| 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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| 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 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Scrutiny of crime and disorder (Business management) |
| | | This report explains the effect of new legislation, requiring every local authority to designate a Crime and disorder Overview and Scrutiny Committee. |
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| | > Scrutiny of crime and disorder (pdf file 132.8kb) |
| | (B) | Member's Item: Road resurfacing scheme (Member's Item) |
| | | This report details the method by which road resurfacing schemes are identified, prioritised and implemented. It also lists the schemes that are currently programmed for construction.
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| | > Member's Item - Road resurfacing scheme (pdf file 172.9kb) |
| | (C) | Local Area Agreement 2008-2011 (LAA2) progress on performance (Performance management) |
| | | This report gives details of the performance against Medway's second Local Area Agreement at the end of the first year of the agreement, and where available, for the first quarter of 2009/10.
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| | > LAA 2008-2011 progress report - Appendix (pdf file 48.8kb) |
| | > LAA 2008-2011 progress report (pdf file 233.1kb) |
| | (D) | First quarter performance report 2009/2010 (Performance management) |
| | | This report presents the Council's performance for the first quarter of 2009/2010, including indicators and actions agreed in the Council Plan 2009/2012 that fall within the remit of this committee.
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| | > First Quarter Performance report 2009-2010 - Appendix 1 (pdf file 334.9kb) |
| | > First Quarter Performance report 2009-2010 - Appendix 2 (pdf file 1.3Mb) |
| | > First Quarter Performance Report 2009-2010 (pdf file 499.1kb) |
| | (E) | Cultural Strategy (Policy development) |
| | | This strategy sets out a vision for Medway's offer over the next five years.
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| There will be two short five minute films and a powerpoint presentation for this item.
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| | > Cultural Strategy - Appendix (pdf file 742.4kb) |
| | > Cultural Strategy (pdf file 176.4kb) |
| | (F) | Work programme (Business management) |
| | | The report advises the committee on the current work programme. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the committee's activities for the forthcoming year.
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| | > Work Programme - Appendix (pdf file 117.9kb) |
| | > Work Programme (pdf file 160.7kb) |