ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

19 October 2004

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 27 October 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 15 September 2004 (Paper A).

2. To receive from the Returning Officer the result of the Cowes Central by election held on Thursday 21 October 2004.

3. To receive any declarations of interest.

4. 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, 25 October 2004.

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

6. Property Transactions

To consider the attached report (Paper B) from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services on the motion passed at the July meeting of the Council in relation to property transactions.

7. EXECUTIVE :

a) To consider the recommendation of the Portfolio Holder for Adult and Community Services that the Isle of Wight Library Position Statement for 2005-2006 be approved.

A copy of the report considered by the Portfolio Holder for Adult and Community Services is attached as Paper C.

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 S 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 M Butchers)

(ix) Tourism and Leisure (Mr J H 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, 26 October 2004. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

M J A FISHER

Chief Executive Officer