Committee Administrator - Julie Martin F 823281  E-mail - [email protected]

FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE

MONDAY, 19 APRIL 2004 AT 10.00 AM

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

Membership : Mr V J Morey (Chairman), Mr B E Abraham (Vice Chairman), Mr J R Adams, Mr C B W Chapman, Mr A C Coburn, Mrs B E Foster, Mrs B Lawson, Mr C H Lillywhite, Mrs M J Miller, Mr G P Price, Mr I R Stephens, Mr A A Taylor. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council (Miss H L Humby and Mrs M A Jarman) 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 Select Committee Support 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 15 March 2004.

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 10.00 am on Thursday, 15 April 2004. 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. BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF FEBRUARY 2004 - PAPER B - To consider the report of the Chief Financial Officer.

6. LIVEX 2004 – STATUS REPORT ON THE LOCAL AUTHORITY’S PREPAREDNESS – PAPER C – To consider the report of the Chief Fire Officer.

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, 16 April 2004.

8. NEXT MEETING

The next scheduled formal meeting will be held on Monday, 21 June 2004 at 10.00 am.

The Awayday for the Select Committee will be held on Monday, 17 May 2004 at which the workplan for the forthcoming year will be discussed.

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 F 823281.