29th July, 2008
21st July,
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, 29th July, 2008,
at 7.00p.m., for the purpose of transacting the business set out
below.
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 Meeting of the Council held on 17th June,
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. Report from the Regulatory Committee
re: Portfolio
Plan for Strategic Services (Phase 1) (copy
attached).
8. 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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