Agenda item

(a)  Cabinet

 

Councillor J D Ablewhite, Executive Leader and Chairman of the Cabinet presented the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 21st July and 22nd September 2011.

 

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Upon being put to the vote, the recommendation contained in Item No. 14 was declared to be CARRIED.

 

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In connection with Item No. 21, it was noted that the Financial Forecast had previously been considered by the Council under Minute No. 28.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

  that, subject to the foregoing paragraphs, the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 21st July and 22nd September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(b)  Standards Committee

 

Councillor D L Hall presented the Report of the meetings of the Standards Committee held on 7th July and 8th September 2011.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meetings of the Standards Committee held on 7th July and 8th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(c)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being)

 

Councillor D M Tysoe presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) held on 7th July and 8th September 2011.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) held on 7th July and 8th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(d)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being)

 

Councillor P M D Godfrey presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 12th July and 13th September 2011.

 

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Councillor Godfrey reminded the Council that the date for the next meeting of the Panel had been changed to 12th October 2011.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 12th July and 13th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(e)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being)

 

Councillor S J Criswell presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) held on 5th July and 6th September 2011.

 

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Councillor Criswell drew the Council’s attention to Item No. 13 and reported that Town and Parish Councils had been invited by letter to express their views on the operation of the Neighbourhood Forums.  He also encouraged Members of the Council to respond to a request for comments on the present arrangements and to attend a seminar on the pilot GP Commissioning consortia in Huntingdonshire which was to take place on 4th October 2011 as referred to in Item No. 17 of the Report.

 

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In connection with Item No. 15 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes regarding the composition of a new county wide health and well-being board, Councillor Criswell was of the view that in order for the Board to be effective it needed to be manageable in terms of the number of Councillors appointed to its membership.  Councillor Ablewhite added that he was confident that the Group of Cambridgeshire District Council representatives which had been established could effectively monitor the work of the Board.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) held on 5th July and 6th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

 

(f)  Development Management Panel

 

 

Councillor D B Dew presented the Report of the meetings of the Development Management Panel held on 18th July, 15th August and 19th September 2011.

 

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In connection with Item No. 4, it was noted that the development application at Upwood Primary School, Upwood had been considered by the Council under Minute No. 29.

 

Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that, subject to the foregoing paragraph, the Report of the meetings of the Development Management Panel held on 18th July, 15th August and 19th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(g)  Corporate Governance Panel

 

Councillor E R Butler presented the Report of the meeting of the Corporate Governance Panel held on 28th June 2011.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Corporate Governance Panel held on 28th June 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(h)  Senior Officers’ Panel

 

Councillor N J Guyatt presented the Report of the meetings of the Senior Officers’ Panel held on 11th July, 1st August and 5th September 2011.

 

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Whereupon it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

that the Report of the meetings of the Senior Officers’ Panel held on 11th July, 1st August and 5th September 2011 be received and adopted.

 

(i)  Employment Panel

 

Councillor S Cawley presented the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on 21st September 2011.

 

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In connection with Item No. 8, Councillor Cawley invited the Council to endorse the sentiments of the Panel with regard to the five employees who had retired from the Local Government Service.

 

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Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on21st September 2011 be received and adopted.