Meeting Details

** SPECIAL MEETING**

The Press and Public are welcome to attend for the consideration of any items which are public.

Councillor Mrs Birks (Chairman), Councillors Alcroft, Allison, Mrs Bowman (Vice Chairman), Ellis, Mrs Mallinson, McDonald, and McNulty

Substitutes:
Councillors Bainbridge, Carrigan, Mrs Ellis-Williams, J Mallinson, Shepherd and Mrs Warwick

Background:
The Policy and Communications Manager to submit the feedback from the Economic Scrutiny Panel and the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel along with consultation responses on the efficiency and efficacy review of current governance structures of the Council, Task and Finish Group.

Why is this item on the agenda?
Task and Finish Group report

What is the Panel being asked to do?
The Panel are asked to:
- Consider the consultation responses from the Economic Growth Scrutiny
    Panel and the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel
- Adopt the Task and Finish Group report; noting the amendments
- Reach a resolution, that could be taken forward as a recommendation to
    Council, on the following:
    - The number of Panels for the Civic year 2019/20
    - The number of Members on the Panel(s)
    - The frequency of Panel(s) meetings
    - Whether to proceed and put these recommendations to Council in April or
       not to proceed and leave these recommendations for
       consideration after May
    - Consult with Executive on these resolutions in March 2019

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Enquiries, requests for reports, background papers etc to:

Rachel Plant, Democratic Services Officer, (01228) 817039 or rachel.plant@carlisle.gov.uk