Committee Work Programme

Purpose of Report

To ask Members to consider, amend and add to the Committee’s work programme.

1. Remit of the Committee

The remit of the Area Constituency Committees is detailed in Appendix 1.

2. Work Programme Items

The intention is for the Committee to develop a work programme that:

· is owned by the Committee

· has items on it that are important locally but relevant at a strategic, county level

· evolves over time and is not static.

The Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the Democratic Services Officer will keep the work programme up to date and determine which items need to be considered at a public committee meeting and which could be picked up elsewhere.

Alternative ways of dealing with issues that come to the Committee could include:

Referral to an officer at the Council for a response.
Referral to the Democratic Services Officer to conduct further research to ascertain whether it was appropriate for the committee to review.
Referral to Council Overview and Scrutiny.
Referral to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to consider, outside of a formal committee meeting.
Referral to the appropriate Executive Member to consider.

Updates since previous meeting:

· Member visit to Bilton Treatment Works – Awaiting confirmation from Yorkshire Water

· Yorkshire Water be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee once a year – There have been requests from a number of Area Constituency Committees and these are to be coordinated. A written update from Yorkshire Water will be circulated

· The Environment Agency/Defra be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee to consider water quality in the river Nidd - A response will be progressed when received

Informal Briefings

The following informal session are proposed:

· Playing Pitch Strategy

· The £50k seed funding for each ACC

· Report back on interim results of the Let’s Talk Transport survey

· Q&A session on next steps on the Climate strategy

Work Programme/Future Items of Work

The Committee’s work programme is at Appendix 2.

Recommendation

Members are asked to consider, amend and add to the Committee’s work programme.

Democratic Services

North Yorkshire Council

Background documents: None