Despatch date:            21^ST December 2006

 

Enquiries to:              Joanne Smith                        Tel:      01270 537032

                                                                             Fax:     01270 537605 

 

Board Leader:             Councillor B G Silvester         Tel :  01270 567757  

                                                                              Fax:  01270 567757

                                 e-mail: cllr.brian.silvester@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

 

To:       Board Members (for attendance)

All other Members of the Borough Council

Management Team

Local Press and Radio

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The Board consists of 10 elected Members and Councillor Brian Silvester, the Council Leader, is the Chairman.
 

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Board, Committee and Council meetings.

 

If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a Visitor's Pass.

 

Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car parks.  There is a disabled access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door on Vernon Way.  Please press the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception area.

 

You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as possible.  Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.

 

You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery.  A "No Smoking" policy operates in the Municipal Buildings.

 

 

If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and leave the building.  Please follow any instructions from staff about evacuation routes.
 

Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the Council's website see front page for details.

 

On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other parties.

 

If you require any further information, please contact Joanne Smith (details on front page).

 

Items on the agenda have been grouped together in 3 categories:

 

 

Key issues; constitutional matters; matters having a strategic or significant community impact; new policy or changes to existing policy

 

 

Performance Management issues

 

 

Organisational and other matters

 

The reports in "Category "A" reflect the priorities identified in the current Corporate Strategy which the Borough Council has set itself to achieve continuous improvement in the environmental, economic and social well being of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. These are:

 

Improve the Area's Appearance to improve the physical environment of the Borough to be achieved by noticeable uplift in the appearance of the Borough complemented by the enhancement of some key locations.

 

Neighbourhood Action recognising that the Borough is made up of a large number of communities and neighbourhoods the Borough Council wants to lead public agencies in providing integrated services at neighbourhood level, particularly in areas of high economic and social stress.

 

Push for Prosperity aimed at ensuring the Borough has a strong local economy and that sufficient jobs are available locally to meet the demands of population growth and which are of a particular quality and resilient to economic downturns.

 

Customer Focus to be a Council which organises itself and conducts its business so as to maximise the benefit and value to the people it serves.

 

 

 

 

1.          Declarations of Interest

 

1.1        Any Members present (including non-Committee Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of those interests, which they have in any item of business on the agenda and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that item.

 

1.2         Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors, are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

 

1.3         Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.  Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

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2.1        To receive the Statement of Decisions made by the Board at its meeting held on 30^th November 2006 (Distributed in the Record of Meetings issued on 4^th December 2006).

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3.1       Report of Councillor Graham Fenton, Portfolio Holder for Finance.

 

3.2       The report presents to Board the Draft Budget for 2007/08 including the revised estimates for the current year and explains the implications of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.

 

3.3        The Board is invited to approve the Draft Budget 2007/08 (as shown in the document entitled "Consultation Draft Budget 2007-2008 and Budget Prospects 2007-2012") as the Consultation Draft, to be considered in various consultation exercises throughout January and February 2007.

 

3.4        Performance and Overview Committees All.

 

The Draft Budget for 2007/08 has been provided for Board Members/Shadow Board Members, P & O Committee Chairs and Group Leaders only.  Copies of the Draft Budget will also be available in the Members' Room and at the Municipal Buildings Reception Desk.

 

 

 

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, the Council is required to notify those attending meetings of the fire evacuation procedures.  A copy has previously been distributed to Members and instructions are located in all rooms within the Civic Suite.