Members were aware that the Councils Annual Council approved the committee structure which included the introduction of a Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee. 

At the Policy, Projects and Resources Committee on the 20^th June 2017 it was agreed that the following Corporate Projects be considered by the Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee in 2017/18:

-       Town Hall Redevelopment – Customer Services/Member Portal

-       Leisure Strategy

-       Local Development Plan

-       Town Centre Redevelopment

The Corporate Projects Committee also had responsibility to review decisions made, or other action taken in connection with the discharge by the responsible authorities of their crime and disorder functions.  In addition it had responsibility for the monitoring of Council service performance, including Performance Indicators, Formal Complaints and Freedom Of Information requests.   

The work of the Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee would be delivered both by Members working in groups and through formal committee reports.  The committee was required to identify members to serve on each of the working groups.  The working groups would be made up as followed:

-       3 conservatives

-       1 Liberal Democrat (Or Independent)

-       1 Labour (Or Independent) 

The Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee made recommendations to the appropriate decision making committees and Council as necessary. 

The Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee were invited to consider its 2017/18 work programme. 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Mrs Pound and SECONDED by Cllr Reed to approve the recommendation in the report with the addition of a Working Group to review the Council’s current emergency Response Plan and Procedures.  . 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that:

The Corporate Projects Scrutiny work programme 2017/18 at the revised Appendix A to the report be approved with the addition of a Working Group to review the Council’s current Emergency Response Plana nd Procedures.    

Reason for recommendation

The Constitution required that the Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee agreed its work programme at each meeting of the Committee.