Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To report any apologies for absence and substitutions. Minutes: Apologies were received from Graham Ellwood, Chris Botten and Mark Brett-Warburton. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter:
i. any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or;
ii. other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting.
NOTES:
· Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest;
· as well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner); and
· Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial. Minutes: Rachael I Lake declared an interest in that her son was employed by Surrey County Council. |
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QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS
To receive any questions or petitions.
Notes:
1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (5 July 2019).
2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (4 July 2019).
3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received. Minutes: None had been received. |
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CABINET MEMBER PRIORITIES UPDATE
Purpose of the item:For the Select Committee to receive an update from the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support and Cabinet Member for Finance on their priorities and objectives for the year ahead. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman informed the Committee and those present at the meeting that there had been an accident on the M25 and therefore a number of attendees were running late including the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support and Vice-Chairman.
Declarations of interest: None
Witnesses: Dr Zully Grant-Duff, Cabinet Member for Corporate Support Mr Mel Few, Cabinet Member for Finance Leigh Whitehouse, Executive Director of Resources
Key points raised during the discussion: 1. The Vice-Chairman started with questioning asking the Cabinet Member for Finance the following questions: what his top three priorities for the year ahead were, what his greatest areas of concern were within his portfolio, how these concerns would be tackled and finally how the Cabinet Member would work with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support going forward. The Cabinet Member for Finance started by saying that the main area of focus for him was the budget and delivering the savings plan of £100m, which included £80m for transformation plans and £20m for operational budgets. The second focus was the delivery of capital projects and the third focus would be working to have a regular cash flow presented. Property was included as a priority and specifically how the council develop and dispose of properties and ensure property is aligned with service requirements. Staffing in property would also need attention. 2. The Cabinet Member for Finance explained that the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support was responsible for the daily running of council property whilst he was responsible for the Capital side of property. The Cabinet Member for Corporate Support was also responsible for agile working, IMT and transforming Orbis. 3. A Member queried how the Cabinet Member for Finance was involved with the development and disposal of property assets alongside services. The Cabinet Member for Finance explained that services were responsible for setting their own property agendas and property requirements were forwarded from the service to the property team for actioning. All capital investments come forward on an investment proposal which have a payback analysis. 4. The Chairman queried to what degree property savings had been separated out from operational savings and if there were savings targets for the property function. The Executive Director of Resources explained that the MTFP was currently being refreshed for the next four years and targets would be coming forward from savings flowing from the assets and place strategy which was agreed by Cabinet earlier in the year. These savings would be counted against property. To date there are some examples where service changes include some property savings which are being tracked to ensure they are being delivered. It was added that the council would be operating a corporate landlord model as part of the assets and place strategy which would require close collaboration between the service and property. Services would also be asked to develop property strategies over the next five years which sets out there service requirements going forward. 5. It was confirmed that service property strategies would focus on delivering service outcomes within ... view the full minutes text for item 4/19 |
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QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT (Q4 2018/19)
Purpose of the item: To invite the Select Committee’s comments and suggestions in respect of the Q4 Performance Report 2018/19, regarding the format and nature of the presentation of the information, as well as any of the indicators and/or measures reported.
Additional documents: Minutes: Declarations of interest: None
Witnesses: Dr Zully Grant-Duff, Cabinet Member for Corporate Support Mr Mel Few, Cabinet Member for Finance Leigh Whitehouse, Executive Director of Resources Nicola Kilvington, Director of Intelligence, Analytics & Insight Una McCarthy, Interim Assistant Director for Intelligence, Data, Analytics & Insight
Key points raised during the discussion:
Graham Knight, Vice-Chairman arrived at 10:45
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SELECT COMMITTEE FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME
Purpose of the item: For the Select Committee to review the attached forward work programme making suggestions for additions or amendments as appropriate. Additional documents: Minutes: Declarations of interest: None
Key points raised during the discussion:
Resolved: The Select Committee reviewed and agreed its forward work programme.
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 18 OCTOBER 2019
The next meeting of the Resources and Performance Select Committee will be held on 18 October 2019. Minutes: The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held on 18 October 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames.
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