The Committee considered the existing Work Programme for the municipal year.

Members suggested that an additional item be added, being a working group to consider the Council’s tree policy as there was a backlog of maintenance and conflicting views from residents. If the work crossed over with the remit of another Scrutiny Committee then the working group may need to be a joint one.

The Committee needed to determine membership of the statutory Wirral Flood & Water Management Partnership.

RESOLVED: That

1)  The contents of the Committee’s Work Programme for 2019/20 be noted with the addition of a working group to consider tree policy;

2)  The Member representation on the Wirral Flood & Water Management Partnership be Councillors Chris Blakeley, Christina Muspratt and Allan Brame; and

3)  The Mayor be written to and asked not to delegate any Council Notices of Motion to this Committee as it did not have the resources or time to deal with them.