AGENDA - COUNCIL
Thursday 4 February 2010 at 2.00 pm in the Council Chamber

1.         Minutes – to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 17 December 2009;

2.         Urgent Business – the Chairman to announce if any item not on the agenda should be considered on the basis that he considers it as a matter of urgency (any such item to be dealt with under item 7 below);

3.         Confidential Business – the Chairman to inform the meeting of any confidential item of business;

4.         Exempt Information – to consider whether the consideration of any item of business would be likely to disclose exempt information and if so the category of such exempt information;

5.         Declarations of Interest – Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

6.         Chairman’s Announcements; 

7.         Business Brought Forward by the Chairman – to consider business (if any) brought forward by the Chairman as reported under item 2 above;

8.         Questions – to consider the following question received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.

From Cllr C Jones to Cllr Carson, lead Executive Member for a Distinct Environment           

(i)   Following the continued threats made to town and parish councils that they must enter urgently into 'partnership arrangements' with SHDC for the future management of play areas, please will the Executive Member for Distinct Environment inform Council which town and parish councils have now agreed to enter into new financial  arrangements for 2010/11, and precisely how much money each will be paying to SHDC in respect of play areas within their town or parish which are: a) owned by SHDC and b) not owned by SHDC.

9.         Notice of Motion – to consider the following motion received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1:
 

(a)   By Cllrs Brazil and Baldry 

                    ‘Following the disgraceful attempts by the Government to force local government reorganisation upon Devon,
                    this Council gives notice that it will refuse to co-operate in any way with further interference.  We will write to the
                    other Devon District Councils and Devon County Council to support this action of non-cooperation.  We also
                    invite the Secretary of State to come and see how SHDC has made real savings and efficiencies with our
                    program of shared services at no cost to the taxpayers of Devon.’

10.       Budget Proposals 2010/11 – to consider a report of the Executive on the proposals for the Council’s Budget for 2010/11 (circulated separately);

            Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix A1

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

            Following is the report and appendices as originally considered by the Executive at its January 21 2010 meeting:

           Report

           Appendix A

           Appendix B

           Appendix B1

           Appendix B2

           Appendix C

           Appendix D

           Appendix E

           Appendix F

           Appendix G

           Appendix H

           Appendix I

           Appendix J 

11.       Local Government Review – Oral Update;

12.       Appointments to Council Bodies – to consider a report which seeks to make appointments to Council Bodies (circulated separately);

13.       Reports of Bodies – to receive and as may be necessary approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies:- 

* Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.

Members of the public may wish to note that the Council's meeting rooms

are accessible by wheelchairs and have a loop induction hearing system.

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An optional lunch will be available for all Members

in the Dining Room at 1.00 pm

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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