Meeting documents

Standards Committee
Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Standards Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
7:00 pm
AGENDA
1ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
2TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
 
 29 April 2009
 6 May 2009 (Joint Meeting of all Committees)
3TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
4URGENT 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.
5DECLARATIONS 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.
6TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)New Standards Committee Regulations 2009
 > Standards Committee Regulations 2009 (pdf file 106.8kb)
 (B)Request for Dispensation
 
This report asks the Committee to consider a request from three members of St Mary Hoo Parish Council for a dispensation.
WOULD MEMBERS PLEASE BRING WITH THEM THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK DESPATCHED WITH THE 29 JULY 2009 AGENDA TO THE MEETING.
 > Dispensation report (pdf file 112.7kb)
 > Appendix 1 MHPC dispensation - Beckey (pdf file 65.4kb)
 > Appendix 1 MHPC dispensation - Budd (pdf file 64.8kb)
 > Appendix 1 MHPC dispensation - Hassell (pdf file 64.2kb)