20 October 2008
This page provides access to the documents to be considered by Council at the meeting held on Monday 20 October 2008 at 2:00pm in the Council Chamber, Council House, Saltergate, Chesterfield.
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A G E N D A
The Model Code of Conduct
Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any personal and/or prejudicial interest in any matter arising from this agenda and to withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.
1 Apologies for Absence
2 To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the attached Minutes of Council meetings held on:
(a) Ordinary meeting held on 1 September 2008
(b) Special meeting held on 8 September 2008
3 Chair’s Announcements (if any)
4 Public Participation
In accordance with Standing Order No 8 to allow members of the public to ask questions about the Council’s activities for a period up to fifteen minutes. The replies to any such questions will be given by the appropriate Cabinet Member.
5 Minutes of Meetings held between 28 August 2008 and 9 October 2008
The following meetings have taken place. To access these documents on the Council’s website www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/minute-book (attached as Appendix 5(1) are instructions on how to use this facility).
MEETING | DATE | |
(a) | Safer Homes & Neighbourhood | 28 August 2008 |
(b) | Planning | 2 September 2008 |
(c) | Cabinet | 3 September 2008 |
(d) | Appointments | 8 September 2008 |
(e) | Licensing (P&C) Spinning Wheel Inn | 9 September 2008 |
(f) | Licensing Sub-Committee | 9 September 2008 |
(g) | Ethical Standards | 10 September 2008 |
(h) | Overview & Scrutiny | 18 September 2008 |
(i) | Healthy Communities & Well Being | 19 September 2008 |
(j) | Economic Regeneration & Skills | 25 September 2008 |
(k) | Audit & Governance | 25 September 2008 |
(l) | Planning | 30 September 2008 |
(m) | Cabinet | 1 October 2008 |
(n) | Licensing (P&C) Bestwood Working Men’s Club | 3 October 2008 |
(o) | Audit & Governance | 9 October 2008 |
Arrangements will be made to project an electronic copy of the above Minutes onto the screens in the Council Chamber should any Member have a specific question they wish to raise.
The Council previously decided to dispose with going through the Minutes of previous meetings page by page and not to produce a hard copy of the Minute Book on condition that Members could make a specific request for any set of Minutes to the Democratic Services Manager.
There are no recommendations within the above Minutes which require approval this Council meeting.
6 To answer any questions asked under Standing Order No 9
7 Strategic Housing Overview
To receive a presentation from Rebecca Slack regarding Strategic Housing Overview within the Council.
8 Report of the Section 151 Officer (Jointly with Councillor PR Kerry Portfolio Member for the Economy Finance and Regeneration
Report No SECT151/11/08/MWG/BM - Treasury Management Strategy – Medium Term Financial Plan 2008/09 – 2010/11 Update (to follow)
9 Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE)
Council is requested to appoint a representative to sit on the Traffic Penalty Tribunal Adjudication Panel which will deal with parking appeal issues.
10 Gurkha Rights
It was intended to ask Council to consider the attached resolution passed by Reading Borough Council. The matter was raised at the last Leadership Team Meeting.
However on Tuesday 30 September a High Court Judge ruled that Gurkha veterans who were refused visas to settle in the United Kingdom, because they retired from the regiment before 1997 were treated unlawfully and the policy used to reject them was misleading.
He stated that the policy needed “urgent revisiting” and set a deadline of three months for the Home Office to undertake a review.
The ruling could open the way for more than 2000 Gurkhas who have had their visas rejected under the misleading policy.
However, their campaign would continue until the policy was rewritten, stated a campaigner and therefore, the Council is requested to indicate whether it wishes to declare its support for the ongoing campaign.
11 Protocol for Members Appointed to Represent the Council on Outside Bodies
To receive (if any) oral/written reports from Members following their attendance at any outside bodies upon which they represent Council
12 Under Standing Order No 11 (Motions without Notice) to receive reports and recommendations of Committees or officers and to make any decision necessarily arising.
13 Report of Councillor G Baxter and Councillor P Kerry (Portfolio Member for Economy Finance and Regeneration)
Report No GBXR68/08/BM - Support for Local Business
NOTE:
(1) Model Code of Conduct - The Register of Members’ Interests
Members are reminded that a Member must within 28 days of becoming aware of any changes to their interests under paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Code of Conduct provide written notification to the Authority’s Monitoring Officer.
(2) Members are reminded that the Protocol which relates to gifts or hospitality (included at Part 5 of the Council’s Constitution) relates to any offer, gift, favour or hospitality that is made, given or offered to you in your capacity as a Member whether you accept it or not.
As a Member you must declare in writing to the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of being offered or receiving any gift or hospitality. Such declarations will be recorded in a register which is kept by the Monitoring Officer (Room 029).
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