Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Marlborough room, Council House
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 meetings held on 24 November 2011. Additional documents: Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meetings held on 24 November 2011 at 10am and 24 November 2011 at 4pm are 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. |
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Order of Business The order of business on the agenda was amended as set out below in the minutes. |
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SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION REVIEW The panel will receive an update from the Assistant Director for ICT on social networking and communication. Minutes: Councillor Richard Ball, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Neville Cannon, Assistant Director for ICT gave a presentation reviewing social networking and communication. Members were invited to watch two videos, which provided a context into modern technology and how it could be transformed in the future. A demonstration on current ICT software that was currently being integrated across the Council was also provided. Members were then informed that –
Councillors were provided with an update on social networking and informed that –
Following questions from councillors it was reported that –
The Chair, on behalf of the committee, thanked Councillor Richard Ball, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Neville Cannon, Assistant Director for ... view the full minutes text for item 67. |
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INVEST TO SAVE PROJECTS UPDATE PDF 63 KB The panel will receive an update from the Assistant Director for Finance, Assets and Efficiencies on invest to save projects. Minutes: Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People and David Northey, Head of Finance provided an update on ‘invest to save’ projects. Members were informed that –
Following members questions it was reported that –
Agreed that –
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PROCUREMENT SERVICE UPDATE PDF 57 KB The panel will receive an update on the Procurement Service. Minutes: Councillor Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People and Chris Trevitt, Head of Capital and Assets, were in attendance to provide an update on the Procurement Service. Members were informed that –
Chris Trevitt, Head of Capital and Assets was thanked for his attendance. |
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EXTRACT FROM PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE REPORT PDF 431 KB To receive an extract from the Performance and Finance report. Minutes: Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People, David Northey, Head of Finance presented the Performance and Finance report. Members were informed that –
It was commented by members that although Councillor Ricketts had given his apologies due to a prior commitment, it was disappointing that he was not in attendance for the second successive meeting, where the Performance and Finance report was under discussion.
Agreed that –
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SCRUTINY TRAINING REPORT PDF 66 KB The panel will receive a report summarising the scrutiny training session held on 24 November 2011. Minutes: The panel noted the scrutiny training report. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 51 KB To receive a copy of the panel’s tracking resolutions and any feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board on issues which concern this panel. Additional documents: Minutes: The panel noted the tracking resolution document. |
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To receive the panel’s work programme for 2011 - 2012. Minutes: The panel noted its work programme. |
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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. |