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General Purposes Committee
Thursday, 28 February 2013

Notice of Meeting, Summons and Agenda

M E H RADFORD - Corporate Services Director
Date Published: 18 February 2013
 

A meeting of the General Purposes Committee will be held in the Council Chamber, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne on Thursday 28 February 2013 at 7:00pm.

Members: Councillor Andrew Bowles (Chairman), Councillor Gerry Lewin (Vice Chairman), Councillors Derek Conway, Mike Cosgrove, David Simmons, Roger Truelove, Ghlin Whelan, Mike Whiting and Steve Worrall.

Quorum = 3

1

apologies for absence and confirmation of substitutes


 
2

minutes



To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on1 May 2012 (Minute Nos. 677 - 679) as a correct record.
 
3

declarations of interest



The Chairman will ask Members if they have any interests to declare in respect of items on this agenda, under the following headings:

a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI) under the Localism Act 2011.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DPI, the Member must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or vote.  This applies even if their is provision for public speaking.

b) Disclosable Non Pecuniary Interests (DNPI) under the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 16 May 2012.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DNPI interest, the Member may stay, speak and vote on the matter.

Advice to Members: If any Councillor has any doubt about the existence or nature of any DPI or DNPI which he/she may have in any item on this agenda, he/she should seek advice from the Director of Corporate Services as Monitoring Officer, the Head of Legal or from other Solicitors in Legal Services as early as possible, and in advance of the Meeting.
 
 

part a reports for recommendation to council


 
4

constitution review


Report for Item 4 | Annex 1 for Item 4 | Annex 2 for Item 4 | Annex 3 for Item 4 | Annex 4 for Item 4 | Annex 5 for Item 4 | Annex 6 for Item 4 | Annex 7 for Item 4 | Annex 8 for Item 4 | Annex 9 for Item 4 | Annex 10 for Item 4 | Annex 11 for Item 4 | Annex 12 for Item 4 | Annex 13 for Item 4 | Annex 14 for Item 4

The Committee is asked to consider the attached report and consider whether to make recommendations to Council regarding changes to the Constitution.

Appendices BV, BVII and BVIII uploaded 22 February 2013.
 
5

report of the independent remuneration panel


Report for Item 5 | Annex 1 for Item 5

Council asked this Committee to consider the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel regarding Members' Allowances. 
 

View the Minutes from this meeting

 

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