Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 13th June, 2023 7.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PL

Contact: Member Services telephone: 01233 330491  email:  membersservices@ashford.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

30.

Election of Chair

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That Councillor Bell be elected as Chair for this Meeting.

31.

Election of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That Councillor Chilton be elected as Vice-Chair for this Meeting.

32.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 63 KB

To declare any interests, which fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached document:

 

a)    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b)    Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c)    Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

 

See Agenda Item 4 for further details

Minutes:

Cllr Feacey

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was Chair of Ashford Volunteer Centre

33.

Minutes of the last Meeting pdf icon PDF 73 KB

To approve the Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 14th March 2023.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of this Committee held on the 14th March 2023 be approved and confirmed as a correct record.

34.

O&S Work Programme 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 109 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:       That the proposed topics be assessed using the scrutiny topic selection criteria and a report be made back to the next meeting of this Committee.

 

Recommended to Full Council:

 

That   (i) a report be prepared for the Selection and Constitutional Review Committee to consider extending the term of office of the Mayor to up to two years.


(ii) a report be prepared for the Selection and Constitutional Review Committee to consider amending the term of office of the Leader of the Council from four years to one year.

 

35.

O&S Annual Report 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 5 MB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the report be received and noted.

 

36.

Annual Performance Report pdf icon PDF 19 MB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the report be received and noted.

 

Minutes for this Meeting pdf icon PDF 112 KB