ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

 

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

Email: [email protected]

 

16 November 2004

 

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 24 November 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.

 

AGENDA

 

PRAYERS

 

1.             To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 27 October 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, 22 November 2004.

 

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

 

5.             Motions submitted under Procedure Rule 11by Mr A Sutton CC:

 

“In view of the overwhelming rejection of an elected assembly for the North East England Region, this Council calls for the abolition of SEERA, the unelected assembly for South East England, which makes major planning and other decisions which affect the Isle of Wight. This action would enable the return of important decisions to locally elected members who are closer to understanding local issues.”

 

The Chairman has indicated that she will take the above motion AFTER agenda item 6.

 

6.             Customer Service Charter and Standards

 

To receive a presentation on the Customer Service Charter and Standards from Glen Garrod supported by the FOWG (Front Office Working Group).

 

Following the presentation The Deputy Leader will move the following motion for debate:

 

“This Council, in being determined to deliver Great Access to Great Services:

 

a)     Recognises that the Customer Service Charter as adopted by the Executive, setting out the commitments of both the Council and the customer, is essential;

 

b)     Recognises that to be excellent, standards of customer service need to be high and to be challenging; and

 

c)      Will support both staff and Members to deliver the standards of customer service now expected.”

 

7.            Petition for a Mayoral Referendum

 

To consider the attached report (Paper B) from the Chief Executive Officer on the recent petition for a Mayoral Referendum.

 

Following consideration of the report the Leader will move:

 

“This Council recognises:

 

1.            the high level of public interest in the debate about the advantages and disadvantages of an elected mayor and cabinet form of executive, and

 

2.            that over 4,000 voters on the electoral role have signed a petition calling for a referendum, even though the regrettable lack of flexibility in the law prevented many of those names from counting towards the validity of the petition

 

and therefore resolves to:

 

a.            adopt the petition, presented on 14 October, as the statutory consultation exercise required before changes to the form of the Executive can be proposed, and

 

b.            draw up proposals for a proposed change to a mayor and executive form of executive for submission to the Secretary of State, and

 

c.            to hold a referendum on those proposals, to be held within the next 6 months

 

d.            to determine at the January meeting of full Council, the detail of the proposal to be sent to the Secretary of State and arrangements for the referendum.”

 

8.            To agree the revised scheme for the allocation of seats to political groups following the result of the Cowes Central by election.

 

(Attached Paper C by the Chief Executive Officer refers)

 

9.            Recommendations of the Standards Committee held on 19 October 2004

 

To consider the recommendations of the Standards Committee held on 19 October 2004 relating to the Code of Practice for Members and Officers dealing with Development Control Matters (Paper D).

 

10.       Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel

 

To consider the latest report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Members Allowances (Paper E)

 

11.       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 (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)        Childrens 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, 23 November 2004. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                  M J A FISHER

                                                                           Chief Executive Officer