Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor A Williams and Councillor Gale.

Councillor Douris substituted for Councillor A Williams.

Councillor Stevens substituted for Councillor Gale.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)           may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest. 

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation

There was no public participation.

None.

An updated version of the action points table was circulated to the committee prior to the meeting. There was one action point from the February meeting outstanding and therefore would be carried over.

The Chair advised that all completed actions would remain open until the members who asked the questions were present to confirm they were satisfied with the responses.

N Howcutt introduced the item and advised the purpose of the report was to provide details of the projected outturn for 2023-24 as at quarter 3 for the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account and the Capital Programme.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the financial position for 2023-24 as at quarter 3.

C Silva Donayre introduced the item and advised the report would provide an update on service performance over quarter 3 2023/2024 for the Corporate & Commercial Directorate; including Commercial Development, Finance and Resources, and Legal and Democratic Services.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The Committee noted the performance of the service as set out in the report.

Actions

1. B Hosier to liaise with service provider to find out whether the electric vehicle charging points (EVCP) had been assessed for accessibility.

2.     Cllr Weston asked N Howcutt to provide figures for any debts written off and the reasons.

A Wilkie introduced the item and advised the purpose of the report was to provide the quarter 3 performance information for People, Transformation, Digital and ICT and Communications.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The Committee noted the performance of the service as set out in the report.

M Rawdon introduced the item and advised the purpose of the report was to provide the committee with a corporate staffing update and to highlight the associated the work programme.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The Committee noted the report.

Action

Cllr Hannell asked for the number (or percentage) of staff on full sick pay and half sick pay.

S Choudhury introduced the item and advised the purpose of the report was to provide the committee with an update on the work being undertaken to improve performance within the Customer Services Unit.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The Committee noted the report.

There were no changes to the work programme.