Executive Agenda - 6 October 2004

To: Cllrs Smart (Chairman), Barry, Butchers, Fleming, Fox, Harris, Kendall, Knowles, Rees, Wareham

Non-Executive Members wishing to speak on an item on the agenda should give notice before the commencement of the meeting; The Local Member will have the opportunity to speak at the beginning of the debate on an issue directly affecting their Electoral Division (Executive Procedure Rules).

Meeting :	Executive
Date :	Wednesday, 6 October 2004
Time :	9.30 am
Place :	Committee Room 1, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

AGENDA

Est. start time:

1. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2004 (Paper A as attached to the Members Bulletin).

9.30

2. DECLARATION OF INTEREST

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

9.30

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

Questions may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 9.30 am on Monday 4 October 2004.

9.35

(if questions are received then all subsequent times may run 15 mins later)

4. JOINT REPORT OF LEADER OF THE COUNCIL, THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Organisational Review – Preferred Option and Next Steps (Paper B)

To receive a further report from PricewaterhouseCoopers; to report on the listening exercise undertaken during August and September; to determine which, if any, short listed option to further develop, and to set out an indicative timetable of next steps

9.35

5. REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Isle Of Wight School Organisation (Paper C)

To report on the first phase of consultation on School Organisation and to seek Executive decision on consultancy arrangements and second phase consultation

10.05

6. JOINT REPORT OF THE DEPUTY LEADER AND THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR TOURISM AND LEISURE

Proposals of the Wight Leisure Review Project Board

(Paper D)

To consider and approve the recommendations of the Wight Leisure Project Board in respect of the future delivery of the Council’s leisure services

10.25

7. REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR FIRE, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Fire Service Pay and Conditions Agreement: Local Verification Report Phase 2 – Action Plan (Paper E)

To consider and approve the Action Plan arising form the recommendations contained in the Phase 2 Report

10.45

8. REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR RESOURCES

Customer Service Charter and Standards - Endorsement for Adoption by the Isle of Wight Council (Paper F)

To endorse the Customer Service Charter and Standards for adoption across the Council

10.55

9. REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR TRANSPORT

Proposal to Establish a Community Rail Partnership for Island Line (Paper G)

To support the Quality Transport Partnership in developing a Community Rail Partnership

11.05

10. CONSIDERATION OF THE CURRENT FORWARD PLAN

Portfolio Holders to identify decisions which need to be amended, added to or removed within the Forward Plan (Paper H)

11.25

11. DELEGATED DECISIONS

An opportunity to ask questions to Portfolio Holders on any decision they may have taken since the last meeting of the Executive.

11.30

12. MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME

A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 9.30 am on Tuesday 5 October 2004.

11.35