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Agenda Frontsheet 24/06/2009, 18:30

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

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1.        Apologies for Absence

 

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2.        Disclosures by Members and Officers

 

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3.        Disclosures of Lobbying

 

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4.        To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information.

 

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5.        Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Borough Council held on 20 May 2009

1 - 8

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6.        Mayor's Announcements

 

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7.        Petitions

 

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8.        Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public

 

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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

 

 

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10.    Current Issues - Report of the Leader of the Council and Response of the Group Leaders

 

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11.    Report of the Head of Finance - Delegation of Officer Function

9 - 10

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12.    Report of the Planning Committee held on 21 May 2009 - Amendment to Planning Scheme of Delegation

11 - 12

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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

  

 

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14.    Report of the Audit Committee held on 1 June 2009 – Annual Report to Council 2008/09

39 - 46

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15.    Report of the Audit Committee held on 15 June 2009 - Statement of Accounts 2008/09

47 - 106

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16.    Report of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Whole and Partial Council Elections Review

 

 

 

 

107 - 146

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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.

 

 

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18.    Report of the Democratic Services Manager - Urgent Decisions taken by the Executive

147 - 148

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