Agenda and minutes

Venue: Guildhall - Jeffery Room

Contact: Tracy Tiff, Overview and Scrutiny Officer, telephone 01604 837408 email  ttiff@northampton.gov.uk 

Note: This meeting will commence upon the rising of the Call In Hearing of 13 January 2010 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

The Chair to note any apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

This meeting was postponed and has been scheduled for Monday 1 February 2010 commencing at 6pm.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 111 KB

Members to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 November 2009.

3.

Deputations/Public Addresses

The Chair to note public address requests.

4.

Declarations of Interest (Including Whipping)

Members to state any interests.

5.

Draft Budget for 2010-11 to 2012-2013

Members are asked to comment on the Draft Budget 2010-2012 to 2012-2013

6.

Update - Market Testing of Environmental Services pdf icon PDF 60 KB

The Committee to receive an update on the issue – Market Testing of Environmental Services (Briefing note attached)

7.

Task and Finish Group Updates

7a

Reporting and Monitoring Working Group

The Chair of the Reporting and Monitoring Working Group to give the Committee a progress report.

7b

Cost of Consultants Task and Finish Group pdf icon PDF 112 KB

The Committee to consider a progress report from the Chair of the Cost of Consultants Task and Finish Group

8.

Performance Monitoring pdf icon PDF 35 KB

The Chair and Vice Chair have been asked to examine the performance indicators and bring to the attention of the Committee those they wish to investigate further.

Presented By: Councillor B Hoare Portfolio Holder

8a

BV8 – The percentage of invoices for commercial goods and services paid by the Authority within 30 days of being received pdf icon PDF 269 KB

The Committee to receive an update on BV8 – The percentage of invoices for commercial goods and services paid by the Authority within 30 days of being received.

9.

Work Programme 2009/2010 pdf icon PDF 136 KB

Members to review the work programme 2009/2010 and note that the order that Task and Finish Groups will operate is a matter for the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee to determine.

Presented By: Councillor M Mildren Portfolio Holder

Additional documents:

10.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Members to examine the Forward Plan and Decide if there are any items they wish to pre-decision scrutinise.

11.

Urgent Items

This item is for business that by reasons of the special circumstances to be specified, the Chair is of the opinion is of sufficient urgency to consider.  Members or officers that wish to raise urgent items are to inform the Chair in advance.