Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director – Law & Governance/Monitoring Officer.

Purpose of report

For the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider and approve the draft annual report for 2024-25, for submission to full Council.

Recommendations

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee resolves:

1.1           To consider and provide feedback on the draft Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report for 2024-25.

1.2           To approve the annual report for submission to full Council.

Resolved

(1)        That subject to the following amendments, the annual report be approved for submission to full Council:

·       Paragraph 2.35 Final part of the final sentence ‘…and if achieved would then result in lower energy costs involved in heating said developments’

amended to read

‘would then result in helping to reduce the cost of living’

·       Paragraph 2.46 Second line ‘…to want extent…’ amended to read ‘…to what extent…’

·       Paragraph 3.14 Final sentence ‘This included reducing the District Council’s own greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reducing the area of the districts greenhouse gas emissions as a whole’

amended to read

‘This included reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of both the District Council, and the geographical district as a whole’

The Committee considered a report from the Assistant Director Law & Governance on the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2024/25.

The report provided a summary of the subjects covered by the Committee during the previous municipal year, highlighting key observations and outcomes of discussions. The report also provided a summary of work undertaken by four working groups during the course of the year.

On behalf of the Committee, the Chair thanked the previous Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee, the working groups as well as officers for their work the previous municipal year and the interim Principal Officer – Scrutiny and Democratic Lead Michael Carr, for his work compiling the Annual Report. 

Members were asked to provide comment on the report prior to submission to full Council., Several amendments were suggested, in addition to those that had already been identified in the addendum paper published as a supplement to the agenda. It was proposed by Councillor John Broad and seconded by Councillor Harry Knight that the report be approved for submission to full Council, subject to the following agreed amendments:

·       Paragraph 2.35 Final part of the final sentence ‘…and if achieved would then result in lower energy costs involved in heating said developments’  

amended to read  

‘would then result in helping to reduce the cost of living’ 

·       Paragraph 2.46 Second line ‘…to want extent…’ amended to read ‘…to what extent…’ 

·       Paragraph 3.14 Final sentence ‘This included reducing the District Council’s own greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reducing the area of the districts greenhouse gas emissions as a whole’  

amended to read

‘This included reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of both the Agenda Item No. Agenda Item Decision District Council, and the geographical district as a whole’

Resolved

(1)                          That subject to the following amendments, the annual report be approved for submission to full Council:

·       Paragraph 2.35 Final part of the final sentence ‘…and if achieved would then result in lower energy costs involved in heating said developments’  

amended to read  

‘would then result in helping to reduce the cost of living’ 

·       Paragraph 2.46 Second line ‘…to want extent…’ amended to read ‘…to what extent…’ 

·       Paragraph 3.14 Final sentence ‘This included reducing the District Council’s own greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reducing the area of the districts greenhouse gas emissions as a whole’  

amended to read

‘This included reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of both the Agenda Item No. Agenda Item Decision District Council, and the geographical district as a whole’