Resources Scrutiny Committee

Welcome

Welcome to the Resources Scrutiny webpage. Please take time to look at the work we have previously undertaken and our current work and, if there are any areas you are particularly interested in, or if you would like to attend a meeting or feel you could contribute to one of our current reviews please contact democraticservices@darlington.gov.uk

Picture of Councillor Haszeldine

ian.haszeldine@darlington.gov.uk - Chair of the Resources Scrutiny Committee

Terms of Reference

To consider cross-functional issues relating to Human Resource Management, Financial Management (including Corporate Budgeting issues) and land and property management, including Best Value Reviews for those Reviews within its remit. To consider relevant issues which may come under the Collective Cabinet Portfolio and the portfolios of the Leader/Deputy Leader and Resource Management. This does not exclude the possibility of the other Cabinet Portfolios being relevant if the issue under consideration by the Committee is of relevance to that portfolio.

Membership

The Resources Scrutiny Committee consists of 11 Members of the Council and is politically balanced to include 6 Labour Members, 4 Conservative Members and 1 Liberal Democrat Member. Details of the membership is shown below :-

Membership 2006/2007	Political Representation
Councillor Ian Haszeldine (Chair)	Labour
Councillor Geoff Walker (Vice-Chair)	Labour
Councillor Mark Burton	Labour
Councillor Alan Coultas	Conservative
Councillor Roderick Francis	Labour
Councillor Charles Johnson	Conservative
Councillor Ron Lewis	Conservative
Councillor Jackie Maddison	Labour
Councillor Tony Richmond	Conservative
Councillor Martin Swainston	Liberal Democrat
Councillor Bryan Thistlethwaite	Labour

Meetings of the Resources Scrutiny Committee

Ordinary meetings of the Scrutiny Committee take place every two months and are generally open to the public to attend, except where an item is of a confidential nature. Table 1 below contains a list of Committee meeting dates for the Municipal Year 2008/09. The times of the meetings will be confirmed at the meeting scheduled for 3rd July, 2008. In addition to the ordinary meetings listed, special meetings of the Scrutiny Committee can be held.

TABLE 1

DATE	TIME	VENUE	PAPERS
15th May, 2008	6.00 p.m	Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting
3rd July, 2008	4.00 p.m.	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting
18th September, 2008	To be confirmed	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting
13th November, 2008	To be confirmed	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting
15th January, 2009	To be confirmed	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting on the 8th January, 2009
12th March, 2009	To be confirmed	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting on the 5th March, 2009
30th April, 2009	To be confirmed	Committee Room No. 2, Town Hall, Darlington	View the agenda and papers for this meeting on the 23rd April, 2009

AGENDAS FOR PREVIOUS MUNICIPAL YEARS

View the agendas and papers for the meetings held in the Municipal Year 2004/05

View the agendas and papers for the meetings held in the Municipal Year 2005/06

View the agendas and papers for the meetings held in the Municipal Year 2006/07

View the agendas and papers for the meetings held in the Municipal Year 2007/08