Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 10th June, 2021 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7HH. View directions

Contact: Chris Phillipson  43447

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Items
No. Item

1.

Emergency Evacuation Procedure

The Chairman to inform Members of the Public of the emergency evacuation procedure.

2.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Cllr Bailey.

3.

Minutes of the meeting held on 22 April 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Meeting held on 22

April 2021 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

4.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

5.

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.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

6.

Customer Complaints and Compliments Q4 2020/21

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered The report of the Head of Customer Services and Communities

 

Decision

 

That the Customer Complaints and Compliments Report Q4 2020/2021 Report be received and noted.

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

7.

Appointment of Corporate Governance Standards Sub-Committee

Minutes:

The following Members were appointed to the Corporate Governance Standards Sub-Committee:

 

Cllrs King, Middleton and Wass.

 

Substitutes: Cllrs Garbutt Moore, Oxley and Raine.

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

8.

Decisions from other Committees

Policy and Resources Committee held on 27 May 2021, minutes to follow.

Minutes:

The Committee received the Minutes of the Policy and Resources Committee

held on 27 May 2021.

9.

O&S Forward Plan

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Corporate Governance outlined proposals for two standards session. One a workshop to review the protocol for member-officer relations (28 June 2021) and one a training session on councillor behaviours (14 July 2021). The committee were supportive of the proposals.

 

It was agreed that scoping reports be draw up for the following topics:

 

·         Performance Appraisal System

·         Affordable Housing

·         Review of Enforcement

 

It  was also agreed that the report on Equality and Diversity be re-circulated to members and that the Policy and Resources Committee’s work on the Climate Change Action Plan be kept under review.

10.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There being no other items of urgent business the meeting closed at 7:13pm.