Agenda and minutes

The Former Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday 15 January 2009 9.30 a.m.

Venue: Town Hall, Moorgate Street, Rotherham.

Contact: Dawn Mitchell (Ext. 2062) Email: dawn.mitchell@rotherham.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
77.	Communications View the background to item 77. Minutes: The Chair welcomed Emily Knowles to her first meeting of the Scrutiny Panel. Emily would be working in the Scrutiny Office for a year whilst Sioned Mair-Richards was on secondment.
78.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 78. Minutes: There were no Declarations of Interest made at the meeting.
79.	Questions from members of the public and the press View the background to item 79. Minutes: There were no members of the public and press present at the meeting.
80.	Enforcement - powerpoint presentation Minutes: This item was deferred.
81.	Dog Control - Stray Dog Arrangements Update PDF 302 KB Minutes: This item was deferred.
82.	Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods PDF 100 KB View the background to item 82. - minutes of meetings held on 8^th and 22^nd December, 2008 Additional documents: Minutes , 22/12/2008 Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods , item 82. PDF 132 KB Minutes: The Panel noted the decisions made under delegated powers by the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods held on 8^th and 22nd December, 2008.
83.	Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel PDF 194 KB View the background to item 83. - minutes of meeting held on 18^th December, 2008 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18th December, 2008, were noted.
84.	Performance and Scrutiny Overview Committee PDF 168 KB View the background to item 84. - minutes of meeting held on 5^th December, 2008 Minutes: The minutes of the Performance and Scrutiny Overview Committee held on 5^th December, 2008 were noted.
85.	Exclusion of the Press and Public Minutes: Resolved:- That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Council)).
86.	2009/10 Budget Presentation Minutes: The Chair expressed her disappointment that the presentation had not been circulated to Members prior to the Panel meeting. Tom Cray, Strategic Director, gave a powerpoint presentation, explaining the corporate overview of the 2008/2009 budget, together with the current position of Directorate. Details of the aims of the 2009/2010 budget setting process, and the Directorate’s approach, were also explained. The budget pressures being experienced in the current financial year were detailed along with measures taken, and being taken, by the Directorate to manage individual service budgets. The reasons for the variances in budget heads and the current overspend were fully explained. An indication of the target budget for 2009/2010 was given as well as the savings target with had been set both corporately and for the Directorate. Michelle Musgrave, Director of Housing and Neighbourhoods, and Kirsty Everson. Director of Independent Living, presented the Directorate’s Savings Proposals. A question and answer session ensued in which the following issues were highlighted:- - Review of all services received by sheltered housing tenants - Supporting People Programme - Housing Revenue Account - General Fund - Warden Service - Consumer Direct - Budget process - Staff affected - Impact on service users - Staff affected Resolved:- That the officers be thanked for their presentations and the contents of the presentation be noted.