| 1 | TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: |
| | |
| 2 | TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| 3 | URGENT 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. |
|
| 4 | DECLARATIONS 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. |
|
| 5 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Standards Board for England Conference |
| | | The Chairman and Monitoring Officer will give a verbal report on their recent visit to the Standards Board for England Conference. |
|
| | (B) | Kent and Medway Independent Group update |
| | | The Chairman will update Members on the work of the Kent and Medway Independent Group. |
|
| | (C) | The Local Government Ombudsman's Annual Letter - Medway Council |
| | | The Committee is asked to note the annual letter by the Local Government Ombudsman on Medway Council. |
|
| | > Appendix C - LGO Annual Letter (pdf file 17.2kb) |
| | (D) | Code of Conduct - Code Uncovered |
| | | Members will be shown a short video from the Standards Board for England. |
|