Issue - meetings

Members welcomed the Chief Executive of the Corporate Joint Committee

Members were updated on the current forward work programme of the Corporate Joint Committee and the role of the Chief Executive of the Corporate Joint Committee along with the arrangements that are to be in place for the discharge of services, as detailed within the circulated report.

Discussions took place around the format and processing of the budget. The Chief Finance officer provided an overview of the budget. It was noted that a link of a previous meeting of the Corporate Joint Committee where the Budget for 2022/23 was approved. Members requested that the budget 2023/24 be included on the Forward Work programme within January.

Members queried that the Corporate Joint Committee were developing a Transport Plan by December 2022 and a public consultation would take place in June 2022. Members queried whether these dates were correct. Officers clarified that when the original report was drafted the dates were correct however, were awaiting further guidance from Welsh Government resulting in the delay of the dates. Officers confirmed that following further guidance an update will be provided to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Discussions took place around topics that the members wished to include on the Overview and Scrutiny Forward Work Programme. It was agreed that a Forward Work Programme session be arranged to allow the committee to further populate their Forward Work Programme.

Following Scrutiny, the report was noted.