Agenda for Environment & Economy Select Committee on Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6.00pm

Agenda

Venue: Council Chamber, Daneshill House, Danestrete

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

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.

MINUTES - WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2023 pdf icon PDF 321 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Environment and Economy Select Committee meeting held on 22 February 2023

 

3.

COST OF LIVING CRISIS - FOCUS ON THE COUNCIL'S EMPLOYEES

Members are invited to continue the cost of living review focusing on how the cost of living crisis is affecting the Council’s employees.

 

Members will have an opportunity to interview the Head of Human Resources and representatives of Trade Unions.

4.

CLIMATE CHANGE PORTFOLIO HOLDER UPDATE & RESPONSE TO THE E&E SELECT COMMITTEE CLIMATE EMERGENCY REVIEW & RECOMMENDATIONS pdf icon PDF 283 KB

To receive an update from the Executive Portfolio Holder for Environment & Climate Change and the formal Executive response to the Committee’s climate emergency scrutiny review and recommendations.

5.

DRAFT E&E SELECT COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2023-24 pdf icon PDF 250 KB

To consider the draft work programme for the Environment & Economy Select Committee for 2023-24.

6.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

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

7.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

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 paragraphs1 – 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.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

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