Venue: Meeting Room 1, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon PE29 3TN
Contact: Ms C Deller, Democratic Services Manager, Tel No 01480 388007/e-mail: Christine.Deller@huntsdc.gov.uk
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To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2008 Contact: C Deller 388007 Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2008 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
The Chairman welcomed Councillor A Hansard who had been re-appointed to the Committee in place of Councillor Farrer and announced the appointment of Christine Deller as Deputy Monitoring Officer pending recruitment to the post of Director of Central Services. |
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MEMBERS' INTERESTS To receive from Members declarations as to personal and/or prejudicial interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any Agenda Item. Please see Notes 1 and 2 below. Minutes: No interests were declared. |
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APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT MEMBER The Chairman to report on the decision of the Council made at their meeting held on 25th June, 2008 in respect of the recommendation of the Committee – to appoint an additional Independent Member to assist in the response to the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008. Minutes: The Chairman reported that the Council, at its meeting held on 25th June 2008, had resolved, on the recommendation of the Committee, to appoint an additional Independent Member to assist the Council in its response to the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008. It was confirmed that the position had been offered to and accepted by Mrs S Stafford who had been interviewed in May 2007 by the Panel appointed for that purpose. |
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CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLAINTS - STANDARDS BOARD NOTIFICATIONS To note the decision of the Standards Board for England in two cases against Councillors serving on St Ives Town Council. Contact: C Deller 388007 Minutes: The Committee received and noted a report by the Head of Legal and Estates and Monitoring Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) regarding the decision of the Standards Board for England not to take any further action in relation to allegations made against two Councillors serving on St. Ives Town Council. |
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LOG OF CODE OF CONDUCT ENQUIRIES Further to Minute No. 42, to note the Code of Conduct enquiries recorded by the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer since the meeting held on 6th March 2008. Contact: C Deller 388007 Minutes: Further to Minute No. 42, Members received and noted details of Code of Conduct enquiries recorded by the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer since the meeting of the Committee held on 6th March 2008 (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book). |
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STANDARDS BOARD STATISTICS To note recent referral and investigation statistics published by the Standards Board for England. Minutes: The Committee received and noted an extract from “The Bulletin” published by the Standards Board for England which illustrated the number of allegations received by the Board during the period 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008 and the referral and investigation statistics over the same period (a copy of the extract is appended in the Minute Book). |
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LOCAL ASSESSMENT: EXERCISE The Interim Monitoring Officer to conduct a local assessment exercise referring to the enclosed local assessment complaint handling chart and example cases. Members may wish to familiarise themselves with the case material and consider, in advance, whether the case should be referred for further action and, if not referred, the reasons for the decision. Contact: C Meadowcroft 388021 Additional documents: Minutes: By referral to the Local Assessment Complaint Handling Chart produced by the Standards Board for England, the Monitoring Officer guided Members through a training exercise during which two example cases were reviewed and conclusions reached, in discussion, as to whether the cases should be referred for further action or if not referred, the reasons for the decision. Copies of the material use in the exercise is appended in the Minute Book. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING To note that the next meeting of the Committee will be held on Thursday 11th September 2008 at 4pm. Minutes: RESOLVED
that the next meeting of the Committee be held on Thursday 11th September 2008 at 10am. |