Agenda

Items to be considered when the meeting is open to the public

To receive details of any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on 4 February 2020 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on 6 February 2020. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

Amendments will be taken in the order they are submitted and one at a time

unless agreed otherwise. Although some of the amendments may be

interdependent in that they relate to combined savings and/or growth, Overview and Scrutiny will want the opportunity to comment on the merits or otherwise of each although with the ability to acknowledge their dependency if appropriate.

A formal view may also need to have been taken on advice ahead of the

meeting relating to Overview and Scrutiny’s ability to consider an amendment

should it be on a matter which is regarded as falling outside its remit; and

the status of anyone presenting the amendment should they also be a member of the Management Committee.

The running order of speakers on each will be:

·         Respective group leader/spokesman/individual to present the circulated amendment explaining the purpose, implications, intended outcome and link to the Business Plan;

·         The Leader of the Council and/or responsible Cabinet Member(s) to respond;

·         Corporate Leadership Team to comment (if appropriate);

·         Management Committee Members to ask questions of the proposer(s) and respondent(s) in order to gain sufficient evidence to take a view;

·         Clarification from statutory officers and other relevant directors (if necessary);

·         Contribution from any other Members (if invited);

·         Chairman to sum up and seek consensus view of the Committee

The consensus views of the Committee (and not of individual members) will

form part of the minutes of the meeting for report to Council on 25 February

2020.

To consider amendments from any political groups or individual Members on

the initial draft of the executive proposed budget.

Any amendments that may be received will be circulated as soon as they are available.

To confirm the date of the next meeting as 17 March 2020.

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

Items during consideration of which it is recommended that the public should be excluded because of the likelihood that exempt information would be disclosed.