Meeting documents

Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Thursday, 3 January 2008

Business Support
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Presentation Suite
Civic Centre
Strood
Thursday, 3 January 2008
7:00 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 29 November 2007
2TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
 
The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports.
4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 
 (a)Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct

A Councillor who declares a personal interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, may stay, speak and vote on the matter.
 (b)Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct

A Councillor who declares a personal and prejudicial interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, must withdraw from the room and take no part in the debate or vote on the matter.

Councillors who have declared a personal and prejudicial interest may make representations, answer questions and give evidence before leaving the room but only if members of the public are allowed to attend for the same purpose.

If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent.
 (c)Whipping - the Council's constitution also requires any Member of the Committee who is subject to a party whip (i.e. agreeing to vote in line with the majority view of a private party group meeting) to declare the existence of the whip and the nature of it before the item is discussed.
5ATTENDANCE BY COUNCILLOR JARRETT, DEPUTY LEADER AND PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR FINANCE
 
Councillor Jarrett will attend the meeting to give account of his performance against the targets in his portfolio.
6TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Draft capital and revenue budget proposals 2008/2009 (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report presents for consideration the Cabinet's draft capital and revenue budgets for 2008/2009 relating to this Committee.
 > Capital and revenue budget (pdf file 49.1kb)
 > Appendix 1 (pdf file 7.5kb)
 > Appendix 2 (pdf file 12.2kb)
 > Appendix 3 (pdf file 7.1kb)
 > Appendix 4 (pdf file 7.6kb)