MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

COUNCIL

16 DECEMBER 2009

REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SERVICES MANAGER

Report prepared by Janet Barnes

1.           CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2010/11

1.1        Issue for Decision

1.1.1   To approve the calendar of meetings for the forthcoming municipal year for Council and the Non Executive meetings of the Authority.

1.2        Recommendation of Democratic Services Manager

1.2.1   That the Calendar of Meetings for 2010/11, as attached at Appendix A, be approved.

1.3        Reasons for Recommendation

1.3.1   On 18 November 2009 the General Purposes Group considered the calendar of meetings for 2010/11 and resolved:

i)        That Council be recommended to approve the calendar of meetings for the municipal year 2010/11 as attached to the report of the Democratic Services Manager.

1.3.2   The calendar of meetings for 2010/11, attached as Appendix A to this report, sets out proposed dates for the Council and various non Executive meetings.  These dates follow the normal pattern of meetings for each of the Committees.

1.3.3   There have been some minor changes to the normal pattern, in that Standards Committee have resolved to meet alternately at 9.30 am and 6.30 pm and the Local Development Document Advisory Group have now scheduled monthly meetings due to the re-commencement of work on the Core Strategy.  The Chairman of Planning Committee has agreed that Adjourned Planning can be held on the following Mondays (instead of the normal Thursday) – 24 May 2010, 5 July 2010 and 20 December 2010.   Also Adjourned Planning will be held on Tuesday 3 May 2011 due to the Bank Holiday and the elections.

1.3.4   Extraordinary Council meetings will be called if necessary.

1.3.5   Included in the calendar of meetings are dates for Quarterly Council Seminars and training dates for Members.

1.4        Alternative Action and why not Recommended

1.4.1   The dates of the above meetings are in accordance with the normal pattern for meetings.

1.5        Other Implications

1.6        Background Documents

1.6.1   None