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.

3. Updates since previous meeting: See Appendix 2

4. Update from Working Groups:

Any updates from the Chairs of the following working groups:

· Update from the Climate Working Group

· Update from the Voluntary Sector Working Group:

· Update on Harrogate Station Gateway Working Group

· Update from the H&K ACC River & Water Quality Working Group

5. Informal Briefings

There are no informal briefings confirmed at present.

6. Work Programme/Future Items of Work

The Committee’s current work programme is at APPENDIX 3.

An ACC work programme/review session for all Elected Members will be arranged and facilitated by Democratic services (MS Teams meeting) on a date to be confirmed in June, 2024.

Recommendation

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

Paul Preston

Democratic Services

North Yorkshire Council

21 May, 2024

Background documents: None