| 1 | ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN |
| 2 | ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN |
| 3 | TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: |
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| 4 | TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| 5 | 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/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports. |
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Revision of investigation and local determination procedures |
| | | The Committee is asked to agree that the Monitoring Officer use the Standards Board for England guidance when conducting an investigation referrred to her from them. |
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| | > Revision of investigation procedures (pdf file 9.6kb) |
| | > Agenda Item 7A Appendix 1 (pdf file 1.1mb) |
| | (B) | Appointment of new Member |
| | | The Committee is requested to note that a new Member needs to be appointed, and the process for this appointment. |
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| | > Appointment of new member (pdf file 9.6kb) |
| | (C) | Standards Board for England: Bulletins 32 and 33 |
| | | The purpose of this report is to inform Members of the Committee of the latest Standards Bulletins. |
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| | > Standards Board for England: Bulletins 32 and 33 (pdf file 11.9kb) |
| | > Bulletin 32 (pdf file 368.0kb) |
| | > Bulletin 33 (pdf file 255.4kb) |
| | (D) | Standards Board for England: Town and Parish Standard 09 |
| | | The purpose of this report is to inform Members of the latest Town and Parish Standard issued by the Standards Board for England. |
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| | > Standards Board for England: Town and Parish Standard (pdf file 13.1kb) |
| | > Town and Parish Standard 09 (pdf file 124.5kb) |