Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 21st April, 2022 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Ryedale House, Malton

Contact: Owen Griffiths  43313

Note: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCvPUsJ0LwMJ9ukDsGf0Hw 

Items
No. Item

97.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received by Cllrs Garbutt Moore, Raine, and Wass.

98.

Minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Meeting held on 24 March 2022 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

99.

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:

The Chair declared that she would be raising an item of Member Behaviour Code of Conduct during the item of any other business.

 

100.

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.

101.

Draft Annual Governance Statement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the Committee notes the draft Annual Governance Statement as presented and feeds back any comments for consideration in the final statement to the s151 Officer.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

102.

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Progress report 2021/22

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the Committee notes the work undertaken by internal audit and the counter fraud team in the year to date.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

103.

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Work Programmes 2022/23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the Committee approves the internal work programme for 2022/23 and the n counter fraud programme is noted.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

104.

Safer Ryedale Progress with Delivering the Community Safety Partnership Strategy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the Committee notes  the achievements of the safer Ryedale Action Plan as outlined in Appendix A to deliver the North Yorkshire Community Safety Partnership Strategy (Appendix B).

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

105.

Standards Complaints Overview and Annual Report

Report to Follow

 

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer explained that the scope of this report has expanded and has been postponed to a later date.

 

106.

External Auditors Annual Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the Committee notes the External Auditor’s Annual Report.

 

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

107.

O&S Forward Plan

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received the Overview and Scrutiny Forward Plan.

 

108.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

Member Behaviour

 

The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee raised the issue of Member Conduct throughout the meetings of the Council. The Committee Members fed back their concerns over behaviour and stressed that members had previously adopted the Local Government Code of Conduct. 

 

Decision

 

That the Monitoring Officer would send an email to all Members, reminding them of the Code of Conduct.

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

There being no further business, the meeting ended at 7:30.