NOTICE OF MEETING

Peter C B Robertson LLB Solicitor

Chief Executive

The Castle Winchester SO23 8UJ

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members who believe they have a personal or a 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.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2006.

4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

5. DEPUTATIONS

6. ANNUAL EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY PERFORMANCE REPORT

To consider a report of the Director of Human Resources detailing progress with the Equality and Diversity Improvement plan and the Council's performance against the Equality Standard for Local Government.

7. REVIEW OF THE CORPORATE STRATEGY 2006-2009

To consider a report of the Chief Executive setting out the draft direction and priorities for the revised Corporate Strategy for the period 2006-2009 and the approach to developing a corporate business plan.

8. ADULT SERVICES (report to follow)

To consider a report of the Chief Executive, County Treasurer and Director of Adult Services setting out the actions that are required in order to recover the position of an overspend in 2005/06 and to create resilience against a future of escalating service demand at a time of severe budget pressures for the County Council.

9. HAMPSHIRE RURAL PATHFINDER

To consider a report of the Director of Environment summarising the recent progress with the Hampshire Rural Pathfinder programme and the links with the Hampshire Local Area Agreement.

10. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

Recommendation

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present during that item, confidential information would be disclosed to them in beach of the duty of confidence. Exempt information within Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed, and that in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information for the reasons set out in the report.

11. DEVELOPING THE STRUCTURE OF ADULT SERVICES (report to follow)

To consider the exempt report of the Director of Adult Services outlining proposals for developing the structure of the Adult Services department.

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