Decision details

Scrutiny Management Committee - Request for Additional Scrutiny Funding

Decision Maker: Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Decision status: Awaiting Implementation

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of report: To request additional funding to finance a citywide survey on the broad strategic options available to the city to tackle traffic congestion.

Members are asked to: approve the request for additional funding in the amount of £17,000

Decision:

RESOLVED: That the Scrutiny Management Committee be invited to choose between the following two options:

·        Option 1 – to agree to release the £14k currently allocated in the contingency  provision for Scrutiny activities, plus £3k from reserves, for use in fully funding the application from the Traffic Congestion Scrutiny Committee.

·        Option 2 – to make available appropriate funding from reserves, up to a value of £6k, to facilitate an assessment of public opinion on the options for addressing traffic congestion issues in the City using existing mechanisms such as ‘Your City’, ‘Talkabout’ and the Council’s on-line consultation module.

 

REASON:      To enable the SMC to make a decision on this issue and the  use of Scrutiny funding without improper interference from the Executive.

Publication date: 06/05/2008

Date of decision: 06/05/2008

Decided at meeting: 06/05/2008 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Effective from: 09/05/2008

Accompanying Documents:

 

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