Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time. 

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Business Scrutiny Committee held on 15 July 2024.  

To consider progress made against the Council Plan Targets and Objectives relevant to the Committee and any issues where further progress is required.

Kath Drury, Information, Engagement and Performance Manager and Amar Bashir, Improvement Officer. 

To receive the findings from the recent business survey undertaken.

Ann Camus, Economic Development and Regeneration Manager

To inform Committee of recent and forthcoming Cabinet business.

A digest of Cabinet decisions taken since 29 June 2023.  This information is published by Cabinet meeting on the Council’s website.  Cabinet Agendas, Decisions and Minutes can be viewed at: Cabinet

The Forward Plan of Executive decisions.

Plans

These plans are updated to include new business.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To contribute to major Policies being considered by the Council.  

·         Growth Strategy

Steve Lee, Assistant Director of Regeneration and Programmes

To consider and contribute to potential changes in the operating environment which may include legislation, regulation and key projects being undertaken by the Council, for example.

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To reflect on what the Committee had done to help the Council achieve the goal of making the District a Great Place for our Community.

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

The next meeting of the Business Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to take place on 18 November 2024 at 3.00 pm.