Agenda

Details of the Memberships of the Committees are attached.

The Committees are asked to agree a Chairman for the meeting.

The Chairman will announce details of the arrangements in case of fire or other events that might require the meeting room or building’s evacuation.

Members are invited to declare any interests in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. Members may still declare an interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

Members are asked to retain, and to bring with them to this meeting, the report to be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 18 January. The Cabinet’s decisions will be announced at the meeting.

The Cabinet will consider any concerns etc. raised at the joint meeting before formulating its recommendations on the budget and Council Tax for 2012/13 and thus this is the Overview & Scrutiny Committees’ opportunity to scrutinise the budget proposals

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committees, individually and collectively:

1.         Receive a presentation from the Leader of the Council and note the proposed revenue priorities relevant to the service(s).

2.         Note the financial position of the Council.

3.         Note that the report is formally consulting them on the proposed Corporate budget adjustments and that this is the opportunity to scrutinise the budget proposals.

4.         Consider the proposals and what, if any, representations they wish to make upon them.