Committee Administrator - Paul Thistlewood ☎ 823285 

E-mail - [email protected]

FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE

MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2003 AT 10.00 AM

COMMITTEE ROOM 1, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT

Membership :             Mr G P Price (Chairman), Mr V J Morey (Vice Chairman), Mr B E Abraham, Mr J R Adams, Mr C B W Chapman, Mr A C Coburn, Mrs B E Foster, Mr G S Kendall, Mrs M J Miller, Mr I R Stephens, Mr R A Sutton, Mr A A Taylor. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council (Miss H L Humby and Mr J A Bowker) are non-voting members.

Portfolio Holders :       Mr D J Knowles - Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection, Mr E Fox - Transport

Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to the Committee Services section before the commencement of the meeting, such notification to detail which items the member is attending for.

AGENDA

1.        MINUTES - PAPER A - To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2003.

2.        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

3.        PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - To guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Thursday, 6 February 2003. Each question must give the name and address of the questioner. Questions may be asked at the meeting without prior notice but in these circumstances there is no guarantee that a fully reply will be given at the meeting.

4.        URGENT BUSINESS - To consider any matters which, in the Chairman's opinion, are urgent.

SCRUTINY SESSION

5.        LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT, BUDGET FOR 2003/04 AND FORWARD PLAN FOR 2004 -06 - PAPER B - To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Finance and Information and County Treasurer.

6.        SERVICE PLAN 2003/2004 CONSUMER PROTECTION - PAPER C - To consider the report of the Head of Consumer Protection

7.        MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME - A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 10.00 am on Friday, 7 February 2003.

8.        NEXT MEETING - The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, 10 March 2003 at 10.00 am at County Hall, Newport. The agenda for that meeting is likely to include budget monitoring.

Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Council's web site at : http://www.iwight.com/council/meetings/meetings.asp

The information contained in this agenda is available in Braille, large print, tape and community languages. Please contact the Committee Administrator on ☎ 823285.