Issue - meetings

The Committee to review and note its work programme for 2021/2022.

7:10pm to 7:20pm

The Chair introduced the Committee Work Plan and explained that as the work plan would be updated to incorporate the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s request to have an update Northampton town plan in 6 months’ time and an update on Flood Risk Management as agreed at the meeting and would remove St James’ Bus Lane from the Committee Work Plan.

Members suggested that the Committee Work Plan be formatted so that comments could be aligned next to each item and be reviewed regularly to document the committee’s progress. Members felt that a RAG rating could be applied to demonstrate any items which needed urgently addressing in red, as an example. Members also suggested the Committee Work Plan be formatted in chronological order with closed items at the bottom and ongoing issues at the top of the list, and requested that the work plan incorporate the Place Overview and Scrutiny Task and Finish groups

The Chair thanked members for their great ideas and asked the Deputy Democratic Services Manager to revise the Committee Work Plan and circulate to members for feedback and any further comments. The Chair then invited the Deputy Democratic Services Manager to discuss the annual report of the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The Deputy Democratic Services Manager referred to the Committee Work Plan and asked if members were happy for the annual report to come to the next meeting or if they would prefer it be delayed until June 2022 as the Committee only started the work programme from June 2021. Members agreed that the annual report be produced in time for the meeting in June.

The Chair thanked members for attending the meeting and announced the next meeting of the Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee would take place on 22 February 2022 and the Committee and the topics for the meeting would be an introduction to Active Travel and fly tipping and closed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the Deputy Democratic Services Manager revise the Place Overview and Scrutiny Work Plan to make agreed format changes and to add an update on the Northampton Town Plan for July 2022, an update on Flood Risk Management for January 2023 and to remove St James’ Bus Lane from the work plan.