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Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Within this section you will find available the agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee throughout the year.
Select from the navigation upcoming meetings that are listed by date, previous meetings are achived by year.
For upcomings meetings, please see the Meetings Schedule pages.
What Does This Committee Do?
This Committee is responsible for the following:
To perform Overview and Scrutiny functions on behalf of the two Councils in relation to the delivery of joint services.
Who Sits on This Committee?
Worthing Borough Council:
- Councillor Don Allen
- Councillor Martin Coppard
- Councillor Michael Donin
- Councillor Reg Green
- Councillor Alan Rice
- Councillor Ann Sayers
- Councillor Bob Smytherman
- Councillor Tom Wye
Adur District Council:
- Councillor Carson Albury
- Councillor Pat Beresford
- Councillor Emma Evans
- Councillor Laura Graysmark
- Councillor Rod Hotton
- Councillor Debbie Kennard
- Councillor Liza McKinney
- Councillor Peter Metcalfe
(Chairman: to be appointed on a meeting by meeting basis)
Further Information
The following pages on this website are related to this Committee:
Terms of Reference
Membership:
(i) 8 Councillors from Adur District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee; and
(ii) 8 Councillors from Worthing Borough Council (not Cabinet members).
Politically balanced.
Quorum: 4 members, 2 from each council (To include the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee).
Regularity of meetings: At least 4 per year
Advisory Functions
Delegated Functions
1. Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council will appoint a Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee to discharge the Overview and Scrutiny functions conferred on the Councils in relation to joint working between Adur and Worthing.
2. The Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee has no authority to review regulatory policies or determinations or Member Code of Conduct issues relating to the individual Councils.
3. ‘Joint Working’ shall mean:
(i) Joint service delivery;
(ii) Shared service; and
(iii) Joint functions.
General Role
1. To perform Overview and Scrutiny functions on behalf of the two Council’s in relation to the delivery of joint services across both authorities as outlined in the Joint Committee agreement;
2. To appoint such Sub-Committees as it considers appropriate to fulfil the Overview and Scrutiny functions;
3. To receive a joint report from the Leaders at their first normal meeting after the Annual Council meetings on the ‘state of the district/borough’ or their priorities for the coming year and the Joint Strategic Committee’s priorities for the coming year;
4. To receive from the two Councils an annual Overview and Scrutiny work programme which is linked to the Councils’ priorities;
5. To agree an annual work programme for each Sub-Committee to ensure that each Sub-Committee is effectively and efficiently utilised;
6. To receive requests from the Joint Strategic Committee, Joint Delivery Committee, Joint Staffing Committee or Members to carry out additional work;
7. To determine whether or not to carry out work requested under 6 above using the appropriate scoring method as agreed by the Committee, and if so to allocate to an appropriate Sub-Committee;
8. To make an annual report to both Councils as to its work undertaken by Overview and Scrutiny and to recommend the annual work programme for the next municipal year.
Onward Limits on Delegations
The Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee will appoint Joint Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committees to discharge the Overview and Scrutiny functions conferred on the Councils in relation to joint working between Adur and Worthing.
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