AGENDA - Executive, Thursday 13 October 2005 at 10.00 am in the Cary Room


    

1.         Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 8 September 2005.

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 by the Council in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules.  

7.         Risk Management Strategy – Amendments – to consider a report which recommends changes to the Risk Management Strategy;

 8.         Revenue Budget Monitoring 2005/2006 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure variations against the approved budget for 2005/2006;

 9.         Aged Debt and Write-off Report – to consider a report which informs Members as to the level of Sundry Debtors owing to the Council and to assist Members when making decisions about bad debt provision;

 10.       South Hams Council for Voluntary Service – Monitoring of Service Level Agreement – to consider a report to review the operation in 2004/05 of the Service Level Agreement between South Hams Council for Voluntary Service and its core funders: South Hams District Council, Devon County Council and South Hams and West Devon Primary Care Trust;

 11.       Community Group Loan Application – Marldon Parish Council – to consider a report which requests approval to offer a Pool Rate Loan towards the purchase of land for recreational purposes, following an application from Marldon Parish Council;

 12.       Community Grant Fund Review – to consider a report which reviews the operation of the Community Grant Fund after the first year;  

13.       Capital Programme Monitoring Report – to consider a quarterly report which enables Members to monitor the Council’s major capital schemes in terms of both cost and progress against timetable;  

14.       Totnes Southern Area – to consider a report which provides a brief update following the detailed design work carried out by Harrison Sutton architects and the various public consultation events that have taken place and sets out proposals for the recommended procurement route for the Council to follow to deliver the project;

 15.       Reports of Other Bodies - To receive, and as may be necessary to approve, the minutes and any recommendations of the under-mentioned body:-

   (a)               Community Policy Development Group – 15 September 2005 ;

 (b)               Scrutiny – 22 September 2005 (minutes to follow).

                       

16.       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 the paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved.

17.       Kingswear / Dartmouth Passenger Ferry Licence – to consider an exempt report;

 

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