Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 28 November 2024.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

This annual report provides an account of the role of the Portfolio Holder for Business Management. It details their ambitions for their areas of responsibility, how they have and will undertake political challenge and leadership and what their priorities and ambitions are for the year ahead.

This report sets out the Draft Capital and Revenue Budgets for 2025/26. In accordance with the Constitution, Cabinet is required to develop ‘initial budget proposals’ approximately three months before finalising the budget and setting Council Tax levels at the end of February 2025. The Draft Budget is based on the principles set out in the Medium Term Financial Outlook 2024-2029 (MTFO) considered by the Cabinet on 27 August 2024. This report also provides the comments of the other Overview and Scrutiny Committees on the Draft Budget proposals, for this committee to consider.

In accordance with the Council’s Risk Strategy, this report presents the annual review of the Risk Strategy.

This report presents the 2025-26 key performance indicator refresh for the One Medway Council Plan (OMCP) 2024-28.

This report highlights fault and service failure found by the Ombudsman in a recent case about the Planning Enforcement Service and sets out the steps Medway Council has taken to apply the recommendations made by the Ombudsman, including reporting the outcome of relevant reviews to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

This item advises Members of the current work programme and allows the Committee to adjust it in the light of latest priorities, issues and circumstances. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the Committee’s activities over the year.