17th June, 2008
9th June,
2008
TO:- ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the South Staffordshire Council will be held in the
Council Chamber, Council Offices, Codsall, on Tuesday,
17th June, 2008, at 7.00p.m., for the purpose of
transacting the business set out below.
R.Levesley
Chief Executive
(Proceedings will open with prayers
led by Reverend Paul Brown)
A G E N D A
1. Priority
Business (if any)
2. Minutes
To confirm and sign the
minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on 6th May,
2008 (copy attached).
3.
Apologies
To receive any apologies
for non-attendance.
4. Declarations of Interest
To receive any
declarations of interest.
5. Questions Pursuant to
Council Procedure Rule 9.4
Note: A
Councillor may ask the Chairman of Council, a member of the
Executive or the Chairman of any Committee, Sub-Committee or Panel
a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has
powers or duties or which affects the District of South
Staffordshire provided that:-
(a) they have
given at least seven working days notice in writing of the question
to the Chief Executive; or
(b) the
question relates to urgent matters, they have the consent of the
Chairman to whom the question is to be put, and the content of the
question is given to the Chief Executive by 11.00 a.m. on the day
of the meeting. Every question shall be put and answered
without discussion but the person to whom the question has been put
may decline to answer.
6. Report
of the Leader of the Council (copy attached).
Note: Council Procedure
Rule 10 states:-
10.1 The
Leader of the Council shall at each ordinary meeting of the Council
submit a report on the work of the Executive, and shall be open to
question thereon.
10.2 The
Leader of the Council may invite (a) representative(s) of a partner
organisation(s) to address the Council in respect of any matters
referred to in the Leader's report relating to partnership working
between the Council and the organisation(s).
10.3 A
member of the Council may, at the discretion of the Chairman, ask
the Leader of the Council a question relating to a matter referred
to in the Leader's report to Council and may, after having the
response from the Leader (or at the Leader's discretion
the relevant Deputy Leader or representative of a
partner organisation) ask one supplementary
question on the point of the original question.
10.4 A
member of the Council may question the Leader once (with the
provision for a supplementary question) on each item in
the Leader's report.
10.5 An answer
by the Leader of the Council (or appropriate Deputy Leader) may
take the form of:
(a) a direct
oral answer by the Leader of the Council
(b) a direct
oral answer by a Deputy Leader with portfolio
responsibility for the matter subject to question
(c) a direct
oral answer from a representative or a partner
organisation invited by the Leader of the Council to
respond
(d) where the
desired information is in a publication of the Council
or other published work, a reference to that publication;
or
(e) where the
reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written answer
circulated to the questioner.
10.6 There shall be no debate on a question
submitted under Procedure Rule 10.3. A questioner may
request that the matter under question be referred to
the Executive or appropriate committee/sub-committee/panel, if
such a request is made the Chairman will ask for a seconder to the
proposal, the seconder will have no right to speak on the
proposal; the Member of the Council, in responding to the
question shall have the right to comment on the proposed
referral. The question will then be put to the vote
without further debate.
7. Annual
Report of the Chairman of the Audit Committee (copy
attached).
Note: Council
Procedure Rule 11 states:-
11.2 A member of the
Council may, at the discretion of the Chairman, ask
the Committee Chairman a question relating to a matter
referred to in the Committee Chairman's report to Council and may,
after having the response from the Committee Chairman ask one
supplementary question on the point of the original
question.
11.3 A
member of the Council may question the Committee Chairman once
(with the provision for a supplementary question) on each item in
the Committee Chairman's report.
11.4 An
answer by the Committee Chairman may take the form of:
(a) a
direct oral answer by the Committee Chairman
(b) where
the desired information is in a publication of the Council or
other published work, a reference to that publication; or
(c) where the
reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written
answer circulated to the questioner.
11.5 There
shall be no debate on a question or supplementary question put
under Procedure Rule 11.2. A questioner may request that
the matter under question be referred to the appropriate
committee/sub-committee/panel, if such a request is made the
Chairman will ask for a seconder to the proposal, the seconder will
have no right to speak on the proposal; the Chairman
responding to the question shall have the right to comment on the
proposed referral. The question will then be put to the vote
without further debate.
11.6 Reference to Committee Chairmen in this Procedure
Rule shall be construed as reference to the Vice-Chairman of
the relevant Committee where the Committee Chairman is absent
or otherwise unable to act.
8. Reports from the Executive:
(a) Reports from
the Leader of the Council re:
(i) Corporate
Strategy 2008-2012 (copy attached).
(ii) Council
Charging Policy (copy attached).
(b) Report
of the Deputy Leader (Community Services) re: Disabled Facilities
Grants – Amendments to Statutory Provisions (copy
attached).
9. Reports from the Regulatory
Committee re:
(a) Treasury
Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators 2008/2009 –
2010/2011 (copy attached).
(b) Additional
Pest Control Officer (copy attached).
10. Report
of the Chief Executive re:
Urgent Action Pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 25 – Collapsed
Private Sewer at Westbourne Avenue, Cheslyn Hay (copy
attached).
11. Chairman's
Announcements
To receive any
announcements which the Chairman wishes to bring to the attention
of the members.
Note: Members, officers, and the
public are requested to stand at the conclusion of the meeting
whilst the Chairman and Vice-Chairman leave the Council
Chamber.
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