Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 4 November 2010.

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 report.

(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 (ie 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.

The report advises Members of the committee of the current work programme and allows them to adjust it in the light of latest priorities, issues and circumstances. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the committee’s activities over the year. 

The Portfolio Holder for Customer First and Corporate Services will attend the meeting to give account of her performance against Council targets in her portfolio. 

 The purpose of this report is to ask the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review the current Council Statement of Licensing Policy and to take into account the comments of the Licensing and Safety Committee and to recommend any changes to Cabinet on 21 December and Council on 13 January 2011.

The Adult Learning Service has moved from the Children and Adults Overview and Scrutiny Committee to this committee’s terms of reference. The Strategy Manager will give the Committee a presentation giving Members an outline of this service.

This report presents Members with quarter two performance against indicators and actions agreed in the Council Plan. 

This report seeks to present members with a brief overview of the importance of the Council’s Forward Procurement Plan (FPP) and Contracts register and how its uptake and use can ensure an effective contract monitoring is achieved.

 This report presents the capital monitoring for the period to September 2010, with an outturn forecast for 2010/2011, incorporating the latest notified public spending reductions.

This report summarises the revenue monitoring position for the current year based on actual income and expenditure to September 2010.

 This report presents the Council’s draft capital and revenue budget for 2011/2012.