ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

11 January 2005

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 19 January 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 8 December 2005 (Paper A).

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, 17 January 2005.

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

5. MAYORAL REFERENDUM

To consider a report (Paper B) from the Chief Executive Officer on the Mayoral Referendum – Proposals for submission to the Secretary of State.

6. EXECUTIVE

a) To consider the report of the Leader of the Council (Paper C) under rule 17(C) Access to Information Procedure Rules AND to consider any recommendations from the Executive arising from it’s considerations of Paper C on 12 January 2005.

b) Portfolio Holders to answer written and oral questions (of an urgent and important nature) on budget or policy:

(i) The Leader (Mrs S A Smart)

(ii) Deputy Leader (Mr P G Harris)

(iii) Transport (Mr E Fox)

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

(v) Sustainable Development, Environment and Planning Policy (Mrs T M Butchers)

(vi) Resources (Mr R R Barry)

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

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

(ix) Children’s Services (Mrs J L Wareham)

(x) 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, 16 January 2005. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

M J A FISHER

Chief Executive Officer