a meeting of the Committee on 26 February 2018.

Contact: Penny Bunker, Governance Manager 

(1) That the Flood Risk Management Update be asked to include an update on work with Yorkshire Water.

(2) That the update also include an update on the joint work with the Combined Authority on flood risk management.

(3) That the Democracy Commission item be removed from the work programme and the issue covered by the Corporate Scrutiny Panel. 

(4) That an additional meeting of the Committee be scheduled for the 26 February 2017 at 10.00 a.m.

To resolve that That acting under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

That the public be excluded for the next agenda item.

As part of Scrutiny’s statutory responsibility to consider crime and disorder issues, the Committee will consider an update focussing on the partnership approach to tackling gangs.

Contact: Carol Gilchrist, Head of Communities. Tel: 01484 221000   

(1) That a further progress report be considered in the six months.

(2) That consideration be given to raising councillor awareness of the issue, including producing an information sheet. 

(3)  That consideration be given to the use of social media as part of awareness raising on the issue and early behaviour indicators.