Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services).

The Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services) (Councillor Iain Roberts) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the arrangements for a Funding Committee to consider the performance of Life Leisure.

RESOLVED – That approved be given to the Terms of Reference for the Funding Committee as set out in the Report.

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services)

The report sets out proposed arrangements for the Funding Committee when considering the performance of Life Leisure.

The Executive is requested to recommend that the Council Meeting approves the draft Terms of Reference, as set out in the report, subject to the inclusion of the comments made by the Funding Committee and the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth on 0161 474 3204 or email: craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the arrangements for the ‘Funding Committee’ when considering the performance of Life Leisure.

Following a review of a number of the Council’s partner organisations, the Council Meeting in May 2013 had decided not to appoint representatives to those bodies. Instead the Council meeting created a number of inclusive cross party committees to look at monitoring the performance of these organisations.

The ‘Funding Committee’ at its meeting on 26 June 2014 had agreed that the draft terms of reference as set out in the report be approved in so far as that Committee was concerned subject to the rewording of point 3 as follows and the deletion of point 11:

“3. To consider and approve or otherwise as necessary the Partnership Delivery Plan. (The Plan is a detailed service delivery plan setting out LL's proposals for the 3 year period.  LL's pricing policy must be included in the Plan, and it should identify clearly how it will ensure facilities remain accessible to all sections of the community and safeguard concessionary rates for identified target groups. The Plan should include how LL contributes to improving”

The Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee on 1 July 2014 had agreed that the draft terms of reference as set out in the report be noted and that that Scrutiny Committee would wish to see a reference to Life Leisure being under an obligation to report to the Funding Committee and potential risks with regard to their operations in Stockport.

The Constitution Working Party on 2 July 2014endorsed the comments above

RESOLVED - That the Council Meeting be recommended to approve the Draft Terms of Reference as set out in the Report subject to the comments of the Funding Committee and Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive

Following a review of a number of the Council’s partner organisations, the Council Meeting in May 2013 decided not to appoint representatives to those bodies. Instead the Council meeting created an inclusive cross party Committee to look at monitoring the performance of these organisations. This report sets out the arrangements for this Committee when considering the performance of Life Leisure.

The comments of the Funding Committee on 26 June will be reported at the meeting.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to note the draft terms of reference.

Officer contact Parveen Akhtar   on Tel: 0161 218 1450 or by email on Parveen.Akhtar@stockport.gov.uk

The Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the arrangements for the ‘Funding Committee’ when considering the performance of Life Leisure.

Following a review of a number of the Council’s partner organisations, the Council Meeting in May 2013 had decided not to appoint representatives to those bodies. Instead the Council meeting created a number of inclusive cross party Committees to look at monitoring the performance of these organisations.

It was reported that the ‘Funding Committee’ at its meeting on 26 June it was resolved:-

That the draft terms of reference as set out in the report be approved in so far as this Committee is concerned subject to the rewording of point 3 as follows and the deletion of point 11:

“3. To consider and approve or otherwise as necessary the Partnership Delivery Plan. (The Plan is a detailed service delivery plan setting out LL's proposals for the 3 year period.  LL's pricing policy must be included in the Plan, and it should identify clearly how it will ensure facilities remain accessible to all sections of the community and safeguard concessionary rates for identified target groups. The Plan should include how LL contributes to improving

RESOLVED - That the draft terms of reference as set out in the report be noted and that this Scrutiny Committee would wish to see a reference to Life Leisure being under an obligation to report to the Funding Committee and potential risks with regard to their operations in Stockport.