Contact: David Jellings

Direct Dial: 01275 884219

E-mail: david.jellings@n-somerset.gov.uk

Date: 1st August 2005

Dear Sir or Madam

Finance and Resources Policy and Scrutiny Panel

Tuesday 9th August 2005, 6.30 p.m., New Council Chamber, Town Hall

A meeting of the Panel will take place as indicated above. The agenda is set out overleaf.

Members are asked to refer to the agenda papers of the Executive meetings held on 14th June 2005 (Item 12(3) refers), and 12th July 2005 (Items 12(9) and 12(10) refer) circulated to all Members of the Council to enable consideration of the references at Item 5.

Yours faithfully

Solicitor to the Council

To: Members of the Panel

Councillors:

Nick Brown (Chairman), Michael Bell (Vice-Chairman), Jeremy Blatchford, Carl Francis-Pester, Muriel Kraft, Richard Skinner, Sally Tabrett, Barry Walters

All other Members of the Council (for information)

Agenda

1 Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

2 Public Discussion (Standing Order SSO 9)

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Panel. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard.

3 Declarations of Interest by Members

4 Minutes

4.1 Panel Meeting – 24th May 2005, (page 4)

5 Matters referred by Council, the Executive, other Committees and Panels (if any)

Executive Meeting – 14th June 2005

5.1 Internal Audit Annual Report 2004/05 and the Investigation and Contracts Team Annual Performance Report (EXE 14) (page 11)

Executive Meeting – 12th July 2005

5.2 Final Accounts for the Council’s General Fund, Housing Revenue Account and Collection Fund Revenue Account (EXE 43) (page 12)

5.3 Treasury Management (EXE 44) (page 13)

6 Matters for Consideration

A Policy Related Matters

6.1 Report of the Affordable Housing Working Group (page 14)

B Scrutiny Related Matters

Report of the Director of Finance and Resources

6.2 The Campus – Management Review (oral report)

C Performance Related Matters

Report of the Head of Performance, Improvement and Human Resources

6.3 2004/5 Performance Results (page 65)

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Exempt Items

Should the Panel wish to consider a matter as an Exempt Item, the Panel will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Panel be invited to remain.”

Mobile Phones, Pagers And Similar Calling Devices

All persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off these devices in accordance with the Council’s statement concerning disturbance caused by such apparatus. The Chairman may approve an exception to this request in special circumstances.

Emergency Evacuation Procedure

On hearing the alarm – (a continuous two tone siren)

Leave the room by the nearest exit door. Ensure that windows are closed.

Last person out to close the door.

Do Not stop to collect personal belongings.

Do Not use the lifts.

Follow the green and white exit signs and make your way to the assembly point.

Do Not re-enter the building until authorised to do so by the Fire Authority.

Go To Assembly Point D – The Car Park Opposite Main Reception

Agenda Conference

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Officers

The agenda conference will be held on 9th August 2005 at 4.30 p.m. in the Steepholm Room.

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