Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer

Helen Miles

County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD

Telephone (01983) 821000

Name of meeting SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Date TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2018

Time 5.00 PM

Venue COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF

WIGHT

Members of the Cllrs Paul Fuller (Chairman), Julia Baker-Smith, Geoff Brodie,
Committee Andrew Garratt, John Kilpatrick, John Nicholson, Shirley Smart,
Brian Tyndall

Co-opted (Voting) Cllr June Davison (IWALC Rep)

Senior Democratic Services Officer: Julie Martin, telephone

821000, email julie.martin@iow.gov.uk

1. Minutes

(a) To confirm as a true record the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November
2017 (Paper A).

(b) To confirm as a true record the minutes of the special meeting held on
3 January 2018 (Paper B)

2. Declarations of Interest

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the
agenda.

3. Public Question Time – Maximum of 15 minutes

Questions may be asked of the Chairman of the Committee without notice but to
guarantee a full reply at the meeting such questions must be delivered in writing
or by electronic mail to Democratic Services no later than 5.00 pm on Friday,
5 January 2018. Each question must give the name and address of the
questioner.

Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle
of Wight Council’s website at http://www.iwight.com/Meetings/current/. This
information may be available in alternative formats on request. Please contact
Julie Martin, telephone 821000 for details. Please note the meeting will be
audio recorded and the recording will be placed on the website (except any part
of the meeting from which the press and public are excluded).
 In addition, members of the public are invited to make representations to the
Committee regarding its future Work Plan, either in writing at any time or at a
meeting under this agenda item.

4. Review of Cowes Floating Bridge

To consider the review undertaken into the design, build and commissioning of
the Cowes Floating Bridge. (Paper C)

5. Budget and performance

(a) Budget 2017-18

To consider progress with the budget strategy for 2017-18 and in particular
the savings target.

(b) Budget 2018-19

To be updated on any key developments affecting the content of the budget

options for 2018-19 including the provisional local government finance
settlement.

(c) Performance – quarter two

To consider the performance outcomes for quarter two - 1 July 2017 to 30

September 2017. (Details are contained within the relevant report being
submitted to cabinet for its meeting on 11 January 2018).

6. Comments on any other items due to be considered by the Cabinet on 11

January 2018

To review any other items due to be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on
11 January 2018, and where appropriate, make comments that the committee
believe should be taken into account on key significant issues.

7. Leader and Cabinet members update

The Leader and relevant cabinet member(s) to brief the committee on major
issues that they are currently working on and the content of items included within
the forward plan where applicable. This will enable the committee to decide if
further information should be requested or an item added to the future workplan.

The Committee will also be updated by the Leader on key issues arising since
the last meeting.

8. Committee’s work plan

Members to give consideration to issues that should be reflected in the

Committee’s workplan

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9. Members’ Question Time

A question of the Chairman of the Committee must be submitted in writing or by

electronic mail to Democratic Services no later than 5.00 pm on Monday,
8 January 2018.

HELEN MILES
Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer
29 December 2017