Agenda and decisions

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 27 November 2017.

The minutes of the Committee meeting held on 27 November 2017 were approved as a correct record.

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.

The Committee agreed that the meeting be held in public session.

The Management Committee will receive a report that outlines progress against the action plan of the Kirklees Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Contact Tom Ghee, Flood Management and Drainage Tel. 01484 221000.

Members of the Committee agreed that:-

(1). Tom Ghee and Cllr Peter McBride be thanked for their attendance and report for today’s meeting

(2). The Committee would like to see the work on the Kirklees local flood management strategy continue to develop and be refreshed in 2018/19, in view of the changes and improvements which the work on the strategy has created in Kirklees and its surrounding areas in the period since 2013. Members offered a number of suggestions for inclusion in the work.

(3). That a further report on the development of the strategy, the action plan and the priorities for 2018/19 onwards, be shared with the Committee in due course.

The Management Committee will review its 2017/18 forward agenda plan.

Contact: Penny Bunker, Governance & Democratic Engagement Manager. Tel: 01484 221000.

The Committee considered the agenda plan noting that the agenda for the next meeting on Monday 26 February 2018, should focus on the following items:-

- The work of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority scrutiny function

- Inclusion and diversity strategy – Update on action plan

- Scrutiny Panels – Reports from Chairs (Lead member reports)

Penny Bunker and the Governance Team re-check that the above mentioned items will be ready for debate at the Committee meeting on 26 February 2018.

To confirm the date of the next meeting as 26 February 2018.

Contact: Penny Bunker, Governance & Democratic Engagement Manager. Tel: 01484 221000.

The Committee noted that the next meeting would take place at 1000 on Monday 26 February 2018, in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Huddersfield.