Cabinet Agenda - 11 October 2005

Members of the Committee:

Cllrs Andy Sutton (Chairman), Barry Abraham, Dawn Cousins, Tim Hunter-Henderson, Patrick Joyce, Ian Ward, Jilly Wood

Non-Cabinet 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 (Cabinet Procedure Rules).

Meeting :	Cabinet
Date :	Tuesday, 11 October 2005
Time :	6.00 pm
Place :	Committee Room 1, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

This meeting will be open to the Press and Public to attend

AGENDA

Est. start time:

1. APOLOGIES

6.00

2. MINUTES

To confirm the Record of Decision of the meeting held on 28 September 2005 (Paper A)

6.00

3. DECLARATION OF INTEREST

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

6.00

4. 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 4.30 pm on Friday, 7 October 2005.

6.05

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

5. REPORTS OF THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

a) Strategic Partner - Appointment of a Change Agent (Paper B1)

To determine the appointment of an external change agent to investigate the potential for, and to facilitate the development of, a strategic partnership

b) Proposed Withdrawal from the Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex Brussels Office and from the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (Paper B2)

To Recommend withdrawal from the Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex (HWWS) Brussels Office and the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions

6.05

6.20

6. REPORTS OF THE CABINET MEMBER FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES

a) Fire Improvement Plan Update (Paper C1)

To update Members on the process of improvement planning

b) Future Delivery of Fire and Rescue Service - Options Appraisal - (Paper C2)

To inform Members of the outcome of the strategic Scoping Review requirement by the ODPM in relation to closer working arrangements with Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service.

6.25

6.45

7. CONSIDERATION OF THE FORWARD PLAN

Cabinet Members to identify decisions which need to be amended, added to or removed within the Forward Plan (Paper D)

7.15

8. DELEGATED DECISIONS

An opportunity to ask questions to Cabinet Members on any decision they may have taken since their appointment.

7.20

9. MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME

A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 5.00 pm on Monday, 10 October 2005.

7.25

JOHN LAWSON

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

HEAD OF LEGAL AND DEMOCRATIC SERVICES