Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed the attendees to the first Overview and Scrutiny Management Boardmeeting of the municipal year. The meeting was held to confirm the Annual Scrutiny Work Programme for the 2022 – 2023 year.

Apologies were received from Cllr Kent. Cllr Brown attended as a delegate.

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.

No declarations were received.

To note any announcements from the Chair

The Chair noted that while it had been intended to publish the draft Scrutiny Work Programme in advance of the meeting this had not been possible. It was intended to publish the document shortly after the meeting.

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 scrutiny@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 Monday 30^th May 22.

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 Monday 6^th June 22.

No Public Forum was received.

Members will be participating in an informal workshop on Tuesday 7^th June 22 where they will agree the Scrutiny Work Programme for 22/23. The purpose of this meeting is to ratify the outcome of the workshop, which will be published as soon as possible on 7^th June 22.  This may include consideration of any changes to the Scrutiny Terms of Reference.

Each Commission Chair had worked with their commission members and relevant Bristol City Council Officers to develop an appropriate work programme for the year. The Commission Chairs were invited to present the agreed items as outlined in the Annual Scrutiny Work Programme 2022 / 23.

RESOLVED; That the Annual Scrutiny Work Programme 2022 – 2023 be approved.