ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

 

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

 

18 November 2003

 

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 26 November 2003 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.

 

Please note slightly earlier start time.

 

AGENDA

 

PRAYERS

 

1.             To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 15 October 2003 (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, 24 November 2003.

 

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

 

5.            To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing on the Green Paper 'Every Child Matters' as submitted to the Executive on 19 November 2003. Please bring with you to the meeting your copy of the report as circulated with the Executive agenda.

 

6.            To consider the attached report from the Portfolio Holder for Resources on the Appointment of Head of Paid Service (Paper B).

 

7.            To consider the attached joint report from the Leader of the Council and the Chairman of the Social Services, Housing and Benefits Select Committee on the establishment of a joint health scrutiny committee with Southampton City, Portsmouth City and Hampshire County Councils (Paper C)

 

8.            Recommendations from the Standards Committee held on 21 October 2003

 

(a)         Quorum of the Standards Committee

 

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

 

THAT Para 2.2 of Article 9 of the Constitution (quorum of the Standards Committee) is amended to add after the words “Parish Councils”: “EXCEPT:

 

(i)     When determining complaints against members of the Isle of Wight Council referred by an Ethical Standards Officer when the quorum will be any 3 members, one of whom must be an independent member; or

 

(ii)   When determining complaints against a Parish or Town Councillor referred by an Ethical Standards Officer when the quorum will be 3 members, one of whom must be an independent member, including the representative of the Isle of Wight Association of Town and Parish Councils (or their deputy).” 

 

(b)         Determination by the Standards Committee and payment of Allowances during any period of suspension

 

The Committee considered a report from the Monitoring Officer on the issue of the payment of allowances to a member should the Standards Committee decide to suspend the Councillor under the local determination procedure.

 

The proposal had been prepared following guidance from the Standards Board and would be a recommended to the Council when it considered the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL :

 

THAT the following be included within the Members Allowances Scheme:

 

“That the payment of any allowances to a Member may be suspended by the Standards Committee as part of the sanction in connection with its determination of a complaint against a Member. Provided that no suspension of allowances shall exceed the period of suspension of that Member’s access to the resources of the Council.”

 

Recommendation (b) above is detailed in, and should be considered alongside, the following report on Members Remuneration.

 

9.            Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel

 

To consider the attached report (Paper D) of the Leader of the Council on the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

10.       EXECUTIVE :

 

a)           Recommendations of the Executive held on 5 November 2003:

 

“THAT given the significance of the tourism industry to the Island, and the Tourism Development Plan to the development of that industry to recommend to Full Council:

 

“That the Tourism Development Plan be added to the Policy Framework in Article 4 of the Constitution in order that Full Council can determine the strategic development of support and leadership to the Tourism industry through the application of the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules”

 

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

(iv)        Education and Community Development (Mrs J L Wareham);

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

(vi)        Resources (Mr R R Barry);

(vii)      Social Services and Housing (Mr G Kendall);

(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, 25 November 2003. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

 

 

M J A FISHER

Chief Executive Officer