Committee details

RESOURCES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Terms of Reference

To review and scrutinise the executive’s decisions including prior scrutiny of proposed executive decisions and decisions made by committees and officers.

To contribute to the development of the budget and other financial strategies and review the performance of the executive against the budget and other financial targets.

To contribute to and review the development of the council’s corporate management policies including risk management and corporate governance policies and strategies, and to review the performance against targets and review the effectiveness of the policies and strategies over time.

To contribute to and review the council’s performance plan and performance management system.

To exercise the right set out in the call in rule of procedure set out in appendix 6 of this constitution to call-in for review and recommend for re-consideration any decisions made by the leader, the cabinet, cabinet member or an officer but not implemented.  Call in does not extend to:

i)       Individual decisions relating to planning applications, quasi judicial and personnel matters e.g. licensing, housing appeals and disciplinary appeals;

ii)      Decisions of the standards committee or its sub - committees;

iii)     Matters to be decided by full council;

iv)      A decision to appoint a person to an outside body;

v)       A decision to put a proposal out to consultation.

To develop, in conjunction with the community overview committee, an annual scrutiny programme for endorsement by council.

To review the steps that the council has taken in response to a petition where the petition organiser has requested a review under the Petition Scheme and to take such decisions as it considers appropriate following the review.

To hold at least four ordinary meetings of the resources scrutiny committee in each municipal year. The chairman or, any four members of the corporate scrutiny committee or the head of the paid service may call extraordinary meetings if he/she/they consider it appropriate.