1. Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 4 December 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 (see attached explanatory note);
7. Oral update from the Executive Member for Prosperity – Actions being taken by the Council to Mitigate Economic Downturn;
8. Sustainable Communities Act – Proposed Implementation – to consider a report which seeks approval to implement the sustainable Communities Act through the Community Partnership Forum of the South Hams District Strategic Partnership and the Community Sounding Board;
9. Capital Programme Monitoring – to consider a report which advises Members of progress to the approved proposed capital programme for 2008/09 and 2009/10;
10. Revenue Budget Monitoring 2008/2009 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure variations against the approved budget for 2008/2009;
11. 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;
12. Reports of Other Bodies - to receive, and as may be necessary to approve, the minutes and any recommendations of the under-mentioned body:-
(a) Environment Policy Development Group: 16 December 2008;
(b) Scrutiny: 17 December 2008.
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