Notice is hereby given and you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Council to be held at 6.45pm Thursday 15 December 2005 at the Town Hall, Penrith.
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes
To sign the minutes Cl/43/05 to Cl/60/05 of the meeting of the Council held on 20 October 2005 as a correct record of those proceedings (copies previously circulated).
3. 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.
4. Chairman's Announcements
5. Questions by the Public
To receive questions from the public under Rule 10 of the Constitution.
6. Questions by Members
To receive questions from Members under Rule 11 of the Constitution.
7. Local Government Financial Settlement
To consider the report of the Director of Finance (Report to follow)
8. Replacement of Contract Procedure Rules and Financial Procedure Rules
To consider the report of the Director of Finance (PDF: 100Kb)
9. Financial Review: Discretionary Concessionary Travel Scheme
To consider the attached joint report of the Director of Finance and Director of Policy and Performance (PDF: 31Kb)
10. Scrutiny Review Public Toilets-Final Report
To consider the report of the Director of Policy and Performance (PDF: 372Kb)
11. Lake District National Park World Heritage Inscription
To consider the report of the Director of Policy and Performance (PDF: 30Kb)
12. Registration and Byelaws for Cosmetic Piercing and Semi - Permanent Skin Colouring
To consider the report of the Director of Technical Services (PDF: 63Kb)
13. Report on Scrutiny Joint Working with Other Cumbrian Authorities
To consider the report of the Director of Policy and Performance (PDF: 23Kb)
14. Any Other Items which the Chairman decides are urgent
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 within the appropriate paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
16. Minutes
To sign the minutes Cl/61/05 to Cl/62/05 of the meeting of the Council held on 20 October 2005 as a correct record of those proceedings (copies previously circulated).