Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Performance and Growth) meeting held on 14th June 2018.

Subject to one amendment, the Minutes of the meeting held on 14th June 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive from Members declarations as to disclosable pecuniary and other interests in relation to any Agenda item.

No declarations of interest were received.

A copy of the current Notice of Key Executive Decisions is attached. Members are invited to note the Plan and to comment as appropriate on any items contained therein.

The Panel received and noted the current Notice of Key Executive Decisions (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which has been prepared by the Executive Leader for the period 1st July 2018 to 31st October 2018.

Members were informed, in response to a question, that the Executive Councillor for Digital and Customer and the Corporate Director – Services and will decide whether to continue the process of commercialising the Document Centre. Members will then be informed of the decision.

The Panel are to receive the 3C’s Shared Services Annual Report.

With the aid of the report by Corporate Director – Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Shared Services’ 2017/18 Annual Report was presented to the Panel.

The Panel was given some background information on the Shared Services. They were then informed that there has been an improvement in the financial performance of the Shared Services since the last annual report.

A Member commented that the annual report is too finance based and lacks a summary of the operational aspect of the Shared Services.

Following a comment regarding the potential for a changing IT budget, as new technology emerges and staff with different skills sets are required, the Panel was informed that Senior Management are constantly reviewing different technological options.

To resolve:

that the press and public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Members are to receive a report on The Avenue, Godmanchester.

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Resources regarding The Avenue, Godmanchester. The Executive Councillor for Resources introduced the report and outlined the proposal. The Strategic Assessments of Estates Officer then informed the Panel of the key points of the proposal.

Members discussed aspects of the proposal in greater detailed and then made a number of comments on the proposal which were forwarded on to Cabinet for their consideration.

The Panel recommended that the Cabinet supports the proposal and approves the recommendations outlined within the report.

To resolve:

that the press and public be re-admitted to the meeting.

RESOLVED

That the press and public be re-admitted to the meeting.

Members are to discuss and set their Work Programme for the ensuing Municipal Year.

The Panel held a discussion on their work programme for the ensuing Municipal Year. Members advanced a number of suggested topics for the work programme with the Democratic Services Officer (Scrutiny) noting them in order to develop the work programme.

(At 8.05pm, during the consideration of this item, Councillor J A Gray left the meeting and did not return.)