Agenda and minutes

Council - Wednesday 22nd June, 2011 6.30 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Debbie Snook 01622 602030 Email: debbiesnook@maidstone.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
19.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: It was noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Brindle, Greer, Paterson, Sharp, Warner and Yates.
20.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members and Officers.
21.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
22.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.
23.	Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Borough Council held on 18 May 2011 PDF 56 KB View item 23. as HTML 38 KB Additional documents: Committeedetails_Appendix A to Minutes , item 23. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (23./2) 27 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Borough Council held on 18 May 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.
24.	Mayor's Announcements Minutes: The Mayor announced that:- He had written to Voluntary Action Maidstone congratulating them on their Queens Award which they had just received. Members still had an opportunity to give a donation for the 36 Engineer Regiment’s statue which was to be located in Brenchley Gardens. An invitation to his garden party had been circulated to Members.
25.	Petitions Minutes: There were no petitions.
26.	Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public Minutes: There were no questions from members of the public.
27.	Questions from Members of the Council (a) Leader of the Council (b) Cabinet Members (c) Chairmen of Overview and Scrutiny Committees (d) Chairmen of other Committees Minutes: Question to the Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services Councillor Sams asked a question of the Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services. The Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services responded to the question. Question to the Cabinet Member for the Environment Councillor Sams asked a question of the Cabinet Member for the Environment. The Cabinet Member for the Environment responded to the question.
28.	Current Issues - Report of the Leader of the Council and Response of the Group Leaders Minutes: The Leader of the Council submitted his report on current issues. After the Leader of the Council had submitted his report, Councillor Mrs Wilson, the Leader of the Opposition, and Councillor FitzGerald, the Leader of the Independent Group, responded to the issues raised. The Leader of the Council then responded to the points raised by Councillors Mrs Wilson and FitzGerald.
29.	Report of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 24 May 2011 - Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Chairman PDF 24 KB View item 29. as HTML 7 KB Minutes: It was moved by Councillor de Wiggondene, seconded by Councillor Paine, that the recommendation of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee relating to the Chairman of the Committee be approved. Councillor Parvin, Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee, advised the Council that in accordance with Article 15.02 (a) of the Constitution, the Standards Committee had evaluated the proposed amendment of the Constitution, but had no comment to make. Amendment moved by Councillor English, seconded by Councillor Beerling, that the following paragraph be added to the recommendation:- “That the Officers report on the method of appointing the best candidate, regardless of political party, to the post of Chairmen of all Committees of the Council for implementation in the new municipal year”. AMENDMENT CARRIED The substantive motion was then put to the vote in two parts. FIRST PART That the third paragraph of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 7 be deleted the effect of which is to remove the requirement that the Chairman of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee should come from a political group not represented on the executive, except where all groups are represented on the executive. FIRST PART OF THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION LOST SECOND PART That the Officers report on the method of appointing the best candidate, regardless of political party, to the post of Chairmen of all Committees of the Council for implementation in the new municipal year. SECOND PART OF THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED RESOLVED: That the Officers report on the method of appointing the best candidate, regardless of political party, to the post of Chairmen of all Committees of the Council for implementation in the new municipal year.
30.	Report of the Audit Committee held on 6 June 2011 - Treasury Management PDF 46 KB View item 30. as HTML 28 KB Minutes: It was moved by Councillor Nelson-Gracie, seconded by Councillor Field, that the recommendation of the Audit Committee relating to Treasury Management be approved. RESOLVED: That the proposed increase in the limits on UK banking institutions and AAA rated institutions, including Government Bodies, to enable additional funds to be deposited into highly rated institutions whilst reducing the exposure to lower rated institutions, be approved.
31.	Report of the Standards Committee held on 8 June 2011 - Annual Review of Complaints 2010/11 PDF 21 KB View item 31. as HTML 7 KB View the background to item 31. Additional documents: Appendix to Report to Council , item 31. PDF 77 KB View as HTML (31./2) 154 KB Annual Complaints Appendix B , item 31. PDF 25 KB View as HTML (31./3) 12 KB Minutes: It was moved by Councillor Parvin, seconded by Councillor Garland, that the recommendation of the Standards Committee relating to the annual review of complaints 2010/11 be approved. RESOLVED: That the issues outlined in the review of complaints 2010/11 be noted and endorsed.
32.	Report of the Head of Democratic Services - Amendments to the Scheme of Delegations Relating to Executive Functions PDF 26 KB View item 32. as HTML 7 KB View the background to item 32. Minutes: The Mayor announced that this report was for information only.
33.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.30 p.m. to 8.03 p.m.