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 10.00am on MONDAY 16 MAY 2005 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.

Enquiries to: David Hinxman, Head of Democratic Services. Tel: (01962) 847339.

e-mail: [email protected]

This agenda is also available on the County Council's website (click on www.hants.gov.uk/decisions ) and can be provided on request in large print or Braille or on disk. Contact details are shown above.

AGENDA

1. County Council Elections

To receive the County Returning Officer's return of the persons elected Members of the County Council on 5 May 2005.

2. Election of Chairman

To elect the Chairman of the Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2006.

3. Declarations of Interest.

All Members who believe they have a personal or personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare their personal 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. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

4. To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 31 March 2005.

5. Appointment of Vice Chairman

To appoint the Vice Chairman of the Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2006

6. Chairman's Communications

To receive such communications as the Chairman may wish to put before the Council.

7. Election of Leader

To elect the Leader of the Council pursuant to Part 1, Chapter 7 of the Constitution.

8. Leader's Report

To receive such reports as the Leader of the Council may wish to make to the Council.

9. Appointment of Committees

To consider the report of the Chief Executive and determine for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1989 (the proportionality rules) the allocation of seats on standing committees and panels; to appoint members to the Standards Committee; and to appoint Education co-opted members.

Note: Where committees, panels or other bodies to which the Council makes appointments are subject to the proportionality rules, it is the Council's policy for the political groups to submit their nominations to the Chief Executive and for the Chief Executive to publish the respective memberships.

10. Appointment of Committee Chairmen and Vice Chairmen

To consider the report of the Chief Executive inviting nominations.

11. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

The County Council has 19 seats on the Authority. These are allocated proportionately according to the size of each political group on the County Council. Nominations are sought on that basis.

12. Hampshire Police Authority

To appoint members to the Joint Committee responsible for making appointments to the Hampshire Police Authority. The Joint Committee is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Police Act 1996 and makes appointments to the Police Authority proportionately according to the size of the political groups across its constituent councils - the County Council, Isle of Wight Council Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council.

13. Questions under Standing Order 20(b)

The list of questions received will be circulated at the meeting. 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.

14. Appointments to Outside Bodies

a)To make appointments to the following organisations of regional, national or international significance:

· Arc Manche/Channel Arc

· Assembly of European Regions

· Atlantic Arc Commission

· County Councils Network Council

· Local Government Association General Assembly

· Local Government Association Coastal Issues Group

· Local Government Association Rural Commission

· Local Government Association Urban Commission

· New Forest National Park Authority

· Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum Management Committee

· South Downs Joint Management Committee (see Item 15)

· South East Employers

· South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA)

· SEERA Planning Committee

· SEERA/South East England Development Agency Joint Europe Committee

· Southern Region Environmental Protection Committee

· Southern Region Flood Defence Committee

· Southern Sea Fisheries District Committee

b) To make any other appointments to outside bodies as may be necessary.

15. Part 1 - Recommendations from The Cabinet

· Amendments to the Constitution concerning the River Hamble and the establishment of a statutory joint committee for the South Downs.

16. Performance Plan 2005-06

To consider the report of the Chief Executive recommending approval of the outline Performance Plan 2005-06 and that the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive be authorised to agree the final text for publication by 30 June 2005.

17. Hampshire Police Authority

· To receive the report of the Authority;

· To answer any questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(d) concerning the discharge of its functions.

18. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

· To receive the report of the Authority;

· To answer any questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(e) concerning the discharge of its functions.

19 Part II - Reports for Information

To receive the reports of the following on matters dealt with in accordance with the County Council's scheme of delegation:

· THE CABINET/LEADER ...............................................................

· EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR RECREATION AND HERITAGE ......

· EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR SOCIAL CARE ....................................

· HEALTH REVIEW COMMITTEE ..........................................

· EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR EDUCATION ......................................

· EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR ENVIRONMENT ................................

· EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR SPATIAL STRATEGY....................

PETER C. B. ROBERTSON,

Chief Executive,

The Castle, Winchester.

6 May 2005