Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of substitute Members (if any).

To record any interests on agenda matters.

To receive any questions from members of the public and replies thereto.

Note:   A maximum of 30 minutes is allowed for this item.

To consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on Monday 9 September 2024.

To receive any announcements that the Chair of Scrutiny Committee may wish to make.

To consider any decisions made by the Cabinet at its last meeting that have been called-in.

To receive a verbal update from the Head of People, Performance and Waste.

To receive a report from the Head of People, Performance and Waste giving an update on Establishment for the past six months.

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health relating to the number of Void Properties broken down by ward and what was being done to mitigate the void and return it to use.

To receive a report from the Director of Place and Economy regarding Solar Panel Farms and Anaerobic Digesters looking at the quantity of sites and how much land was devoted to renewable energies. Building on discussions at recent meetings, including at the September Scrutiny committee, the report has also been developed to include consideration of, and scope for, wind power within the District.

To receive a presentation from the Cabinet Member for Housing, Assets and Property regarding his portfolio.

To review the existing Work Plan and consider items for the committee’s future consideration, taking account of:

a)    Any items within the Forward Plan for discussion at the next meeting;

b)    Suggestions of other work for the committee in 2024/25.