COMMITTEE ROOM 1, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT

*(Members of the Select Committee are advised that a site visit of the new County Hall Call Centre will be undertaken prior to the meeting. Please meet at the Customer Services Centre in County Hall at 9.15 am)

Membership : Mrs M J Lloyd (Chairman), Mrs B Lawson (Vice Chairman), Mr M J Cunningham, Mr P D Joyce, Mrs M J Miller, Mr V J Morey, Mr K Pearson, Mr I R Stephens, Mr D T Yates.

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council (Mrs M A Jarman and Mr J Effemey) are non-voting members.

Portfolio Holders : Mr R R Barry – Resources.

Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to Select Committee Support before the commencement of the meeting, such notification to detail which items the member is attending for.

AGENDA

1. MINUTES - To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2004 .

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - To guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Thursday, 29 July 2004. Each question must give the name and address of the questioner. Questions may be asked at the meeting without prior notice but in these circumstances there is no guarantee that a fully reply will be given at the meeting.

4. URGENT BUSINESS - To consider any matters which, in the Chairman's opinion, are urgent.

5. FORWARD PLAN – To consider whether any items included on the latest Forward Plan (as shown on http://www.iwight.com/council/what_is_a_council/Forward_Plan/) should be included in the Select Committee’s Workplan. The Portfolio Holder will also have the opportunity of advising the Select Committee of any proposed delegated decision to be taken within the next month.

SCRUTINY SESSION

6. SCRUTINY OF THE GAGS PROGRAMME - PAPER B- To consider the report of the Deputy Leader of the Council

7. GREAT ACCESS TO GREAT SERVICES – ACOUNTABILITY TERMS OF REFERENCE – PAPER C – To consider the Terms of Reference.

8. PROCUREMENT OF GRAPHIC DESIGN – PAPER D – To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder for Resources

9. REVIEW OF THE USE OF CONSULTANTS – PAPER E - To consider the report of the Head of Select Committee and Best Value Support

10. TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FULL COUNCIL HELD ON 21 JULY 2004

“This Council recognises that the majority of Executive delegated decisions made speed up the process and increase capacity. Furthermore the Council recognizes that the issue of land and property acquisition and disposals have proved controversial in the past”

“In light of these issues the Council instructs its officers to amend the Constitution regarding Executive delegated decisions in respect of land and property to ensure all transactions in the area within an agreed threshold of £20,000 are scrutinized by the Resources Select Committee who should then instruct whether the transaction should be taken by delegated powers or by the Council’s Executive”

11. MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME - A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Friday, 30 July 2004.

12. NEXT MEETING - The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, 6 September 2004 at 9.30 am at County Hall, Newport. The agenda items are likely to include reports on:

v Quarterly Performance Management Report.

v Printing and Photocopying.

v Coach Parking Task Group – progress report.

Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Council's web site at : http://www.iwight.com/council/meetings/meetings.asp

The information contained in this agenda is available in Braille, large print, tape and community languages. Please contact the Committee Administrator on ( 823283.