Meeting documents

Standards Committee
Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Notice of Meeting, Summons and Agenda

M E H RADFORD - Corporate Services Director
Date Published: 04 November 2009
 

A meeting of the Standards Committee will be held in the Council Chamber, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne on Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 7:00pm.

Members: Councillor Chairman not yet elected (Chairman), Councillor Vice - Chairman not yet elected (Vice Chairman), Councillors Cindy Davis, Bryan Mulhern, Patricia Sandle, David Simmons, Manuella Tomes and Ghlin Whelan.

Quorum = 3

 



Independent Members of the Committee are: Messrs Maclean, Nunn and Rogers (Chairman).
 
Parish Council Representatives: Councillors Lloyd Bowen and John Mills.
 
Quorum = 3 (including 1 Independent Member).

 
1

apologies for absence


 
2

minutes


Report for Item 2 - 789

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 4th August 2009 (Minute Nos. 242 - 250) as a correct record.
 
3

declarations of interest



Members who have an interest to declare must declare the existence and nature of it at the start of the meeting.

Members are reminded that even if an interest has been declared in the Members' Interests Register, it should still be disclosed at the meeting.  Members are encouraged to seek advice in advance of the meeting if in any doubt.
 
 

part a reports for recommendation


 
 

part a reports for recommendation to council


 
4

monitoring officer's report


Report for Item 4

To consider the Annual Report by the Corporate Services Director/Monitoring Officer.
 
5

assessments made clear - an aid for councils when assessing complaints about councillors


Report for Item 5

To review the training materials received from the Standards for England, a DVD will be shown.
 
6

dispensations from the code of conduct


Report for Item 6 | Annex 1 for Item 6

This report summarises recent guidance from the Standards Board for England on dispensations, in relation to individual applications received from Members. 
 

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