Agenda

To note any declarations of interest from the Councillors.  They are asked to indicate the relevant agenda item, the nature of the interest and in particular whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Any declarations of interest made at the meeting which is not on the register of interests should be notified to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion.

Minutes of 7^th December 2017 meeting and minutes of the extraordinary meeting of 18^th December 2017 are to follow in a supplementary publication.

To note any announcements from the Chair

Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item

Any member of the public or Councillor may participate in Public Forum.  The detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this agenda.  Public Forum items should be emailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:-

Questions - Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest by 5 pm on *name deadline date*

Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting this means that your submission must be received in this office at the latest by 12.00 noon on *name deadline date*.

To note the work programme and highlight any arising items.

A standing item for Chairs and members of OSMB to update on the work of the Scrutiny task and finish groups.

This is a standing item for OMSM members to flag any arising matters with the trial of the new Scrutiny ways of working. The timetable for the evaluation and review of the ways of working and the FAQs document is included within the report pack.

That under s.100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph  3(respectively) of Part 1 of schedule 12A of the Act.