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Democracy and General Purposes Committee MEETING

 

Date:       Wednesday 1 July 2020

Time:      6.30 pm

Venue:    Remote Meeting - The Public proceedings of the Meeting will be broadcast live and recorded for playback on the Maidstone Borough Council Website
          

Membership:

 

Councillors Mrs Blackmore, Chappell-Tay, Mrs Gooch (Chairman), Hastie, Joy, Lewins, Perry, Purle and Webb (Vice-Chairman)

 

The Chairman will assume that all Members will read the reports before attending the meeting. Officers are asked to assume the same when introducing reports.

 

AGENDA

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1.        Apologies for Absence

 

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2.        Notification of Substitute Members

 

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3.        Urgent Items

 

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4.        Notification of Visiting Members

 

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5.        Disclosures by Members and Officers

 

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6.        Disclosures of Lobbying

 

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

 

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8.        Minutes of the Meeting Held on 11 March 2020

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9.        Presentation of Petitions (if any)

 

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10.    Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public

 

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11.    Questions from Members to the Chairman (if any)

 

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12.    Committee Work Programme

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13.    Reports of Outside Bodies

 

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14.    Member Agenda Item Request from Cllr Jonathan Purle - Review of Arrangements Empowering Planning Officers to Defer or Overturn Planning Refusals by Elected Members

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15.    Extension of the Appointment of the Independent Person

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16.    Member Training 2020-21, Discussion Paper

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17.    Outside Bodies - Current Status

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Information for the Public

In order to ask a question at this remote meeting, please call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk by 5 p.m. one clear working day before the meeting (i.e. by 5 p.m. on Monday 29 June 2020).  You will need to provide the full text in writing.

 

If your question is accepted, you will be provided with instructions as to how you can access the meeting.

 

In order to submit a written statement in relation to an item on the agenda, please call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk by 5 p.m. one clear working day before the meeting (i.e. by 5 p.m. on Monday 29 June 2020). You will need to tell us which agenda item you wish to comment on.

 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk.

 

To find out more about the work of the Committee, please visit www.maidstone.gov.uk.

 

 

 

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