North Yorkshire Council
Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee
23 November 2023
Purpose of Report To ask Members to consider, amend and add to the Committee’s work programme.
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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:
· Member visit to Bilton Treatment Works – This has been followed up since the last meeting and awaiting confirmation from Yorkshire Water
· Yorkshire Water be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee once a year – To be coordinated across Area Constituency Committees, a written update has been circulated
4. Update from Working Groups:
Any updates from the Chairs of the following working groups:
· Update from the Climate Working Group:
o The role of Climate change champion
· Update from the Bathing Water Working Group:
· Update from the Voluntary Sector Working Group:
· Update on Harrogate Station Gateway Working Group (Not yet met)
5. Informal Briefings
There are no informal briefings proposed at present.
6. 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.
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Democratic Services
North Yorkshire Council
Background documents: None