Meeting documents


Document: 2004-08-10 ECONOMY SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

PRESENT: Councillor D Rowlands (Chairman);  Councillors Cadd, E Griffin, Mrs Glover (in place of Wigley), Hughes, Isham (in place of Khaliq), Newman (in place of Ralph), Patrick, Smith, Stuart and Turner.  Councillors Cartwright, Cooper, Edmonds and Mrs Paternoster attended also.

 

APOLOGIES:  Councillors Khaliq, Ralph and Wigley.

 

1.

MINUTES

 

RESOLVED -

 

That the Minutes of 26th May, 2004 be approved as a correct record.

 

2.

KINGSBURY MANAGEMENT – CALL-IN

 

A call-in had been received following a decision by Cabinet, at its meeting on 20th July, 2004, in relation to the future management of Kingsbury.  The call-in request was on the grounds that the Cabinet's decision had been taken without consultation with Aylesbury Town Council.

 

The Committee was told of the background to the decision and the reasons for the objection to the decision.

 

Members generally had concerns that the Town Council had not been fully consulted prior to a decision being made.

 

Officers apologised for the oversight and offered to meet with the local Member and the Town Council for further discussions.

 

After consideration of the reasons for the decision and the acknowledgement that the Town Council be consulted on any further issues, it was

 

RESOLVED –

 

That the matter would not be referred back to the Cabinet or full Council and to allow the decision to be implemented immediately.