Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House (Next to the Civic Centre)
Contact: Ross Johnston, Democratic Support Officer Email: ross.johnston@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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To confirm the minutes of the Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel held on 3 November 2010. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 3 November 2010 were confirmed as a correct record. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 52 KB To receive a copy of the Panel’s tracking resolutions and any feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Board on issues which concern this panel. Minutes: The Panel noted its tracking resolutions and confirmed that dates should be set to scrutinise the ‘Invest to Save’ project and the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Resource Plan. |
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CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION PROGRESS REVIEW The Panel will receive a presentation on the Corporate Transformation Programme. Minutes: Councillor Sam Leaves, Cabinet Member for Performance and Transformation and Ian Gallin, Assistant Chief Executive gave a presentation on the Corporate Transformational Change Programme. Councillors were informed that –
In response to councillors questions it was reported that –
Agreed that –
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MEMBER AND LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PDF 76 KB To receive an update from the Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance on member learning and development. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance, Tim Howes, Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance and Andrew Pearson, Member Learning and Development Officer presented a report on member learning and development. Councillors were informed that –
Following members questions it was reported that –
Members commented that the independent member development reviews were excellent and all members should be encouraged to take part.
The Panel thanked Andrew Pearson for his hard work on member learning and development. |
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LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE To receive an update from the Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance on the success rates and productivity of the legal services department. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance, David Shepperd, Head of Legal Services and Rosie Clahane, Operations Manager gave a presentation into the role of Legal Services, their success rates and productivity and the future of the Legal Services department. Councillors were informed that –
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PROGRESS UPDATE APPRAISALS 2010 PDF 71 KB To receive an update from the Head of Organisational Development on the results from the appraisal system. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance and Eve Skuse, Head of Organisational Development provided an update on the second round of appraisals. Councillors were informed that –
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
Agreed that –
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QUARTERLY SCRUTINY REPORT PDF 95 KB To approve the Support Services Overview and Scrutiny report for the second quarter. Minutes: The Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel’s second quarterly scrutiny report was noted. |
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BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE REPORT PDF 255 KB To receive an update report on budget and performance. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance and David Northey, Head of Finance presented the Budget and Performance Report. Members were informed that the report was now outdated and had been presented at Overview and Scrutiny Management Board on 24 November 2010.
The report was noted. |
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To receive the panel’s work programme for 2010/11. Minutes: Agreed -
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: There were no items of exempt business. |