| 1 | TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: |
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| 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. |
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| 4 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
| | | | (a) | Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
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| | (b) | Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A Councillor who declares a prejudicial interest must withdraw from the room unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Council's Standard's Committee or the exemption under paragraph 12(2) of the Medway Code of Conduct applies.
If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent. |
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| 5 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Candidate's Guide relating to Members' Code of Conduct |
| | | This report updates Members on the information contained within the candidate's guide relating to the Members' Code of Conduct. |
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| | > Appendix - Draft Guide for candidates and agents (pdf file 55.5kb) |
| | > Candidates Guide relating to Members Code of Conduct (pdf file 11.2kb) |
| | (B) | Member Development |
| | | This report gives the Committee information regarding the current and future arrangements for Member Development. |
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| | > Appendix - Member Development Strategy 2007-2011 (pdf file 19.7kb) |
| | > Member Development (pdf file 12.0kb) |
| | (C) | Monitoring of Compliance with CIPFA/SOLACE Code of Corporate Governance |
| | | The purpose of this report is to present the annual report for the Committee on compliance with the CIPFA/SOLACE Code of Governance at Medway. |
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| | > Appendix - Internal Audit - Corporate Governance (pdf file 124.3kb) |
| | > Monitoring of Compliance with CIPFA SOLACE Code of Corporate Governance (pdf file 12.2kb) |
| | (D) | Code of Conduct Consultation |
| | | This report attaches the newly published government consultation on the revised Code of Conduct. |
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| | > Code of Conduct Consultation (pdf file 9.9kb) |
| | (E) | Decision of High Court in the Ken Livingstone Case |
| | | This report advises Members about the recent decision of the High Court in relation to the appeal by Ken Livingstone against the findings of the Adjudication Panel for England. |
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| | > Decision of High Court in the Ken Livingstone Case (pdf file 22.2kb) |
| | (F) | Standards Board for England: Bulletin 31 |
| | | The purpose of this report is to inform Members of the Committee of the latest Standards Bulletin published on 27 November 2006. |
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| | > Appendix - Bulletin 31 (pdf file 239.5kb) |
| | > Standards Board for England - Bulletin 31 (pdf file 12.9kb) |
| | (G) | Standards Board for England: Town and Parish Standard 08 |
| | | The purpose of this report is to inform Members of the latest Town and Parish Standard issued by the Standards Board for England. |
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| | > Appendix - Town and Parish Standard 08 (pdf file 128.4kb) |
| | > Standards Board for England - Town and Parish Standard 08 (pdf file 12.8kb) |