Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor D Banks, Councillor M Robinson attended as substitute and Councillor R Orchard, Councillor A Meadowcroft attended as substitute.

To confirm and approve the minutes SCb/25/09/18 to SCb/39/09/18 of the meeting of this Board held on 20 September 2018 as a correct record of those proceedings (copies previously circulated).

RESOLVED that the minutes SCb/25/09/18 to SCb/39/09/18 of the meeting of this Board held on 20 September 2018 were confirmed as a correct record of those proceedings.

To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any private interests, both disclosable pecuniary and any other registrable interests, in any matter to be considered or being considered.

There were no declarations of interest made at this meeting.

To receive an update from the Resources Portfolio Holder. A copy of their Portfolio Plan is attached for information purposes.

Apologies had been received from Councillor Breen, Resources Portfolio Holder.

The Board considered the Resources Portfolio Plan 2018-2019 Half-Yearly Monitoring Report F77/18.

Members asked for their thanks to be given to Councillor Breen for the written report and for her support in facilitating the installation of the sound system.

RESOLVED to note the update.

To receive verbal updates from the Chairman of the Housing and Communities Scrutiny Committee and the Chairman of the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee.

The Board received a verbal update from the Chairman of the Housing and Communities Scrutiny Committee and the Chairman of the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED to note the update.

To consider report F73/18 from the Director of Finance which is attached and which seeks to present the quarterly budget monitoring report.  Monitoring is against the original revenue estimates agreed by Council on 15 February 2018 and the revised capital estimates agreed by Executive on 3 July 2018, confirmed by Council on 14 July 2018.

RECOMMENDATION that the report be noted.

Members considered report F73/18 from the Director of Finance which sought to present the quarterly budget monitoring report.  Monitoring was against the original revenue estimates agreed by Council on 15 February 2018 and the revised capital estimates agreed by Executive on 3 July 2018, confirmed by Council on 14 July 2018.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

To consider the report from the Chairman of the Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board.

To consider report G85/18 from the Chairman of the Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board which set out the current and possible future agenda items for Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board and the Council Scrutiny Committees.  The report invited suggestions for possible agenda items from all non-Executive Members.

Councillor Chambers put forward a request to scrutinise the process undertaken in relation to the development of the Master Plan, which had been made at the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on the 25 October 2018.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

The Chairman agreed to consider report F70/18 (which is attached as appendix 1 to these minutes) from the Director of Finance which enabled Members to monitor the Treasury Management activities of the Council.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

The date of the next scheduled meeting be confirmed as 3 January 2019.

The date of the next meeting was confirmed as 3 January 2019.