Agenda

To issue a welcome to those present, and to confirm if there are any apologies for absence.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

The minutes of the meeting of the Overview Select Committee held on  11 April 2024 have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit. 

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

The Monitoring Officer to report on any petitions received.

Members will be asked to note the membership of the committee for 2024/25 as follows:

Councillor Cassidy - Chair

Vacancy – Vice-Chair

Councillor Batool

Councillor March

Councillor Dawood.

Councillor Osman

Councillor Rae Bhatia

Councillor Porter

The Committee will be asked to note the Terms of Reference.

Members will be asked to note the meeting dates of the committee for 2024/25 as follows:

31 July 2024

26 September 2024

12 December 2024

30 January 2025

27 March 2025

1 May 2025

The Monitoring Officer submits a report that updates Members on the monitoring of outstanding petitions. The Committee is asked to note the current outstanding petitions and agree to remove those petitions marked ‘Petitions Process Complete’ from the report.

The City Mayor will answer questions raised by members of the Overview Select Committee on issues not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

The Director of Finance will give a verbal rundown of the main responsibilities of the Committee.

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report updating on the final draft of the corporate Equality Strategy and the accompanying action plan to support its delivery. The strategy will be adopted for the next four years and the action plan will be updated annually.

The Director of Finance submits the final Revenue Budget Outturn in the monitoring cycle for 2023/24 and reports performance against budget for the year.

The Director of Finance submits a report showing the final position of the capital programme for 2023/24.  

The Director of Finance submits a report detailing progress made in collecting debts raised by the Council during 2023-24, together with debts outstanding and brought forward from the previous year. It also sets out details of debts written off under delegated authority that it has not been possible to collect after reasonable effort and expense.

The Director of Finance submits a report reviewing how the Council conducted its borrowing and investments during 2023/24.

The City Barrister and Head of Standards submits a report providing a summary of the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023-24.

The current work programme for the Committee is attached.  The Committee is asked to consider this and make comments and/or amendments as it considers necessary.