MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

COUNCIL

22 April 2015

REPORT OF THE HEAD OF FINANCE & RESOURCES

Report prepared by Paul Riley 

1.           CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

1.1        Issue for Decision

1.1.1   To consider the new Calendar of Meetings for 2015/16.

1.2        Recommendation of the Head of Finance & Resources

1.2.1   That the Calendar of Meetings 2015/16, as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

1.3        Reasons for Recommendation

1.3.1   The proposed Calendar of Meetings for 2015/16 is attached at Appendix A. This sets out the proposed dates for the Council and Service, Regulatory and Other Committees based on the new Committee structure.

1.3.2   It will be noted that the Annual Meeting of Council is on Saturday 23 May, to be held in conjunction with a Civic Parade.

1.3.3   It will be noted that following the Annual Meeting, there will a meeting of all four Service Committees and these will be on Tuesday 26 May. The meetings will elect the Chair and Vice-Chair for each committee, other than for the Chair of Policy and Resources Committee who will be appointed at the Annual Meeting. The meetings will also start work on the agenda setting for the first cycle of meetings.

1.3.4   With the exception of Planning Committee, there will be no other meetings during August.

1.3.5   Extraordinary Council meetings will be called if necessary.

1.4        Alternative Action and why not Recommended

1.4.1   The dates of meetings are in accordance with the normal pattern for meetings based on the new Committee structure.

1.5        Impact on Corporate Objectives

1.5.1   None.

1.6        Risk Management

1.6.1 There are no risks associated with this report.

1.7        Other Implications

1.7.1    

1.8        Relevant Documents

1.8.1   Appendices

Appendix A – Calendar of Meetings 2015/16

1.8.2   Background Documents

1.8.3    None