Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Monday, 19th January, 2026 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Fenland Hall, County Road, March PE15 8NQ

Contact: Helen Moore  Member Services and Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairman for the Remainder of the Municipal Year 2025/26

To appoint a Chairman for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.

2.

To receive apologies for absence

3.

Appointment of Vice-Chairman for the Remainder of the Municipal Year 2025/26

To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the municipal year of 2025/26.

4.

Previous Minutes pdf icon PDF 205 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of 1 December 2025.

5.

To report additional items for consideration which the Chairman deems urgent by virtue of the special circumstances to be now specified.

6.

Members to declare any interests under the Local Code of Conduct in respect of any item to be discussed at the meeting.

7.

Review of Fees and Charges 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 1017 KB

To review the Council’s Fees and Charges for 2026/27, in line with the Budget Strategy considered by Cabinet on 15 December 2025.

 

8.

Revised General Fund Budget and Capital Programme 2025/26, Draft General Fund Budget Estimates 2026/27 and Draft Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2030/31 and Capital Programme 2026/27 to 2028/29 pdf icon PDF 402 KB

To consider and make any appropriate recommendations to Cabinet on the Draft Medium Term Financial Strategy, Draft General Fund Budget 2026/27 and Draft Capital Programme 2026/29 for consultation.

 

9.

Draft Business Plan 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

To comment on the draft Business Plan for 2026/27.

10.

Use of Waiver Provisions pdf icon PDF 160 KB

To provide notice of decisions taken without the need for notice to be given on the Forward Plan and/or for the call-in procedures to be applied.

11.

Update on Previous Actions pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Members to receive an update on the previous meeting’s Action Plan.

12.

Future Work Programme pdf icon PDF 182 KB

To consider the Draft Work Programme for Overview & Scrutiny Panel 2025/26.

13.

Items which the Chairman has under item 3 deemed urgent