Annual Council Agenda: 7 May 2009

Notice is hereby given and you are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of the Council to be held at 6.45pm on Thursday, 7 May 2009 at the Town Hall, Penrith.

1.       Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman of the Council for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year

2.       Appointment of Vice-Chairman

To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Council for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year

3.       Apologies for Absence

4.       Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any personal interests and/or personal interests which are prejudicial in any matter to be considered during the meeting.

5.       Minutes

To agree the minutes:

1. Acc/1/9/08 - Acc/4/9/08 of the meeting of the Accounts Committee held on 25 September 2008.
2. Gp/24/3/09 - Gp/36/3/09 of the meeting of the Governance Panel held on 26 March 2008.
3. SCb/19/4/09 - SCb/21/4/09 of the meeting of the Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board held on 2 April 2009.
4. EEp/37/4/09 - Eep/44/4/09 of the meeting of the Environment and Economy Panel held on 9 April 2009.
5. HCp/35/4/09 - HCp/40/4/09 of the meeting of the Housing and Community Panel held on 16 April 2009.
6. Of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 23 April 2009
7. Of the meeting of the Council held 23 April 2009
8. Of the meeting of the Performance Panel held on 30 April 2009.
9. Of the meeting of the Executive held on 5 May 2009.
10. Of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 6 May 2009.

as a correct record of those proceedings (copies will have been previously circulated).

6.       Questions by the Public

To receive questions from the public under Rule 10 of the Constitution

7.       Questions by Members

To receive questions from Members under Rule 11 of the Constitution

8.       Motions on Notice

To consider Motions on Notice under Rule 12 of the Constitution

9.       Key Decisions - Financial Threshold

To consider the attached report of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services (PDF: 133 Kb / 3 pages)

10.     Delegations and Appointment of the Executive

To formally appoint the Members of the Executive as proposed by the Leader and consider his report (PDF: 141 Kb / 3 pages)

11.     Election of Chairmen

1. Election of Chairman - Housing and Community Panel
   To elect a Chairman of the Housing and Community Panel for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
2. Election of Chairman - Environment and Economy Panel
   To elect a Chairman of the Environment and Economy Panel for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
3. Election of Chairman - Performance Panel
   To elect a Chairman of the Performance Panel for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
4. Election of Chairman - Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board
   To elect a Chairman of the Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
5. Election of Chairman - Planning Committee
   To elect a Chairman of the Planning Committee for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
6. Election of Chairman - Licensing Committee
   To elect a Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
7. Election of Chairman - Accounts and Governance Committee
   To elect a Chairman of the Accounts and Governance Committee for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year
8. Election of Chairman - Human Resources and Appeals Committee
   To elect a Chairman of the Human Resources and Appeals Committee for the 2009-2010 Municipal Year

12.     Allocation of Seats on Committees

To consider the attached report of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services (PDF: 226 Kb / 7 pages)

13.     Calendar of Meetings 2009-2010

To consider the attached report of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services (PDF: 178 Kb / 6 pages)

14.     Appointment of Members to Outside Bodies 2009-2010

To consider the attached report of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services (PDF: 171 Kb / 5 pages)

15.     Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider whether, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, members of the public (including the press) should be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

16.     Minutes

1. Gp/37/3/09 of the meeting of the Governance Panel held on 26 March 2009
2. Cl/ /4/09 of the meeting of the Council held on 23 April 2009
3. Of the meeting of the Performance Panel held 30 April 2009
4. Of the meeting of the Executive held 5 May 2009
5. Of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held 6 May 2009