Meeting documents

Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Business Support
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
6:30 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 16 October 2008
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)Portfolio Holder for Community Services in attendance (Holding the executive to account)
 
The Portfolio Holder for Community Services will attend the meeting to give account of his performance against the Council's targets in his portfolio of housing and libraries.
 > Portfolio Holder for Community Services in attendance (pdf file 17.1kb)
 (B)Six-Monthly Review of Strategic Housing Improvement Plan (Performance management)
 
REPORT TO FOLLOW
 > Six month review of strategic housing improvement plan (pdf file 16.1kb)
 > Appendix 1 Six month review of strategic housing improvement plan (pdf file 113.9kb)
 (C)Presentation: CPA to CAA, Starting the Journey (Performance management)
 
The Assistant Director, Communications, Performance and Partnerships will give Members a presentation on the implications for the Council of the changes from Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) and the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA).
 (D)Performance Plan 2008/09 mid-year progress report (Performance management)
 
This report summarises the Council's performance against its priorities for the first half of 2008/09.
 > APPENDIX 1 Performance (pdf file 135.4kb)
 > Performance REPORT (pdf file 36.0kb)
 (E)Revenue Budget Monitoring 2008/09 (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report summarises the revenue monitoring budget position for the current year to date.
 > Revenue Budget Monitoring 2008-2009 (pdf file 23.1kb)
 (F)Capital Budget Monitoring 2008/2009 (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report presents the capital monitoring for the period to September 2008, with an outturn forecast for 2008/2009.
 > Appendix Capital Monitoring - 1 Sept 08 (pdf file 94.6kb)
 > Capital Monitoring (pdf file 40.8kb)
 (G)Capital Programme 2009/2010 and beyond (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report sets out a provisional programme of capital investment for 2009/2010 and beyond.
 > Appendix 1 Capital Budget 2009-2010 Cabinet 25 11 08 (pdf file 100.7kb)
 > Capital Budget (pdf file 15.5kb)
 (H)Revenue budget 2009/2010 (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report presents the Council's draft revenue budget for 2009/2010.
 > Appendix 1 Revenue Budget 2009-2010 (pdf file 509.4kb)
 > Revenue Budget (pdf file 13.7kb)
 (I)Work programme
 
Members are asked if they wish to make changes to the work programme and to note the activity across all overview and scrutiny committees over the last cycle and for the next cycle.
 > Appendix 1 Work programme - schedule (pdf file 12.7kb)
 > Appendix 1 Work programme - scrutiny activity (pdf file 12.1kb)
 > Work programme report (pdf file 17.3kb)