Scrutiny Emergency Climate Change Panel - verbal update
Minutes:
Councillor Adrian Ross, Chair of the Scrutiny Emergency Climate Change Panel, provided an update on the Panel’s work following its first meeting. The Committee was advised that the Panel’s remit had been amended to better reflect the work to be undertaken and the wider role of scrutiny in supporting policy development and performance measurement. The Panel had also agreed to look more broadly at sustainability. It was further confirmed that the Cabinet member for sustainability would be invited to the next meeting to discuss how the Council’s sustainability strategy would be developed. During discussion the following points were highlighted:
The Panel felt that there was a wealth of local knowledge and expertise on the issue and agreed with the Panel’s programme of engagement.
The Committee proposed to delegate responsibility for the final wording of the Panel’s remit to its Chair, Councillor Ross.
RESOLVED to:
1) Note the update; and
2) Delegate responsibility to the Chair of the Panel for agreement of the final wording of the Panel’s remit.