ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

 

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

Email: [email protected]

 

 

8 March 2005

 

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 16 MARCH 2005 in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT commencing at 9.30 am for the transaction of the business set out in the agenda below.

 

AGENDA

 

PRAYERS

 

1.             To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 22 February 2005.

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 9.30 am on Monday, 14 March 2005.

 

4.             To receive any official communications and correspondence submitted by the Chairman.

 

5.            Economic Development

 

To receive a presentation from Derek Rowell, Strategic Director of Environment Services, and Mike King of the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership.  Following the presentation the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues will move a motion for debate.

 

6.            Dogs on the Seashore Byelaws

 

To consider the attached report (Paper B) from the Portfolio Holder for Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection, on suggested amendments to the Dogs on the Seashore Byelaws.

7.            Island Wide Seaside Pleasureboat Byelaw

 

To consider the attached report from the Portfolio Holder for Tourism and Leisure on the Island Wide Seaside Pleasureboat Byelaw (Paper C)

 

8.            Recommendations from the Standards Committee

 

a)    To consider the two additions, numbers 8 and 9, to the Standards Committee’s Terms of Reference:

 

1.            To promote and maintain high standards of conduct by the members and co-opted members of the Isle of Wight Council and the Town and Parish Councils on the Isle of Wight.

 

2.            To assist members and co-opted members of the Councils on the Isle of Wight to observe the relevant Council’s code of conduct.

 

3.            Specifically the Committee will:

 

·        Advise the various Councils on the adoption or revision of a code of conduct and monitor the operation of the code of conduct.

 

·        Advise, train or arrange to train members and co-opted members of the Councils on matters relating to the code of conduct.

 

4.            To consider any other matters that are referred to the Committee by either:

 

·        The Standards Board (subject to Regulations under Section 66 of the Local Government Act 2000)

 

·        The Isle of Wight Council

 

·        Any of the Parish and Town Councils on the Isle of Wight

 

5.              Subject to any regulations issued by the Secretary of State in accordance with Section 81(5) of the Local Government Act 2000 to consider and determine any requests for dispensations to speak and/or vote on any matters in which the member has an interest.

 

6.              To develop appropriate measures and monitoring systems to ensure Councillors are fulfilling their contract with the electorate (as agreed by the Council at its meeting on 19 April 2000).

 

7.              To ensure that the measures and monitoring systems ass set out in 6 above are fully and properly exercised within any prescribed timetable.

 

8.              To enquire of its own motion into any matter touching or concerning the ethics and standards of the Council.

 

9.              To submit an annual report on the activities over the last year, to the Council.   

 

b)              To consider the Annual Report of the Standards Committee (Paper D)

 

9.            Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2004-05

        

        To consider the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2004-05 (Paper E)

10.       EXECUTIVE :

 

a)           Portfolio Holders to give an update on major issues and to answer written and oral questions on budget or policy :  

 

(i)           The Leader (Mrs S A Smart)

(ii)         Deputy Leader and Transport (Mr P G Harris)

(iii)       Tourism and Leisure (Mr J H Fleming)

(iv)        Sustainable Development, Environment and Planning Policy

(Mrs T M Butchers)

(v)          Resources (Mr R R Barry)

(vi)        Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection (Mr D J Knowles)

(vii)      Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues (Mr H Rees)

(viii)    Childrens Services (Mrs J L Wareham)

(ix)        Adult and Community Services (Mr G S Kendall)

 

To guarantee a full reply Members must submit a question in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 9.30 am on Tuesday, 15 March 2005. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                  M J A FISHER

                                                                           Chief Executive Officer