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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 WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2007 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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    AGENDA

1.MINUTES

    To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2006.

2. 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.

3. DEPUTATION

    Isitfair? - concerning council tax.

4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

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

5. LEADER'S REPORT

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

6. 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

7.APPOINTMENTS

    To make such alterations in the membership of committees, panels and/or outside bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules as the Council may think fit.

8. REVENUE BUDGET AND PRECEPT 2007/08 AND CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2007/08 - 2010/11.(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.

9. MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES 2007/08

    To consider the recommendations of the Governance Committee following its consideration of the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel. The proceedings of the Panel are appended to the report.

10. MEMBERS' WEB PAGES - ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

    Pursuant to minute 162 of the previous meeting of the Council, to consider the key points which arose at the Members' seminar held on 9 January 2007 as set out in the report of the Head of Corporate and Legal Services and Monitoring Officer, and, in the light of the outcome of the seminar, to reconsider the report of the Governance Committee - this is appended to the Monitoring Officer's report.

11. HIP DYSPLASIA AND DISABLED PARKING - NOTICE OF MOTION

    To consider the following Notice of Motion submitted pursuant to Standing Order 17 by Councillor SH Reid and seconded by Councillor PA Heath.

    "That temporary blue passes entitling drivers to use disabled parking bays be made available to parents whose children are diagnosed with hip dysplasia and who are obliged to wear hip spica casts."

        Part II - Matters for information

12. HAMPSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY ...............................................................

    a) To receive the report of the Hampshire Police Authority (to follow);

    b) To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(d) concerning the discharge of its functions.

13. HAMPSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY...................................

    a) To receive the report of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority (to follow);

    b) To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(e) concerning the discharge of its functions.

14. To receive for information the reports of the following:

a) The Cabinet/Leader.................................................................................

b) Executive Member for Adult Social Care.........................................

c) Governance Committee...............................................................

d) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee...............................................

    e) Executive Lead Member for Children's Services and Executive Member with Special Responsibility for Education.....................................................

    f) Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage................................

g) Executive Member for Environment ........................................................

                  PETER ROBERTSON, Chief Executive. The Castle, Winchester. 13 February 2007

      BUDGET DEBATE SEQUENCE Time Limit

    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