Agenda - 6 November 2008

To All Members of the Strategy Committee

Mr N A Bennett
Mr M P Booth
Mrs S Carpendale
Mr A J Hinton
Ms J A Jenkins

Mr R E Kemp
Dr M R Miller
Mr N A Ridley
Mr C M Spence
Mrs S M Wigglesworth

ITEM

BUSINESS

1

SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES

Any Member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the Member being substituted.

To receive apologies for absence.

2

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Members to declare any interests as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting.
 

3

MINUTES

To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2008 as a correct record.

4

PETITIONS

The Director of Corporate Services to report, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No.13, the receipt of any petitions submitted to the Chief Executive.

5

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

The Chairman to answer any questions on any matters in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affect the District and which fall within the terms of reference of the Committee of which due notice has been given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No.15.4 (a) and (b).

6

ISSUES ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

None received. 

Paper
H115

7

RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

Code of Corporate Governance (Overview and Scrutiny (Stewardship) Committee Minute No.40)

The Director of Finance and the Director of Corporate Services submitted a report (Paper H115) presenting a proposed new Code of Corporate Governance (Appendix A) prepared in accordance with the Corporate Governance Framework produced in 2007 by CIPFA/SOLACE. 

RECOMMENDED TO STRATEGY COMMITTEE

That, subject to the word “Members” being added before the word “staff” in the second line of the second bullet point of the Supporting Principle “Ensuring that an effective risk management system is in place” under Principle 4, the Code of Corporate Governance attached as Appendix A to Paper H115 be adopted. 

 
Paper
H126

8

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TASK GROUPS AND PANELS ETC.

CAST Programme 2008-09

Report from the CAST Board attached.

 
Paper
H127

9

WORK PLAN

Report by the Director of Corporate Services attached.

 
Paper
H128

10

SERVICE STANDARDS

Joint report by the Director of Corporate Services and the Head of Customer Services attached.

 
Paper
H129

11

2008/09 CAPITAL PROGRAMME – NON COMMITTED SCHEMES

Report by the Head of Contract and Asset Management attached.

Paper
H130

12

ACTION OUT OF MEETING

Replacement of Boilers at Kingfisher Leisure Centre Sudbury

To note action taken as detailed in Paper H130 attached.

13

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC (which term includes the press)

To consider whether, pursuant to Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public should be excluded from the meeting for the business specified below on the grounds that if the public were present during these items it is likely that there would be the disclosure to them of exempt information as indicated against each item.

The authors of the reports proposed to be considered in Part II of the Agenda are satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. 

                                      PART II
 

Paper
H131

14

ACQUISITION OF JOINT MUNICIPAL DEPOT (Exempt information by virtue of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part 1)

Report by the Head of Contract and Asset Management attached.

Paper
H132

15

MANAGEMENT OF HADLEIGH COMMUNITY FACILITY (Exempt information by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1)

Report by the Project and Programme Executive attached.