Meeting documents

Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Thursday, 20 November 2008

Regeneration, Community and Culture
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Thursday, 20 November 2008
6:03 pm
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
1TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2URGENT 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.
3DECLARATIONS 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.
4TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Award of Medway Park Contract (Pre-decision scrutiny)
 
This report seeks to advise Members of the current status of the Medway Park project and to recommend to Cabinet the extension and new build contract.
 > Award of Medway Park Contract (pdf file 25.4kb)
 > Appendix 1 - Award of Medway Park Contract (pdf file 731.7kb)
 (B)Exclusion of the press and public
 
This report provides summary information regarding the exempt appendix to the Award of Medway Park Contract.
Updated notation 20 November 2008:
Please note Appendices 2 and 3 are both now exempt.
 > Exclusion of the press and public (pdf file 14.3kb)
 (C)Award of Medway Park Contract (Pre-decision scrutiny)
 
This exempt appendix provides information for consideration as part of the report 4(A) shown above.