Issue - meetings

To adopt an amended work programme.

To adopt the amended work programme for 2023/24.

The report was presented by the Scrutiny Adviser noting the following main points:

Members were reminded that the Communities Committee's amended Forward Programme for 2023/24 had been adopted at the Committee's meeting on 5 October 2023.

It was explained that the forward programme needed to be revised further for 2023/24.  Attention was drawn to the 'Governance Structure and Delivery Arrangements of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Public Services Board' item that had been scheduled for this meeting, but it wasn't timely to be considered. It was noted that confirmation was received by the Gwynedd and Anglesey Public Services Board Programme Manager that it would be timely to present this item to the Committee meeting on 18 April 2024. Reassurance was provided that this would meet the need to scrutinise the work of the Board twice within the Council year.

It was reported that the 'Waste Collection and Recycling Service' item had been programmed for the meeting on 18 April 2024 during the annual workshop this year. An update was given at a meeting between the Chair and Vice-chair of the Committee, Cabinet Member for Environment, and the Head of the Environment Department that it would not be timely to scrutinise this item during this meeting. It was considered that scrutinising the item later in the year would allow work streams in this field to develop further. It was suggested that re-scheduling the item and consider prioritising it at the 2024/24 Annual Workshop for the first meeting of 2024/25 would allow the Committee to add value by scrutinising it in a timely manner.

Members were reminded that the Committee, in the previous item, had resolved to scrutinise the 'Local Flood Strategy' at its meeting on 22 February 2024.

It was noted that confirmation was received following the publication of the meeting agenda, that it would not be possible to submit the 'Article 4 Direction - Public Consultation' report to the Committee meeting on 22 February 2024.  ⁠It was explained that this was due to significant work that needed to be done following receiving 3,900 responses to the public consultation.

It was anticipated that it would be possible to report to the Committee at its meeting on 18 April 2024. It was suggested to facilitate this, that it would be an option to remove the 'Public Protection Service' item from the forward programme for 2023/24 as there was no specific concern regarding performance in this field. It was added that consideration could be given to prioritising the item for 2024/25 at the Annual Workshop.

Support was noted for the intention to prioritise the items in accordance with the above.

RESOLVED

To adopt the amended work programme for 2023/24.