2008-12-09 Council Agenda

1.     The Meeting will be called to order to receive the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and Members are asked to remain standing while the Meeting is led in Prayer.

2.     Apologies for absence

3.     To read, confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on |30 September 2008|.

4.     Presentations by the Mayor:-

 (a)  Young Citizen of the Year Award – 2009

 (b)  Winners of Mayor's Christmas Card Competition

5.     Mayor's Announcements; to include:-

(a)    Schedule of engagements |

(b)    Forthcoming Charity events

(c)    Forthcoming Council events:    Carol Concert – 10

        December 2008

6.     Petitions and Deputations

7.     Community Strategy and Partnerships – Presentation

        by Chief Executive

8.     Leader's Statement(s)

9.     Notices of Motion.

10.    Report(s) of the Chief Executive:-

(a)     Freedom of Information – Adoption of Publication|

         Scheme |

(b)     Bigger Borough – Update |

(c )    General Statement of Policy for the Funding of

         Remediation of Contaminated Land - Withdrawn

 (d)    Licensing Committee – Ratification of change of date

         of meeting from Monday, 15^th December 2008 to

         Wednesday, 14^th January 2009

11.    Report of the Interim Section 151 Officer

(a)    2009/10 Council Tax – Calculation of Tax Base|

12.    To receive, consider and, if approved, adopt the

         Minutes of the following :-

(1)    Standards Committee - |15 September 2008|

(2)    Wigston Community Forum - |15 September 2008|

(3)    Youth Forum - |18 September 2008|

(4)    Overview and Scrutiny Panel - |23 September 2008|

(5)    Development Control Committee - |25 September 2008|

(6)    Local Development Framework Member Working Group|

         – 2 October 2008 |

(7)     Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – |6 October|

         2008|

(8)     Highways Forum – |7 October 2008|

(9)     Oadby Community Forum – |8 October 2008|

(10)   Licensing Committee – |13 October 2008|

(11)   Multicultural Group – |15 October 2008|

(12)   Services Committee – |14 October 2008|

(13)   Development Control Committee – |23 October 2008|

(14)   Overview and Scrutiny Panel – |27 October 2008|

(15)   Standards Committee – |3 November 2008|

(16)   Local Development Framework Member Working Group|

         – 6 November 2008|

(17)   Economic Development Member Working Group – |6|

         November 2008|

(18)   Youth Forum – |11 November 2008|

(19)   South Wigston Community Forum – |13 November 2008|

(20)   Policy Committee – |18 November 2008|

(21)   Overview and Scrutiny Panel – |24 November 2008|

13.   To authorise the Common Seal of the Council to be affixed to all contracts, orders, deeds and other documents arising out of the Minutes and reports referred to in the foregoing items.

14.    Reports of Members Appointed by the Council to Serve

        on Outside Bodies