1. Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 10 July 2008 (as previously circulated);
2. Members in Attendance;
3. Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;
4. Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of 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. Public Question Time – a period of up to 15 minutes is available to deal with questions submitted to the Council in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules;
7. Medium Term Resource Strategy 2009/10 to 2013/14 – to consider a report which provides an updated forecast of the financial situation for the five-year period to 2013/14;
8. Annual Efficiency Statements (Gershon) – to consider a report which identifies the achievements to date in achieving government efficiency targets;
9. Revenue Budget Monitoring 2008/2009 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure against the approved budget for 2008/2009;
10. Exemption to Standing Orders Relating to Contracts and Financial Instructions – to consider a report that informs Members of the exemption to the Standing Orders Relating to Contracts approved in certain circumstances;
11. Write-Off Report – to inform Members of the individual debts for all revenue streams (up to the value of £3,000) written off by the Head of Financial Services under delegated authority and for permission to be sought for those debts in excess of £3,000 to be written off;
12. Free Swimming Programme (Over 60’s Offer) – to consider a report which describes the background and summarises the Government’s free swimming offer;
13. Review of Members’ ICT Provision – to consider a report which notes the outcome of a review that investigated additional ICT provision for Members;
14. Installation of Emergency Generator – Follaton House – to consider a report which seeks Members views on the level of provision that should be made with respect to an emergency generator at Follaton House;
15. Proposed Transfer of Land Adjacent to the Flavel Centre, Dartmouth – to consider a report which seeks approval for the transfer of land adjacent to the Flavel Centre, Dartmouth to Devon County Council;
16. Community Policy Development Group Minutes – 6 July 2007 – to consider a report which informs Members that the Community Policy Development Group minutes from its meeting of 6 July 2007 had recommendations which were subsequently not presented to the Executive for consideration;
17. Concessionary Car Parking for Residents – to consider a report which brings together the comments received from the Prosperity Policy Development Group concerning the matter of residents’ car parking and an examination of the opportunities for introducing some form of discounted off-street car parking that meets the needs of the residents of the South Hams without placing a financial burden onto the Council Taxpayer;
18. Reports of Other Bodies - To receive, and as may be necessary to approve, the minutes and any recommendations of the under-mentioned body:-
(a) Prosperity Policy Development Group: 22 July 2008;
19. South Hams Sub Market Rent Initiative – to consider a report which seeks approval for an initiative to deliver additional intermediate affordable housing within the district in accordance with CP1 objectives;
20. Exclusion of Public and Press – to consider the following resolution to exclude the public and press:-
“That in accordance
with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be
excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of
business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph
3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved”.
21. Disposal of 10 Hermitage Road, Dartmouth – to consider an exempt report which seeks approval for the disposal of 10 Hermitage Road, Dartmouth.
Report - Exempt
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