ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
Chief Executive Officer
County Hall
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 1UD
Email: [email protected]
13 July 2004
To:
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
You
are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY,
21 JULY 2004 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.
As this is the last meeting before Superintendent David Kilbride leaves the Isle of Wight the Chairman and the Portfolio Holder for Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection will before the commencement of the meeting say a few words in recognition of Supt. Kilbride’s work on the Island over the last two years.
PRAYERS
1.
To approve as a correct
record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 9 June
2004 (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, 19 July
2004.
4.
To receive any official communications
and correspondence submitted by the Chairman.
5.
Motion
submitted under Procedure Rule 11 by Mr R Mazillius CC:
“a. That this Council regrets the refusal of
the Portfolio Holder for Resources to recognise the recommendation of the
Resources Select Committee meeting on 5 July inviting him to refer his
delegated decision relating to the disposal of Council owned land at Ryde
seafront to Planet Ice to the Council’s Executive.
b. That this Council also regrets that the
principles of corporate governance are not best served when decisions involving
cross-cutting and strategic issues which are the responsibility of several
Portfolio Holders, are made by an individual Portfolio Holder under delegated
powers.”
6.
To
receive a presentation from Mr Glen Garrod, Strategic Director for Social
Services and Housing on Equalities and Diversity. Following the Portfolio
Holder for Resources will move the following motion for the Council to debate:
“That
this Council recognises the need to value diversity in sustaining a healthy
Island community and will work proactively:
1. Internally, to ensure equal opportunities,
and
2. Externally
with partner agencies, especially the Local Strategic Partnership, to ensure
that all elements of our diverse and increasingly cosmopolitan society are
valued and supported.”
7.
Final
Accounts 2003/04
To consider the attached
report (Paper B) from the Portfolio Holder for
Resources recommending that the Council note the Revenue and Capital Outturn
positions for 2003/04, approve the Statement of Accounts for the financial year
2003/04, incorporating the Statement on Internal Control.
8.
Petition
for Fishbourne Parish Council
To consider the attached
report (Paper C) from the Chief Executive Officer
following the receipt of a petition calling for the establishment of a
Fishbourne Parish Council.
9.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEES AND CO-ORDINATING COMMITTE :
(a)
Adult
and Community Services Select Committee – 17 June 2004
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY COUNCIL :
THAT
Mr R G Mazillius be nominated as Vice Chairman of the Adult and Community
Services Select Committee.
(b)
Fire
and Public Safety Select Committee – 21 June 2004
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY COUNCIL
:
THAT
Miss H L Humby be nominated as Vice Chairman of the Fire and Public Safety
Select Committee.
(c)
Environment
and Transport Select Committee – 25 June 2004
ACTION
TO BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL :
THAT
Mr M J Cunningham be nominated as Vice Chairman of the Environment and
Transport Select Committee.
(d)
Co-ordinating Committee – 8 July 2004
CRITERIA
FOR CALL-IN
The Co-ordinating Committee was reminded that in
recommending, to the full Council, a reduction in the size of Select Committees
it was also of the belief that the number of Members required to activate a
call-in should be reviewed. This was to take into account proportionality
issues arising from the revised size of 9.
Consideration was given to a range of options and the
guidance contained in the New Council Constitution Guidance Pack issued by the
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions in respect of the Local
Government Act 2000. It was believed that, based on the concept behind the
existing number for a call-in, this should be amended to 3 Members of the
Select Committee.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE FULL COUNCIL
To amend the number of Members of a Select Committee
required to activate a call-in to 3.
10. EXECUTIVE :
a)
To consider the recommendation of the Deputy Leader that the
Best Value Performance Plan be adopted.
A copy of the report considered by the
Deputy Leader is attached as Paper D.
b)
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 (Mr P G Harris
(iii) Adult and
Community Services (Mr G Kendall)
(iv)
Childrens Services (Mrs J L Wareham)
(v)
Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues (Mr H
Rees);
(vi)
Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection (Mr D J
Knowles);
(vii) Resources (Mr R
R Barry);
(viii) Sustainable Development, Environment and Planning
Policy (Mrs T Butchers);
(ix)
Tourism and Leisure (Mr J Fleming);
(x)
Transport (Mr E Fox).
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, 20 July 2004. A further
period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio
Holder.
M J A FISHER
Chief
Executive Officer