North Yorkshire Council

Thirsk and Malton Area Committee

27 September 2024

Work Programme Report

1.0       PURPOSE OF REPORT

1.1 To ask Members to consider the Committee’s work programme and amend as required.

1.2 To inform Members and the public of work undertaken since the last Committee meeting, including informal meetings and working group sessions.

2.0       BACKGROUND

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

a) is owned by the Committee,

b) has items on it that are important locally but relevant at a strategic level,

c) evolves over time and is not static.

2.2       The Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the Democratic Services Officer will keep the work programme updated.  They will also determine which items need to be considered at a committee meeting and if any could be dealt with by an informal working group. 

2.3       Issues which are considered by the Committee can be:

a) referred to an officer at the Council for a response

b) referred to the Democratic Services Officer, to conduct further research to ascertain whether it was appropriate for the Committee to review

c) referred to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee

d) referred to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to consider, outside a formal committee meeting

e) referred to the appropriate Executive Member to consider

2.4       The Work Programme Report is considered at every meeting. It is an opportunity for Members to request additions to the programme of work, but also it provides a public summary of the work undertaken since the last Committee meeting, including informal meetings and discussions which are not held in public.

3.0       INFORMAL BRIEFINGS

3.1       An informal briefing is scheduled for 4pm on 9 October 2024 to provide high-level feedback on the results of the Let’s Talk Rubbish consultation into proposals to change recycling collections across North Yorkshire.

3.2       A request has been received to present the findings of a community engagement survey currently taking pace called Let’s Talk Active. It is proposed to do this in the new year via an informal briefing.

4.0       FUTURE ITEMS OF WORK

4.1       The Democratic Services Officer maintains a live version of the work programme, which is available for any committee member on request. A current version is always included in the papers for each committee meeting as part of the Work Programme Report.

4.2       The items scheduled for consideration at future meetings are at Appendix A.

Scheduled meeting dates

Friday 29 November 2024 at 2pm – please note later start time

Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 10am – Budget proposals briefing via Teams

Friday 28 March 2025 at 10am

5.0	RECOMMENDATION
5.1	Members are asked to: a)  consider the Committee’s work programme and amend it as required. b)  note the work undertaken by working groups since the last Committee meeting. a) agree the proposed dissolution of the Water Quality Working Group, and the inclusion of its remit within that of the Climate Change Working Group.

BACKGROUND PAPERS:

None.

Report author – Nicki Lishman, Senior Democratic Services Officer.