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Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
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Urgent Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That a reference from the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding Closed Circuit Control Centre and Multi-Agency Community Safety Unit be taken as an urgent item as the meeting was only held on 12 January 2010.
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Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: Councillors Warner and Yates indicated their wish to speak on Item 8 – Close Circuit Control Centre and Multi-Agency Community Safety Unit.
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Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
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Disclosures of lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
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Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Items on Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.
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Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 December 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed.
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Close Circuit Control Centre and Multi-Agency Community Safety Unit PDF 70 KB Additional documents:
Decision:
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That officers be instructed to proceed with option 2
for CCTV as set out in the report of the Assistant Director of
Customer Services and Partnerships; 2.
That £50,000 of the proposed saving be
invested in five additional mobile cameras to increase the
effectiveness of the service in addressing anti-social behaviour
hotspots within the borough; and 3. That delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive to finalise the location of the new Community Safety Unit, subject to consultation with staff and key partners.
Minutes: DECISION MADE:
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That officers be instructed to proceed with option 2
for CCTV as set out in the report of the Assistant Director of
Customer Services and Partnerships; 2.
That £50,000 of the proposed saving be
invested in five additional mobile cameras to increase the
effectiveness of the service in addressing anti-social behaviour
hotspots within the borough; and 3. That delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive to finalise the location of the new Community Safety Unit, subject to consultation with staff and key partners.
For full details of this Record of Decision, please follow this link:- http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.aspx?bcr=1&DM=0&DS=3&K=0&DR=&V=0
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Budgetary Provision for Kent International Gateway PDF 77 KB Additional documents: Decision: 1. That provision be made for the additional costs by means of allocation of Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (£526k), re-profiling of the financial provision for the Local Development Framework enabling £304k to be applied for KIG in 2009/10 and use of balances (£470k).
2. That options for the replenishment of balances be considered as part of the Medium Term Financial Strategy and reported to Cabinet as part of the standard cycle of budgetary and financial monitoring reports.
Minutes: DECISION MADE:
1. That provision be made for the additional costs by means of allocation of Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (£526k), re-profiling of the financial provision for the Local Development Framework enabling £304k to be applied for KIG in 2009/10 and use of balances (£720k).
2. That options for the replenishment of balances be considered as part of the Medium Term Financial Strategy and reported to Cabinet as part of the standard cycle of budgetary and financial monitoring reports.
For full details of this Record of Decision, please follow this link:- http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.aspx?bcr=1&DM=0&DS=3&K=0&DR=&V=0
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Internal Audit Partnership PDF 89 KB Decision: That Maidstone Borough Council form an Internal Audit Partnership with Ashford, Swale and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in accordance with the aims and structures that are set out in the Business Case, which appears as an exempt appendix to the report of the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Strategy, be agreed, subject to:
a) All four partner authorities agreeing to form an Internal Audit Partnership. b) Final agreement on any remaining financial issues being delegated to the Director of Change and Environmental Services in consultation with the Director of Resources and Partnerships.
Minutes: DECISION MADE: That Maidstone Borough Council form an Internal Audit Partnership with Ashford, Swale and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in accordance with the aims and structures that are set out in the Business Case, which appears as an exempt appendix to the report of the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Strategy, be agreed, subject to:
a) All four partner authorities agreeing to form an Internal Audit Partnership. b) Final agreement on any remaining financial issues being delegated to the Director of Change and Environmental Services in consultation with the Director of Resources and Partnerships.
For full details of this Record of Decision, please follow this link:- http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.aspx?bcr=1&DM=0&DS=3&K=0&DR=&V=0
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Cabinet considered the report of the Democratic Services Manager regarding the Forward Plan for the period 1 February 2010 to 31 May 2010.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Plan for the period 1 February 2010 to 31 May 2010 be noted, subject to the following amendments:-
i) Cabinet
Information Strategy 2010-2013 – to be added for decision on 14 April 2010. Consideration of Tenders for the Town Centre Public Realm Project – to be added for decision on 14 April 2010.
ii) Leader of the Council
Business Continuity Update – to be added for decision before 28 February 2010.
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Exclusion of the Public from the Meeting Minutes: RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reason specified, having applied the public interest test:-
Head of Schedule 12 A and Brief Description
Report of the Director of Prosperity 3 – Financial/Business Affairs and Regeneration – Proposal from Maidstone Housing Trust to change its Governance Arrangements
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Proposal from Maidstone Housing Trust to change its Governance arrangements
Minutes: EXEMPT DECISION MADE: That the recommendations be approved.
For full details of this Exempt Record of Decision, please follow this link (secure access only):- http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.aspx?bcr=1&DM=0&DS=3&K=0&DR=&V=0
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Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.30 pm to 6.54 pm.
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