CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL

 

To: Councillors C Rosenstiel (Chair), Adigun-Harris, Barrett-Payton, Bradnack, Boyce (Vice Chair), Bailey, Durrant, Herbert, James, J Smith.

 

 

Placed on public deposit on Friday 3 September.

 

REVIEW OF DECISION MAKING & SCRUTINY WORKING PARTY

 

Date:  Monday 13th September 2004

Time: 6.00pm

Place: Committee Room 1, The Guildhall

Contact: Gary Clift                                      

Direct Dial:  (01223) 457011

 

AGENDA

 

1          TERMS OF REFERENCE – TO NOTE

 

            Council approved the following Terms of Reference at its meeting on 24 June.

 

“To make recommendations to the Strategy Scrutiny Committee and Civic Affairs Committee on changes to the decision making and scrutiny functions of the Council and associated changes to the Council’s Constitution.”

 

2          APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

3          DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Members are asked to declare at this stage any interests which they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. If any member is unsure whether or not they should declare an interest on a particular matter, they are requested to seek advice from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services before the meeting.

 

4          PUBLIC QUESTION TIME – see below for detail of the scheme and other public information.

 

5             DISCUSSION PAPER ON PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE DECISION MAKING AND SCRUTINY

            Appendix A: HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE ELSEWHERE?

Appendix B: Local Authority Executive Arrangements

Appendix C: Examples of good practice

 

Report by Officer Working Group

 

The report will be presented for general discussion by Trevor Woollams, Senior Strategy Officer.

 

6          NEXT MEETING – The next meeting is already scheduled for 2 November.  Members are asked to agree what time the meeting should commence.

 

 

Information for the public

 

You are welcome to attend this meeting as an observer.

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You can ask questions on an issue included on the agenda, or on an issue which is within this committee’s powers. If you wish to ask a question related to an agenda

item contact the committee officer (listed above under ‘contact’) before the meeting starts.  If you wish to ask a question on a matter not included on this agenda, please contact the committee officer by 10.00am the working day before the meeting.  Further details  concerning the right to speak at committee can be obtained from the committee section.

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In the event of the fire alarm sounding  (which is a continuous ringing sound), you should pick up your possessions and leave the building by the route you came in. Once clear of the building, you should assemble on the pavement opposite the main entrance to the Guildhall and await further instructions. If your escape route or the assembly area is unsafe, you will be directed to safe areas by a member of Cambridge City Council staff.