Agenda and minutes

To receive apologies for absence. 

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Mary de Vere. 

To receive any declarations of Personal or Personal and Prejudicial Interests in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. 

Any Member with a personal interest or a personal and prejudicial interest in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct, in any matter to be considered at a meeting, must declare the existence and nature of that interest as soon as the interest becomes apparent in accordance with the provisions of the Code.

When a Member declares a personal and prejudicial interest he shall also state if he has a dispensation from the Standards Committee entitling him/her to speak, or speak and vote on the matter concerned.

Where any Member has declared a personal and prejudicial interest he shall withdraw from the room while the matter is under consideration unless

(a)                his/her disability to speak, or speak and vote on the matter has been removed by a dispensation granted by the Standards Committee, or

(b)                members of the public are allowed to make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter by statutory right or otherwise.  If that is the case, the Member can also attend the meeting for that purpose.  However, the Member must immediately leave the room once he/she has finished; or when the meeting decides he/she has finished whichever is the earlier and in any event the Member must leave the room for the duration of the debate on the item in which he/she has a personal and prejudicial interest. 

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To receive notification of any matters which the Chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent, and to receive any announcements from the Chair.

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A Membership of Meetings Booklet to be circulated at the meeting refers.

Recommendations

(a)      that all previous meetings shall now cease to operate forthwith;

(b)      that Members, Substitutes, Chairs and Vice-Chairs (as indicated) be appointed to the following meetings for the 2008/09 Municipal Year with the Terms of Reference as set out in the Membership of Meetings Booklet circulated at the meeting: -

Officer/Member Meeting

Climate Change Project Board

Health and Safety Review Board

Joint Bodies

Abingdon Integrated Transport and Land Use Study Steering Group

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

Faringdon Leisure Centre Advisory Group

Grove Development Forum

Joint Economic Forum for Abingdon

Joint Economic Forum for Faringdon

Joint Economic Forum for Wantage

Joint Waste Procurement Project Board

Oxfordshire Waste Partnership

Ridgeway Shared Service Partnership Strategic Board

Supporting People Commissioning Body

Wantage Leisure Centre Liaison Committee

Advisory Groups

Emergency Advisory Group

Local Government Act 2000 (Review of Constitution) Advisory Group

Old Gaol Advisory Group

Reservoir Advisory Group

Strategic and Local Planning Advisory Group

The Executive was asked to consider the appointment of Members, Substitute Members, Chairs and Vice-Chairs (as appropriate) to a number of meetings, details of which were presented in the 'Membership of Meetings Booklet 2008/09' that was circulated at the meeting. 

RESOLVED

(a)       that all previous meetings shall now cease to operate forthwith;

(b)       that Members, Substitutes, Chairs and Vice-Chairs (as indicated) be appointed to the following meetings for the 2008/09 Municipal Year with the Terms of Reference, as set out in the 'Membership of Meetings Booklet 2008/09' circulated at the meeting:

Officer/Member Meetings

Climate Change Project Board

Health and Safety Review Board

Joint Bodies

Abingdon Integrated Transport and Land Use Study Steering Group

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

Faringdon Leisure Centre Advisory Group

Grove Development Forum

Joint Economic Forum for Abingdon

Joint Economic Forum for Faringdon

Joint Economic Forum for Wantage

Joint Waste Procurement Project Board

Oxfordshire Waste Partnership

Ridgeway Shared Service Partnership Strategic Board

Supporting People Commissioning Body

Wantage Leisure Centre Liaison Committee

Advisory Groups

Emergency Advisory Group

Local Government Act 2000 (Review of Constitution) Advisory Group

Old Gaol Advisory Group

Reservoir Advisory Group

Strategic and Local Planning Advisory Group

The Representatives on Executive Outside Bodies Pamphlet to be circulated at the meeting refers.

Recommendations

(a)      that all previous appointments to Executive Outside Bodies, with the exception of those appointments with fixed terms of office shown in bold type, do now cease; and

(b)      that representatives be appointed to the Executive Outside Bodies for 2008/09 Municipal Year as set out in the Representatives on Executive Outside Bodies Pamphlet to be circulated at the meeting. 

The Executive was asked to consider the appointment of representatives to Executive Outside Bodies, the details of which were set out in the'Representatives on Executive Outside Bodies 2008/09' pamphlet circulated at the meeting.

RESOLVED

(a)       that all previous appointments to Executive Outside Bodies, with the exception of those appointments with fixed terms of office shown in bold type, do now cease; and

(b)       that representatives be appointed to the Executive Outside Bodies for 2008/09 Municipal Year as set out in the 'Representatives on Executive Outside Bodies 2008/09' pamphlet circulated at the meeting.  

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