Agenda item

(1)       Mr P Carter moved Mr N Chard seconded that:

(a)       the progress on the continued development of Kent Agreement 2 be noted;

(b)       delegation for sign off of the Kent Agreement 2 submission be given to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders' be agreed; and

(c)        County Council staff and other partner agencies as well as the Members of KCC’s Informal Member Group be thanked for their work in the development of the Kent Agreement 2.

(2)       Dr M R Eddy moved Mr D Smyth seconded as an amendment:-

Recommendation (b):

change to 'To AGREE that delegation for sign off of the Kent Agreement 2 submission is given to the Chief Executive subject to detailed consultation with and following agreement by the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders'.

And to add the following:

Recommendation (d):

 'To REQUIRE that throughout the life cycle of KA2 the six-monthly performance management reports referred to in section 11 of the present paper are brought to the next meetings of KCC's Cabinet and full Council for information and discussion, following their reception by the Kent Public Service Board, along with details of any actions to be taken in response to the findings of these reports'.

Recommendation (e):

'To REQUIRE that the POCs be updated at each meeting on KA2 performance within the various directorates throughout the lifecycle of the Agreement, by Managing Directors and key officers tasked with leading on individual indicators'.  

Recommendation (f):

'To REQUIRE that in future all KCC members be given advance notice of and open invitations to meetings of their local LSPs and that, whether they attend these meetings or not, they should be formally notified by KCC representatives on their local LSPs of the outcomes from each meeting regarding progress on and performance management of local action plans under KA2'.

(3)       Mr Carter, with the consent of his seconder and the Council, agreed to accept the key principles of this amendment subject to Recommendation (f) being amended to read:

“request the LSPs that, in future, all KCC members be given advance notice of and explore the possibility of open invitations being made to meetings of their local LSPs and that, whether they attend these meetings or not, they should be formally notified by KCC representatives on their local LSPs of the outcomes from each meeting regarding progress on and performance management of local action plans under KA2'. “

(4)       Dr Eddy with the consent of his seconder and the Council agreed to accept the amendment set out in (3).

This was carried without a vote and became the substantive motion

(5)       Mr M Vye seconded by Mr L Christie moved that the question be put.

For - 42

Mrs A D Allen, Mrs C Angell, Mr M J Angell, Mr T Birkett, Mr P B Carter, Mr I Chittenden, Mr L Christie, Ms C J Cribbon, Mr A D Crowther, Mr D S Daley, Mr M C Dance, Dr M R Eddy, Mr K A Ferrin, Mr C G Findlay, Mr M J Fittock, Mr G K Gibbens, Mr R W Gough, Ms E Green, Mr C Hart, Mr P M Hill, Mr I T N Jones, Mr A J King, Mr R E King, Mr R L H Long, Mr K G Lynes, Mr T Maddison, Mr R F Manning, Mr J I Muckle, Mrs M Newell, Mr W V Newman, Mr R J E Parker, Mr A R Poole, Mr L Ridings, Dr T Robinson, Mrs E Rowbotham, Mr G Rowe, Mr D Smyth, Mrs P Stockell, Mr R Truelove, Mrs E Tweed, Mr M J Vye, Mr C J Wells,

Against - 16

Mr A H T Bowles, Mr J R Bullock, Mr C J Capon, Miss S J Carey, Mr M J Harrison, Mr W A Hayton, Mr D A Hirst, Mrs S V Hohler, Mr E E C Hotson, Mr C J Law, Mr R A Marsh, Mr M Northey, Mr R J Parry, Mr J E Scholes, Mr J D Simmonds and Mr F Wood-Brignall

Abstain - 5

Mr R B Burgess, Mrs V J Dagger, Mr J B O Fullarton, Mr C Hibberd and Mr M V Snelling.

(6)       The Chairman then put the substantive motion to the vote:

For - 68

Mrs A D Allen, Mrs C Angell, Mr M J Angell, Mr A R Bassam, Mr T J Birkett, Mr R H C Bliss, Mr D L Brazier, Mr R B Burgess, Mr C J Capon, Miss S J Carey, Mr P B Carter, Mr N J D Chard, Mr I S Chittenden, Mr L Christie, Mr G Cowan, Ms C J Cribbon, Mr A D Crowther, Mrs V J Dagger, Mr D S Daley, Mr M C Dance, Dr M R Eddy, Mr K A Ferrin; Mr C G Findlay, Mr M J Fittock, Mr J B O Fullarton, Mr G K Gibbens, Mr R W Gough, Mrs E Green, Ms A Harrison, Mr M J Harrison, Mr C Hart, Mr W A Hayton, Mr C Hibberd, Mr P M Hill, OBE; Mr D A Hirst, Mrs S V Hohler, Mr G A Horne, MBE, Mr E E C Hotson, Mr I T N Jones, Mr A J King, Mr R E King, Mr S J G Koowaree, Mr J F London, Mr R L H Long, Mr K G Lynes, Mr T A Maddison, Mr R F Manning, Mr R A Marsh, Mr J I Muckle, Mrs M Newell, Mr W V Newman, DL, Mr M Northey, Mr R J E Parker, Mr R J Parry, Mr A R Poole, Mr L B Ridings, Dr T R Robinson, Mrs E D Rowbotham, Mr G Rowe, Mr J D Simmonds, Mr D Smyth, Mr M V Snelling, Mrs P A Stockell, Mr R Truelove, Mrs E Tweed, Mr M J Vye, Mr C T Wells, and Mr F Wood-Brignall.

Against – 3

Mr J R Bullock, Mr A H T Bowles and Mr J E Scholes.

Abstain - 0

Carried

(7)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)       the progress on the continued development of Kent Agreement 2 be noted;

(b)       delegation for sign off of the Kent Agreement 2 submission be given to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders';

(c)        all County Council staff and other partner agencies as well as the Members of KCC’s Informal Member Group be thanked for their work in the development of the Kent Agreement 2;

(d)       throughout the life cycle of KA2 the six-monthly performance management reports referred to in section 11 of the present paper are brought to the next meetings of KCC's Cabinet and full Council for information and discussion, following their reception by the Kent Public Service Board, along with details of any actions to be taken in response to the findings of these reports'.

(e)       the POCs be updated at each meeting on KA2 performance within the various directorates throughout the lifecycle of the Agreement, by Managing Directors and key officers tasked with leading on individual indicators‘; and  

(f)         the LSPs be requested that, in future, all KCC members be given advance notice of and explore the possibility of open invitations being made to meetings of their local LSPs and that, whether they attend these meetings or not, they should be formally notified by KCC representatives on their local LSPs of the outcomes from each meeting regarding progress on and performance management of local action plans under KA2'.