NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE: PERFORMANCE
AND OVERVIEW
LOCAL ECONOMY &
ENVIRONMENT
DAY/DATE: TUESDAY,
9TH JANUARY
2007
TIME:
2.00PM
VENUE: COUNCIL
CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
28th December 2006
Enquiries to: Diane Moulson
Tel: 01270 537026
Fax: 01270 537605
Email: agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
Chair: Cllr Steven
Roberts
Tel/Fax: 01270 589996
Email: cllr.steven.roberts@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
To: Members of Performance and Overview
Committee Local Economy & Environment [Cllrs
Bebbington, Butterill, Cartlidge, Crawford, Hallett, Hollins,
Johnson, Moran, Mottram, S Roberts, Stafford and Wood]
Chief Executive, Executive Directors,
Assistant Chief Executives
Local Press and Radio
Notes for
Members of the Public
The Performance and Overview
(Local Economy and Environment) Committee consists of 12 elected
Members and Councillor Steven Roberts is the Chair. There are
5 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Nantwich
Independent and 1 Independent Member.
The Borough Council welcomes and
encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board 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.
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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.
Fire Evacuation
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
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can be accessed via the Council’s website – see front page for
details.
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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 Diane Moulson the Committee Officer (details on front
page).
AGENDA
PART 1 CONSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS
2.00PM – 2.05PM
1.
Apologies
2.
Declarations of Interest
Any Member present (including non-Committee
Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest and the
nature of that interest, in any item of business on the agenda and,
if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion on that
item.
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.
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.
3.
Record of Meeting
To approve as correct the record of the
meeting held on 28th November 2006
(3).
4.
Whipping Declarations
Members to declare in respect of items where
the whip has been applied.
PART II BOARD/COUNCIL BUSINESS
2.05PM – 2.30PM
5.
Responses from the Board
5.1
Vacancy Management Monitoring
The Committee had expressed its concern to
the Board about the delay in appointing to the post of Tourism
Development Officer and regretted that the appointment would only
be on a 12 month temporary contract.
The response from the Board was as follows
–
“It was reported that the post was to be
filled on a 3-day per week basis for a period of 12-months.
External funding in respect of this post was being
sought.”
6.
Referrals from the Board/Council
To consider any matters which the
Board/Council may have referred to the Committee.
7.
Board Reports
The Committee is invited to consider, and to
submit comments or observations to the Board, on the following
reports falling under the remit of the Committee which the Board
will consider at its meeting on 11th January
2007.
Ø Corporate
Strategy 2007-2012 (All)
Ø Amendment
to Car Park Order – Thomas Street, Crewe
Ø Amendment
to Car Park Order – Wood Street (East),
Crewe
Ø Amendment
to Car Park Order – Edleston Road,
Crewe
Members may find it useful to bring their
Board agendas to the meeting.
8.
Forward Plan of Board
Decisions
To consider the Board's Forward Plan for
8th February and 5th April 2007 [8a
and 8b respectively]
PART III COMMITTEE BUSINESS 2.35PM
ONWARDS
9.
Vacancy
Management
To receive an update on the management of
vacant posts falling under the remit of the Committee (to
follow).
10.
Work Programme
10.1 The
Committee is invited to review and confirm its work programme for
2007. For ease of reference, a schedule of the work currently
being undertaken by the Committee’s Task Groups or previously
agreed for inclusion in the present programme is
attached.
10.2 To
receive, if appropriate a progress report from the Committee’s Task
Groups –
v
Affordable Housing Task Group
v
Town Centre’s Car Parking Task Group
v
Town Centre and Retail Economy Task Group
v
Waste Management Task Group
11.
Date of Next Meeting
6th February
2007
NOTE:
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 circulated to Members and instructions are
located in all rooms within the Civic Suite.
THIS
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