Report of the Chairman of Scrutiny Committee

The Committee gave consideration to areas of policy review work for 2019/20 and a number of suggestions were discussed at length. These included the Enforcement Policy on Fly-Tipping; Promoting Economic Vitality (including Markets); Planning Enforcement; Enhancing Health and Wellbeing and Recycling.  In considering topics for review, Members were reminded to consider the key priorities as detailed within the Council Plan.  The Committee was informed that the new Council Plan for 2019-2023 would be approved by Council in September 2019.

The Committee agreed that, as the reviews on Enforcement Policy on Fly-Tipping and Promoting Economic Vitality (including Markets) had recently been undertaken and concluded, it would be beneficial to receive an update on the implementation of the recommendations from these reviews at their next meeting in July.

During discussions regarding Driving Economic Vitality, the Committee suggested that it would be beneficial to all Members of the Council to receive an update on the current position regarding the Central Northallerton Development and the progress regarding the Treadmills and requested that a seminar be arranged for this purpose.

Members suggested that two topics be prioritised for in depth review, these being Recycling and Enhancing Health and Wellbeing.  The Committee agreed to proceed with the policy review on Recycling in the first instance and the review on Enhancing Health and Wellbeing be considered at a future meeting of the Committee.

The Committee requested that a Project Plan for the review on Recycling be produced for consideration at the Committee’s next meeting on 18 July 2019.

THE DECISION:

That:-

(1)     an update be provided to the Committee at the meeting in July 2019 regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the policy reviews on the Enforcement Policy on Fly-Tipping; and Driving Economic Vitality (including Markets); and

(2)     a draft project plan be produced for the in-depth policy review on Recycling for consideration at the Committee’s next meeting on 18 July 2019.

Report of the Chairman of Scrutiny Committee

The Committee gave consideration to areas of policy review work for 2018/19 and a number of suggestions were discussed at length. These included scrutinising leisure centres; planning enforcement; promoting economic vitality including markets; overnight parking in industrial estates and environmental health.

Members suggested two topics be prioritised for in depth review, these being promoting economic vitality including markets and planning enforcement.

The Committee requested that a Project Plan for the review on promoting economic vitality including markets be produced for consideration at the Committee’s next meeting on 19 July 2018.

THE DECISION:

That a draft project plan be produced for the in-depth policy review on promoting economic vitality including markets for consideration at the Committee’s next meeting on 19 July 2018.