To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2005 in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT commencing at 6.00 pm for the transaction of the business set out in the agenda below.

The business to be conducted includes a proposal to disapply the requirement for political proportionality in appointing committees (contained within Section 17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989). Any such proposal can only be passed if no member votes against it.

AGENDA

PRAYERS

1. To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 20 July 2005 (Paper A) and the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting held on 29 July 2005 (Paper A1).

2. To receive any declarations of interest.

3. To deal with any questions from members of the public.

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 5.00 pm on Monday, 12 September 2005.

4. Chairman’s report, official announcements, communications and correspondence for the Council.

5. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS – SCRUTINY AND AUDIT COMMITTEES

a. To consider the report (Paper B) proposing amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

b. To receive nominations for the Chair of Scrutiny Committee.

6. STANDARDS COMMITTEE

To appoint an independent member to the Standards Committee.

7. CABINET :

Cabinet Members to give an update on major issues and to answer written and oral questions on budget or policy :

(i) The Leader (Cllr Andy Sutton)

(ii) Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children (Cllr Pat Joyce)

(iii) Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Planning (Cllr Ian Ward)

(iv) Cabinet Member for the Island Economy, Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure (Cllr Tim Hunter-Henderson)

(v) Cabinet Member for Care, Health and Housing (Cllr Dawn Cousins)

(vi) Cabinet Member for Resources, Audit, an Efficient Council and Customer Champion (Cllr Jilly Wood)

(vii) Cabinet Member for Safer Communities (Cllr Barry Abraham)

To guarantee a full reply Members must submit a question in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 5.00 pm on 13 September 2005. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Cabinet Member.

JOHN LAWSON

Head of Legal and Democratic Services