Agenda item

To consider the final report of the above Scrutiny Sub-Committee, following further revision by the Sub-Committee at its last meeting on 13 September 2006.  [Report attached for Members of the Committee only, incorporating revisions made at the last Sub-Committee.  Otherwise the report is available on the Council website under ‘Reducing Carbon Emissions Scrutiny Sub-Committee’ for 13 September 2006].

Would Members please note the schedule of Officer comments on implications arising from the review will be circulated to all Members of SMC and the Ad-hoc Sub-Committee prior to the meeting of SMC.

Members considered the final report of the Reducing Carbon Emissions Scrutiny Ad-hoc Sub-Committee incorporating the changes referred to at the last meeting and specifically incorporating the comments of relevant officers, received late and circulated after the agenda had been published. It was felt that those comments – and particularly those regarding financial implications – did not fully address the financial concepts for generating energy savings within the report.  As such, Members wished the Director of Resources and/or Assistant Director (Housing) to report back with revised comments or attend the next meeting of SMC to account for the comments made. 

RESOLVED:

That the report be not considered by the Executive until further revised comments or an account of those submitted had been received from the Director of Resource and/or Assistant Director (Housing) at the next meeting, as indicated above.