1. Declaration of interests: Pam Gosal MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. 3. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: The Committee will take evidence from— Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning, and Tom Arthur, Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance, Scottish Government; Councillor Steven Heddle, Vice President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA); Andrew Connal, Community Planning and Public Service Reform Team Leader, and Kathleen Glazik, Community Empowerment Team Leader, Scottish Government; Simon Cameron, Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). 4. New Deal with Local Government: The Committee will take evidence from— Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning, and Ellen Leaver, Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services Division , Scottish Government; Councillor Steven Heddle, Vice President, Simon Cameron, Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy, and Sarah Watters, Director of Membership and Resources, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). 5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. New Deal with Local Government: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Community Councils: The Committee will consider its approach to its inquiry into Community Councils.