Decision details

Mrs. Wylie

(a)  asked Members to consider what they would like to include in the Work Plan.  Comments should be submitted to the Chair and Vice Chair;

(b)  confirmed that currently, there were no consultation items on the Forward Plan (for the period August 2019 to October 2019).  Relevant items would be brought to Members attention accordingly;

(c)  highlighted that the new Democratic Services Manager would be in post on Monday (29 July).

A Member asked Mrs. Wylie, Director for Law and Governance to clarify that the Members were able to request that the Leader of the Council attend a Committee meeting to answer questions and she confirmed that Members were able to do this.

Other Members asked if it would be possible to invite partner organisations, such as the Police and Crime Commissioner.  Mrs. Wylie highlighted that the Leader was the Council’s link to the Police and Crime Commissioner and confirmed that the Committee was able to invite any partner agency to attend a meeting if they wished.

Any relevant items for inclusion in the Work Plan should be submitted to the Chair for further consideration at the next meeting of this Committee (on 17 September 2019).