Agenda for Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 6.00pm

Agenda

Venue: Council Chamber, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage

Contact: Abbie Hamilton (01438) 242587  Email: committees@stevenage.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.

MINUTES - 24 JANUARY 2023 pdf icon PDF 306 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 24 January 2023.

3.

PART I DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE pdf icon PDF 365 KB

To consider the following Part I Decisions of the Executive taken on 8 February 2023.

 

2.       Minutes – 18 January 2023                                                  3 - 12

3.       Minutes of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Select    13 - 16

          Committees

4.       General Fund and Council Tax Setting 2023/24                    17 – 128

5.       Capital Strategy 2022/23 – 2027/28                                      S3 – S36

6.       Annual Treasury Management Strategy 2023/24 including     129 – 166

          Prudential Code Indicators

7.       Urgent Part I Business

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

4.

URGENT PART I DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part I Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

5.

MAKING IT HAPPEN: THE REFRESHED CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY AT THE GRASSROOTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Making it Happen: the refreshed Climate Change Strategy at the grassroots

 

The Executive Portfolio Holder for Environment & Climate Change, Councillor Simon Speller, to discuss with Overview & Scrutiny Members the refreshed Climate Change Strategy.

 

6.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent

7.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider the following motions:

1.       That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

2.       That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

 

8.

PART II MINUTES - OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - 24 JANUARY 2023

To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 24 January 2023.

9.

PART II DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE

To consider the following Part II Decisions of the Executive taken on 8 February 2023.

 

9.       Part II Minutes – Executive – 18 January 2023                      167 – 168

10.     Urgent Part II Business

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

10.

URGENT PART II DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part II Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

11.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent