| 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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| | > O&S changes (pdf file 19.0kb) |
| | > O&S changes - appendix A (pdf file 41.4kb) |
| 4 | DECLARATIONS 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.
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| | (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.
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| | (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. |
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| 5 | ATTENDANCE BY THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL (HOLDING THE EXECUTIVE TO ACCOUNT) |
| | | The Leader, Councillor Rodney Chambers, will attend the meeting to give account of his performance against Council targets in his portfolio relevant to democracy and governance. |
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| | > Portfolio Holder held to account (pdf file 16.9kb) |
| 6 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Draft guide to developer contributions (Performance management) |
| | | The purpose of this report is to ask Members to consider the draft guide to developer contributions and its sustainability appraisal. Members are asked to recommend to Cabinet to adopt the guide as a supplementary planning document. |
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| | > Developer Contributions (pdf file 18.0kb) |
| | > Appendix A - Final Draft - The Medway Guide to Developer Contributions (pdf file 1.2Mb) |
| | > Appendix 2 - Draft - Sustainability Appraisal (pdf file 636.3kb) |
| | (B) | Management of sickness absence (Performance management) |
| | | This report was requested by Members at the last meeting and provides the Committee with information on action being taken to improve and manage staff sickness absence across the Council. |
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| | > Sickness report (pdf file 35.7kb) |
| | > Sickness Days Appendix 1 to 6B Sickness Report (pdf file 9.2kb) |
| | (C) | Work programme (Business management) |
| | | This report asks Members to consider whether to make any amendments to the current work programme. |
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| | > Work programme (pdf file 16.7kb) |
| | > Work programme - schedule (pdf file 14.2kb) |