Contact your Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Date: Wednesday 24 June 2009 Time: 6.30 p.m. Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone
Membership:
Councillors Parvin (The Mayor), Ash, Batt, Beerling, Mrs Blackmore, Bradshaw, Butler, Chittenden, Daley, English, Field, FitzGerald, Garland, Mrs Gibson, Mrs Gooch, Greer, Harwood, Hinder, Mrs Hinder, Horne, Hotson, Mrs Joy, Lusty, Marchant, Marshall, Mrs Marshall, Moriarty, Mortimer, Moss, Naghi, Nelson-Gracie, Paine, Parr, Mrs Parvin, Paterson, Pollington, Mrs Ring, Mrs Robertson, Robertson, Ross, Sams, Schnell, Sellar, Sherreard, Mrs Stockell, Thick, Verrall, Vizzard, Warner, Ms Williams, Mrs Wilson, J.A. Wilson, J Wilson, Wooding and Yates
|
|
AGENDA |
Page No. |
1. Apologies for Absence |
|
2. Disclosures by Members and Officers |
|
3. Disclosures of Lobbying |
|
4. To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information. |
|
5. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Borough Council held on 20 May 2009 |
1 - 8 |
6. Mayor's Announcements |
|
7. Petitions |
|
8. Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public |
|
9. Questions from Members of the Council to the |
|
|
|
(a) Leader of the Council (b) Cabinet Members (c) Chairmen of Overview and Scrutiny Committees (d) Chairmen of other Committees
|
|
10. Current Issues - Report of the Leader of the Council and Response of the Group Leaders |
|
11. Report of the Head of Finance - Delegation of Officer Function |
9 - 10 |
12. Report of the Planning Committee held on 21 May 2009 - Amendment to Planning Scheme of Delegation |
11 - 12 |
13. Report of the Standards Committee held on 22 May 2009 |
13 - 38 |
|
|
Minute 1 – Annual Report to Council 2008/09
Minute 2 – Review of Complaints 2008/09
Minute 3 – Indemnities for Members and Officers
Minute 4 – Amendment to Planning Scheme of Delegation
|
|
14. Report of the Audit Committee held on 1 June 2009 – Annual Report to Council 2008/09 |
39 - 46 |
15. Report of the Audit Committee held on 15 June 2009 - Statement of Accounts 2008/09 |
47 - 106 |
16. Report of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Whole and Partial Council Elections Review
|
107 - 146 |
17. Notice of Motion |
|
|
|
Notice of the following motion has been give by Councillor Horne:-
The Members of the Council:
RECALLING the historic importance of Maidstone as the County Town of Kent
RECALLING that the first recorded trial in English law took place at Penenden Heath
NOTING that today the Crown Court in Maidstone is the pre-eminent trial centre for Kent
INSPIRED by the appointment of the Recorder of Maidstone as a recognition of that special importance
DESIRING to continue the advancement of the common interest of the Town and the Judiciary by engagement with the High Sheriff in welcoming HM Justices of the High Court in an appropriate manner to Maidstone
REQUESTS the Chief Executive to report to them with comment for advancing these proposals.
|
|
18. Report of the Democratic Services Manager - Urgent Decisions taken by the Executive |
147 - 148 |