Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary Informal Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Forest Heath Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 4 October 2016 6.00 pm

Venue: Conference Chamber West. View directions

Contact: Christine Brain  Email: christine.brain@westsuffolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

108.

Substitutes

Minutes:

There were no substitutes declared.

109.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Reg Silvester and Nigel Roman.

110.

Public Participation

Members of the public who live or work in Forest Heath are invited to put one question/statement of not more than 3 minutes duration relating to items to be discussed in Part 1 of the agenda only.  If a question is asked and answered within 3 minutes, the person who asked the question may ask a supplementary question that arises from the reply.

 

A person who wishes to speak must register at least 15 minutes before the time the meeting is scheduled to start.

 

There is an overall limit of 15 minutes for public speaking, which may be extended at the Chairman’s discretion.

 

Minutes:

Public participation had been included within the previous informal joint discussions and there had been no questions/statements form members of the public.

111.

What will Devolution Mean for West Suffolk? pdf icon PDF 247 KB

Report No: OAS/FH/16/027

(For reference purposes St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s Report Number is OAS/SE/16/026)

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Further to the joint informal discussions held prior to the meeting with St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Committee formally considered Report No: OAS/FH/16/027.

 

Members had scrutinised the report in detail and had asked questions to which responses were provided.

 

Councillor Ruth Bowman moved the recommendation, this was duly seconded by Councillor Rona Burt and with the vote being unanimous, it was

 

          RECOMMENDED: That

 

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee wished to express its concerns to Cabinet regarding the veto vote of the Mayor.