Issue - meetings

A.        To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals arising from the following meeting of the Executive Committee:

26th May 2010

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·        Employment Land Review Update;

·        Worcestershire Supporting People Strategy 2010 to 2013;

·        Capital Budget Provision 2009/10 and 2011/12 for Asbestos Removal;

·        Spring Industry Public Art Project; and

·        Shared Services Board – Recommendations.

(Minutes circulated in Minute Book 1 – 2010/11)

B.        To receive the decision notice and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meeting of the Executive Committee:

16th June 2010

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·        Petition Scheme;

·        Worcestershire Partnership – Terms of Engagement;

·        Business Centre Review; and

·        REDI Centre – Options.

(Decision notice to follow)

Members received the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 26th May 2010 and the decision notice of the meeting held on 16th June 2010.

RESOLVED that

1)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 26th May 2010 be received and all recommendations approved, subject to:

in respect of Minute 15 (Shared Services Board - Recommendations) it being recorded, in accordance with Standing Order 16, that Labour Group Members voted against printed recommendations 1 and 2 during the voting on these matters; and

2)         the decision notice of the meeting of the Executive held on 16th June 2010 be received and all recommendations approved, subject to:

in respect of Minute 28 (Petition Scheme) it being further RESOLVED that

1)         the draft Petition Scheme in respect of non-executive functions be approved, as reported to the meeting, subject to an amendment to reduce the number of signatures required for debate at full Council to 400.

(Officers undertook to report the views of Members on the content of the Worcestershire Supporting People Strategy document to Worcestershire County Council. Officers also undertook to give greater consideration to their reporting of policy and other implications within reports to the Council and its Committees)

(Prior to consideration of this item, and in accordance with the requirements of Section 81 of the Local Government Act 2000, Councillor Shurmer declared a personal and prejudicial  interest in view of the fact that his place of work was one of the Council’s Business Centres and took no part in the voting on the relevant recommendation (Minute 31 – Business Centres Review)).