Agenda

The Committee’s membership is set out below:

Cllr Albury

Cllr Baldwin

Cllr Burgess

Cllr N Dennis

Cllr Hillier

Cllr N Jupp

Cllr Kenyon

Cllr Kerry-Bedell

Cllr Oakley

Cllr Payne

Cllr Quinn

Cllr Sharp

The Committee is asked to elect a Chairman for the remainder of the 2024-25 term. If the election is contested, a secret ballot will be held in accordance with Standing Order 7.02.

If required the Committee is asked to elect a Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the 2024-25 term.  If the election is contested, a secret ballot will be held in accordance with Standing Order 7.02.

The Committee is asked to note that the membership of the Business Planning Group, in view of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman appointments, will be Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Cllrs Kenyon, Kerry-Bedell and Sharp.

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personalinterest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it.  If in doubt please contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

Items not on the agenda which the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances, including cases where the Committee needs to be informed of budgetary or performance issues affecting matters within its terms of reference, which have emerged since the publication of the agenda.

The Committee is asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2024 (cream paper).

The Committee is asked to note the responses to recommendations made at recent meetings.

Report by Assistant Director (Highways, Transport and Planning).

The Committee is asked to scrutinise the report which gives an update on the installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the county.

Report by Assistant Director (Communities).

The Committee is asked to scrutinise the Digital Inclusion, Safety and Access Strategic Framework and associated action plan, which is focussed on reducing digital exclusion in West Sussex, supporting our most vulnerable residents to access the benefits of being on line if they chose to do so, while ensuring that this is done in a way to prevent residents from falling victim to online harm.

There have been no requests for call-in to the Scrutiny Committee and within its constitutional remit since the date of the last meeting.  The Director of Law and Assurance will report any requests since the publication of the agenda papers.

The Committee is asked to agree its draft work programme (Appendix A) in accordance with the scrutiny checklist attached (Appendix B) and highlight any further possible items for future scrutiny. The Committee is also asked to review the Forward Plan entries relevant to its remit (Appendix C) and consider whether it wishes to enquire about any of the forthcoming decisions within its portfolio.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on 3 March 2024 at 10.30 am at County Hall, Chichester.  Probable agenda items include:

·       Performance and Resources Report – Q3 2024-25

·       Additional Highway Revenue Expenditure 2024-25/preparation for 2025-26 if additional funding made available.

·       Transport for South East Strategy – Consultation Response

Any member wishing to place an item on the agenda for the meeting must notify the Director of Law and Assurance by 14 February 2025.