Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor Martin, substituted by Councillor Mave Saunders. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest form attached at the back of this agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that form and hand it to the officer clerking the meeting and then take the prescribed course of action. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To approve the Minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel meeting held on 25 January 2018, copy attached. Minutes: Councillor Campbell proposed, Councillor Glenn Coleman-Cooke seconded and Members agreed the minutes as a correct record of the meeting that was held on 25 January 2018. |
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Review of Overview & Scrutiny Panel Work Programme for 2017/18 Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel requested that the Chairman invited the Cabinet Member for Operational Services to make a presentation at the next meeting of the Panel on the challenges faced by the Operational Services with particular reference to street cleansing and rubbish collection.
Members noted the report. |
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Annual Overview & Scrutiny Panel Report to Council for 2017/18 Minutes: Councillor Campbell and Councillor Curran, Chairmen for the Corporate Performance Review Working Party and Community Safety Partnership Working Party respectively confirmed that the summary of activities reported in the Annual Report to Council were an accurate reflection of the work programme undertaken by the two working parties.
Members agreed to forward the Annual Panel Report to Council. |
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Forward Plan and Exempt Cabinet Report List for 10 January 2018 - 30 June 2018 Additional documents: Minutes: One Member was concerned that elected Members were not involved in making the decision for TDC to participate in the Business Rates Retention Pilot Scheme. At a previous Panel meeting, Members were assured that the Council would not be financially worse off by taking part in the pilot scheme.
However they were concerned that the criteria for distribution of part of the business rates retention quota did not include deprivation of an area. As a significantly deprived area Thanet would lose out to the more affluent areas in Kent who are participants in the pilot scheme.
Members sought assurances that the Council, particularly the Overview & Scrutiny Panel, would be given an opportunity to review the deal once it has been signed off to start the scheme. In response to Member comments Mr Tim Howes, Director of Corporate Governance said that officers had had the authority to make the decision for TDC to participate in the pilot scheme. Mr Howes also said that the Panel could be given an opportunity at some point to review the actual scheme after the pilot had been completed.
The Chairman said that the Panel could maintain a watching brief as the issue is progressed.
Members noted the report. |