Archived decisions
To the Members of the County Council.
You are hereby summoned to the Annual Meeting of the County Council to be held at The Castle, Winchester at 10.00 a.m. on THURSDAY 15 MAY 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. Election of Chairman
To elect the Chairman of the County Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2009, the new Chairman to sign the declaration of acceptance of office.
The new Chairman to present to Councillor Mrs Devereux, the outgoing Chairman, a replica badge of office in recognition of her service as Chairman, and to invite Councillor Mrs Devereux to reply.
3. 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.
4. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 April 2008.
5. Appointment of Vice-Chairman
To appoint a Vice Chairman of the County Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2009; the new Vice Chairman to sign the declaration of acceptance of office.
6. Chairman's Communications
To receive such communications as the Chairman may desire to lay before the Council.
7. Leader's Report
To receive such reports as the Leader of the Council may desire to bring
before the Council.
8. Questions pursuant to 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
9. Proportionality and Appointments
To consider a report of the Chief Executive concerning the appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen and proportionality on committees and panels; and to make such alterations in the membership of other committees and outside bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules as the Council may think fit.
10. Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 - Local Area Agreements(LAA)
To consider the report of the Chief Executive seeking the Council's agreement to the function of approving the LAA being a function of the Council's Executive and to the Constitution being revised accordingly.
11. Review of Financial Regulations
To consider the report of the County Treasurer recommending changes to the County Council's Financial Regulations. The report has been considered by the Governance Committee which recommends approval of the proposed revisions. The Cabinet is considering the matter at its meeting on 12 May and its views will be reported to the Council at the meeting.
12. Post Offices in Hampshire County Council
To consider the report of the Leader of the Council updating Members on the Network Change programme of closures in Hampshire by Post Offices Ltd.
13. Chairmanship of the County Council - Notice of Motion
Councillor Dowden to move:
`That this Council affirms that the role of Chairman is a non-political post and, in electing a Chairman of Hampshire County Council, it will seek to select the best candidate for the post. Council further notes that, unlike many other authorities, Hampshire County Council does not have an agreed procedure for nomination of candidates for the post of Chairman.
Council therefore seeks a panel of members to investigate procedures for the election of Chairman in 2009.'
14. Hampshire's Needs, Capacity and Infrastructure - Notice of Motion
Councillor Perry to move:
`i) Hampshire County Council calls on the Government to recognise that it is locally elected Councils that are best placed to determine the needs, capacity and infrastructure requirements of their area.
ii) This Council asks that, in its consideration of the Inspector's
report on the South East Plan, the Government shall not increase still further the current housing figures proposed for Hampshire in the Plan period and insists that even the currently envisaged level of development should only be permitted if adequate infrastructure, especially but not only roads, is guaranteed and properly funded in advance.'
Part II - Matters for Information
15. Hampshire Police Authority...................................................................
a) To deal with any questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(d) concerning the discharge of the Authority's functions.
b) To receive the report of the Authority; questions may be put to the Police Authority's spokesperson on the content of the report.
16. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority...................................................
To deal with any questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(e) concerning the discharge of the Authority's functions. There is no report of the Authority on this occasion.
17. To receive for information the reports of the following:
a) The Cabinet/Leader........................................................................
b) Executive Member for Adult Social Care........................................
c) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee......................................
d) Executive Lead Member for Children's Services and Executive Member for Children and Families..........................................
Andrew Smith, OBE,MA,DPA,MBA Chief Executive,
The Castle,
Winchester.
7 May 2008