Meeting documents

Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Regeneration, Community and Culture
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
6:32 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 25 February 2009
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.
5TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Attendance by the Leader of the Council (Holding the executive to account)
 
The Leader will attend the meeting to give account of his performance against the Council's targets in his portfolio relevant to Regeneration.
 > Attendance by the Leader of the Council (pdf file 231.3kb)
 (B)Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth in attendance (Holding the executive to account)
 
The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth will attend the meeting to give account of her performance against the Council's targets in her portfolio.
 > Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth in attendance (pdf file 235.7kb)
 (C)CCTV Enforcement Vehicle (Service information)
 
This report provides information on the operational deployment of the CCTV vehicle and its enforcement priorities.
 > CCTV Enforcement Vehicle (pdf file 2.0Mb)
 (D)Member's item: Free swimming (Member's item)
 
This report is in response to a request from the Spokesperson of the Labour Group and provides information on the free swimming programme offered to children under 16 and the people over the age of 60.
 > Member's item: Free Swimming (pdf file 244.1kb)
 (E)Petitions (Petitions)
 
The report advises the Committee of petitions presented to the Mayor at Council meetings including a summary of officers' responses to the petitions.
 > Petitions (pdf file 221.2kb)
 (F)Work programme (Business management)
 
The report advises the Committee on the current work programme. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the Committee's activities for the forthcoming year.
 > Work Programme (pdf file 284.2kb)