To the Members of the County Council.
You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the County Council to be held at The Castle, Winchester at 1.00pm on THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2008 to consider and resolve upon the business set out in the Agenda below. There will be a short service of prayer at the beginning of the meeting.
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1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Members who believe they have a personal or prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Code. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.
3.MINUTES
To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2007.
4. DEPUTATION - ISITFAIR - Council tax
5. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS
To receive such communications as the Chairman may wish to bring before the Council.
6. LEADER'S REPORT
To receive such reports as the Leader of the Council may wish to bring before the Council.
7. QUESTIONS UNDER STANDING ORDER 20(b)(i)
To deal with questions pursuant to Standing Order 20(b)(i). Where a member has submitted more than one question, their second and subsequent questions will not be answered until all other members' first questions have been dealt with.
Part I - Matters for decision
8. APPOINTMENTS
a) Interreg IV A - The Leader of the Council will recommend the appointment of the holder of the Executive Member for Community Development portfolio to serve in relation to the European programme for cross border cooperation. The County Council has a seat on the Steering Committee of the north/2 seas programme for the period 2008 - 11 and on the management committee of the south programme from 2012-14.
b) Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust- The Leader will recommend the appointment of Councillor Mrs Wheale as the County Council's representatives on this trust.
c) Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust - The Leader will recommend the appointment of Councillor Mrs Banks as the County Council's representative on this trust.
d) Other alterations in the membership of committees, panels and/or outside bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules as the Council may think fit.
e) Education Advisory Panel - to consider the proposed terms of reference following consultation with the members of this panel which the County Council established at its meeting in November 2007. (Report of the Chief Executive herewith marked Item 7(e))
f) Standards Committee - subject to the introduction of Regulations to bring the statutory provision into effect, the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 provides that the chairman of the Standards Committee must be an independent person. Government is working towards implementation wef 1 April 2008 but this is not certain. To be prepared, therefore, it is proposed that the Council put contingency arrangements in place by appointing a small group of members to interview candidates and with power delegated to them by the Council to make the appointment.
9. REVENUE BUDGET AND PRECEPT 2008/09 AND CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2008/09 - 2011/12.(Report to follow).
To consider the report of the Leader and recommendations of the Cabinet.
Note: The usual budget debate sequence is shown at the end of this agenda.
10. MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES 2008/09
To consider the recommendations of the Governance Committee following its consideration of the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel.
Part II - Matters for information
11. HAMPSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY ...............................................................
a) To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(d) concerning the discharge of its functions.
b) To receive the report of the Hampshire Police Authority.
12. HAMPSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY...................................
a) To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(e) concerning the discharge of its functions.
b) To receive the report of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority. (To follow)
13. EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
To receive for information the reports of the following:
a) The Cabinet/Leader.................................................................................
b) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee...............................................
c) Executive Lead Member for Children's Services(Education) and Executive Member for Children and Families.....................................................
d) Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage................................
e)Executive Member for Adult Social Care...........................................
Andrew Smith, OBE,MA,DPA,MBA Chief Executive, The Castle, Winchester.
13 February 2008
BUDGET DEBATE SEQUENCE TIME LIMITS
1. Leader - Cllr. T. K. Thornber to move budget proposals - No limit
2. Liberal Democrat amendment - response and possible
amendment - Cllr. A. P. Collett - 30 minutes max
3. Labour amendment - response and possible
amendment - Cllr. Jo Kelly - 30 minutes max
4. Any other amendment - one per group only - 4 minutes
5. General debate - each speaker once only - 4 minutes
6. Liberal Democrat seconder - 4 minutes
7. Labour seconder - 4 minutes
8. Leader to wind up - No limit
ORDER OF VOTING
1. Liberal Democrat amendment
2. Labour amendment
3. Any other amendments (in order)
4. Substantive motion