NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
STANDARDS
DAY/DATE:
TUESDAY, 17TH JULY 2007
TIME: 2.30PM
VENUE: CONFERENCE
ROOM
SECOND
FLOOR
DELAMERE
HOUSE
CREWE
Despatch date:
9th July 2007
Enquiries to:
Diane Moulson
Tel: 01270 537026
Fax: 01270 537605
Email: agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
To: Members of the Standards
Committee,
Chief
Executive, Executive Directors, Assistant Chief Executive
Other
Members of the Borough Council (front sheets only)
Local
Press and Radio
Notes for
Members of the Public
The Standards Committee
consists of 5 elected Members, 2 Independent Members and 1 Parish
Council Representative. Mr Nigel Briers is the current
Chair.
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.
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.
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
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 Diane Moulson the Committee Officer (details on front
page).
AGENDA
1.
Apologies
2.
Declarations of Interest
Any Member present (including non-Committee
Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interests and the
nature of that interest, in any item of business on the agenda and,
if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of 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 mater 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 22nd May 2007 (3).
4.
The Local Authorities
(Model Code of Conduct) 2007
The Committee is invited to consider the
Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) 2007 with a view to
recommending its adoption to Full Council on 8th August
2007 (4).
5.
Compliments, Comments and
Complaints Scheme
To consider communications received by the
Council since the last meeting of the Committee relating to the
Compliments, Comments and Complaints Scheme
(5).
6.
Press Release
Protocol
A Press Release Protocol
(6) has been drawn up to clarify the role of the
Communications Department in writing and issuing press
releases.
The aim of the Protocol is to ensure that the
Borough Council is seen to communicate in a professional and
objective manner and a copy is attached for the Committee’s
information.
7. Code of
Conduct – Arrangements for Briefing Sessions
Tuesday 24th July 2007 has been
set aside to deliver Code of Conduct briefings to all
Members. The Committee is invited to discuss and agree
arrangements for the day.
8.
Standards Board for England Roadshow – 6 June 2007
The Chairman and the Borough Solicitor to
report back on the Standards Board Roadshow held in Liverpool on 6
June
2007.
9. Date of
Next Meeting
4th September
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 agenda can
be made available in larger text on request.