Meeting documents

Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Business Support
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Civic Suite
Civic Centre
Strood
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
7:00 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 6 September 2007
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.
5CALL IN REPORT - FURNITURE FOR NEW CIVIC HQ
 
Members are asked to consider a report on furniture for the new Civic HQ, which was called in by six Members of the Liberal Democrat group. An exempt appendix to this report will be found at the end of the agenda.
 > Appendix A Call-in report (pdf file 37.4kb)
 > Appendix B Call-in report (pdf file 36.4kb)
 > Call-in of Furniture for new Civic HQ (pdf file 18.6kb)
6TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Revenue budget monitoring 2007-2008
 
This report summarises the financial monitoring position for the current year to date.
 > Appendix 1 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 10.1kb)
 > Appendix 2 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 12.9kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - BSD (pdf file 11.4kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - Childrens (pdf file 7.0kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - Corn and St George (pdf file 17.3kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - Medway Leisure (pdf file 24.0kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - R & D (pdf file 18.3kb)
 > Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 - Social Care (pdf file 14.6kb)
 > Appendix 4 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 32.7kb)
 > Appendix 5 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 29.9kb)
 > Appendix 6 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 28.6kb)
 > Appendix 7 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 10.4kb)
 > Appendix 8 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 17.0kb)
 > Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007-2008 (pdf file 25.4kb)
 (B)Capital budget monitoring 2007-2008
 
This report presents the capital monitoring for the period to July 2007, with an outturn forecast for 2007/2008.
 > Appendix 1 Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 9.6kb)
 > Appendix 2 Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 8.8kb)
 > Appendix 2a Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 17.5kb)
 > Appendix 3 Capital Budget Monitoring - Childrens Services July 2007 (pdf file 20.3kb)
 > Appendix 3 Capital Budget Monitoring - Childrens Services (pdf file 17.4kb)
 > Appendix 3a Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 33.2kb)
 > Appendix 4 Capital Budget Monitoring - Combined (pdf file 11.5kb)
 > Appendix 4 Capital Budget Monitoring - Community Services (pdf file 14.7kb)
 > Appendix 5 Capital Budget Monitoring - Summary 1 (pdf file 24.9kb)
 > Appendix 5 Capital Budget Monitoring - Summary 2PB (pdf file 14.1kb)
 > Appendix 6 Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 15.9kb)
 > Appendix 6a Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 30.1kb)
 > Capital Budget Monitoring (pdf file 20.4kb)
 (C)Building repairs and maintenance/property rationalisation
 
This report advises Members of the level of the maintenance backlog, the measures being taken to reduce the backlog and the current budgetary position.
 > Appendix 1 Building Repairs and Maintenance-Property Rationalisation (pdf file 16.9kb)
 > Appendix 2 Building Repairs and Maintenance-Property Rationalisation (pdf file 15.4kb)
 > Building Repairs and Maintenance-Property Rationalisation (pdf file 19.9kb)
 (D)Licensing Act 2003 - review of Council Statement of Licensing Policy
 
The purpose of this report is to bring to the attention of this Committee the Council's Statement of Licensing Policy, which is in need of its triennial review. The report will then go to Cabinet and to Council.
 > Appendix 1 Review of Council Statement of Licensing Policy (pdf file 81.7kb)
 > Review of Council Statement of Licensing Policy (pdf file 16.4kb)
 (E)Annual Review of Management Strategy
 
The report seeks Members' views regarding the revised Risk Management Strategy that will enable the Council to identify and manage risks to achieve its strategic objectives and enhance the value of services it provides to the community.
 > Annual Review of Risk Management Strategy (pdf file 11.3kb)
 > Appendix 1 Annual Review of Risk Management Strategy (pdf file 48.9kb)
 (F)Work programme
 
Members are asked to consider the current work programme and identify any additional items for inclusion.
 > Work programme schedule (pdf file 16.1kb)
 > Work programme (pdf file 9.7kb)
 (G)Exclusion of the press and public
 
The appendix to agenda item 5 earlier on the agenda contains information which is not for publication under paragraph 3 of part 1 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as it contains information of a commercially sensitive nature. It is considered the need to keep information exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
 > Exempt cover sheet - exclusion of press and public (pdf file 10.2kb)
 (H)Call in report - furniture for the new Civic HQ - exempt appendix