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7.1

The Chief
Operating Officer submitted a report seeking agreement to put in
place Member assurance for the Future Sheffield change
programme.

 

 

7.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy
Committee:-
 

 

(a) agrees the
establishment of a Future Sheffield Members Working Group, as
detailed in the report now submitted;
 
(b) agrees
Councillor Fran Belbin – Deputy Leader, as the chair of said
working group; and
 
(c) approves the
appended Terms of Reference for the Future Sheffield
Members
Working
Group.

 

 

7.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

7.3.1

The
recommendations are critical in ensuring that Future Sheffield has
Member oversight and assurance.

 

 

7.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

7.4.1

Rely solely on
officer assurance – this was rejected because it would not
provide Members with assurance over the delivery of activities in
Future Sheffield and would prevent Member input.

 

 

7.4.2

Provide Member
updates via newsletters or written briefs – this was rejected
because this engagement method would prevent direct involvement and
would not enable constructive discussions to take
place.

 

 

7.4.3

Provide Member
assurance via regular reports to Strategy and Resources Committee -
this was rejected because the amount of time that could be
dedicated to Future Sheffield at committee meetings would be
insufficient for the scale of the programme. Regular update and
monitoring reports will however be brought to the committee to
provide broader public oversight and transparency about the
progress being made.