Agenda

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personal interest 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.

The Committee is asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on 13 September 2024(cream paper).

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 note the responses to recommendations made at previous meetings of the Committee.

A report by the Chief Executive and Interim Director of Finance and Support Services setting out the corporate performance, finance, workforce, risk and capital programme positions as at the end of September 2024.

The Committee is asked to examine the data and supporting commentary for the Performance and Resources report and make any recommendations for action to the relevant Cabinet Member or Scrutiny Committee.

A report by the Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development and the Interim Director of Finance & Support Services updating the Committee on progress with the Oracle Fusion Programme.

The Committee is asked to review the progress report on the Oracle Fusion Programme.

Report by Interim Director of Finance and Support Services.

The Committee is asked to review the County Council’s budget pressures, proposed budget reductions and Capital Programme for 2025/26 within the remit of this Committee.

Feedback from the Committee will be considered by Cabinet in preparing the final draft budget and Capital Programme 2025/26 that will be presented to County Council for approval in February 2025.

A report by the Interim Director of Finance and Support Services summarising how West Sussex County Council are planning to use digital technologies to improve the efficiency and accessibility of its services.

The Committee is asked to scrutinise the report on digital strategy.

A report by the Chairman of the Grant Funding Task and Finish Group that reviewed the processes and systems in place and sets out the group’s recommendations.

The Committee is asked to review the report and agree to the recommendations by the task and finish group.

There have been no requests for call-in to the scrutiny committee 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 review its current draft work programme taking into account the scrutiny checklist (Appendix A) and highlight any further possible items for future scrutiny.

If any member puts forward such an item, the Committee’s role at this meeting is to assess, briefly, whether to refer the matter to its Business Planning Group to consider in detail.

The Committee is also asked to review the Forward Plan of Key Decisions (Appendix B) and consider whether it wishes to enquire about any of the forthcoming decisions within its portfolio.

The next meeting of the Committee will be at 10.30am on 22 January 2025 at County Hall, Chichester.  Probable agenda items include:

·       Council Plan and Budget 25/26

·       Oracle Fusion Progress Report

·       Careers and Skills Executive TFG – progress up-date

Any member wishing to place an item on the agenda for the meeting must notify the Director of Law and Assurance by 3 January 2025.