22 BC/21/9 OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE REPORT PDF 230 KB
Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Minutes:
22.1 Councillor McLaren introduced the report and apologised for not highlighting the footnote at the bottom of the report which stated that the June meeting had become inquorate at 1.27pm with all of the items of business still outstanding being transferred until the July meeting.
22.2 Councillor McLaren then invited questions from Councillors.
22.3 Councillor Lindsay made reference to the CIFCO report and sought clarification on when the £1.5m interest payments that were currently being withheld would be paid?
22.4 In response, the Chairman requested that Councillor Lindsay seek a detailed response from the relevant officer.
22.5 Councillor Dawson raised an issue about the formulation of Joint Task and Finish Groups and how the Chair would handle requests to place items on the work programme where there was a split vote between Councils.
22.6 In response, Councillor McLaren stated that she felt that Task and Finish Groups should be very focussed on the tasks that they were scrutinising and that the Joint Committee should think very carefully before setting up Joint Task and Finish Groups.
22.7 The Chairman thanked Councillor McLaren for her report.