1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of an Ordinary Meeting of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 7 August 2008 and the minutes of a Special Meeting of the Committee held on 14 August 2008
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the above meeting, which were submitted to Council on 4 September 2008.
With reference to Minute No. 181 (Call-in of Community Services & Licensing Committee Decision, Single Homelessness Strategy for North Yorkshire and Local Action Group) the recommendation to create a Steering Group to consider affordable housing issues was not accepted. Upon being put to the vote the following course of action was agreed:
(a) Council instructs Community Services & Licensing Committee to consider affordable housing as a standing item on its agendas
(b) Community Services & Licensing Committee considers how best to meet the aspirations expressed by Overview & Scrutiny Committee
3. Urgent Business
To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter or urgency by virtue of Section 100(B)(4)(b).
4. Declarations of Interest
Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct
Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest. This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.
5. Matters Referred for Decision in Relation to Call-in
6. Responses from Full Council, Policy & Resources Committee and Community Services & Licensing Committee to reports of Overview & Scrutiny Committee
AUDIT REPORTS
7. Annual Governance Report Appendix 1 (PDF, 223k).
8. Annual Governance Statement Action Plan Appendix 2 (PDF, 63k).
9. Internal Audit – Half Year Report Appendix 3 (PDF, 45k). Annex A (PDF, 103k).
SCRUTINY REPORTS
10. Waste Management Scrutiny Review Appendix 4 (PDF. 34k).
11. Scoping of Affordable Housing Review Appendix 5 (PDF, 44k).
12. Decisions from Other Committees
(a) Community Services & Licensing Committee – 25 September 2008 Appendix 6 (PDF, 25k).
(b) Policy & Resources Committee – 2 October 2008 Appendix 7 (To follow)
13. Any Other Items which the Chairman Decides are Urgent