Agenda item

(1)       Mr P Carter moved Mr A King seconded the recommendations contained in the report.

(2)       The Chairman put to the vote the motion set out in (1) when the voting was as follows:

For - 48

Mrs A D Allen, Mr M J Angell, Mr A R Bassam, Mr R Bliss, Mr A H T Bowles, Mr D L Brazier, Mr J R Bullock, Mr R B Burgess, Miss S J Carey, Mr P B Carter, Mr N J D Chard, Mr A R Chell, Mr B R Cope, Mr J Curwood, Mrs V J Dagger, Mr M C Dance, Mr K A Ferrin, Mr C G Findlay, Mr J B O Fullarton, Mr C Hibberd, Mr P Hill, Mr T Gates, Mr G K Gibbens, Mr R W Gough, Mr M J Harrison, Mr W A Hayton, Mr D A Hirst, Mrs S V Hohler, Mr G A Horne, Mr E E C Hotson, Mr A J King, Mr R E King, Mr C J Law, Mr R L H Long, Mr K G Lynes, Mr R F Manning, Mr M Northey, Mr R J Parry, Mr R Pascoe, Mr L B Ridings, Dr T R Robinson, Mr J E Scholes, Mr J D Simmonds, Mr M V Snelling, Mrs P Stockell, Mrs E Tweed, Mr C J Wells, and Mr F Wood-Brignall.

Abstain – 6

Mr I Chittenden, Mr D S Daley, Mrs T Dean, Mr S J G Koowaree, Mr R Tolputt and Mr M J Vye.

Against - 19

Mrs C Angell, Ms C J Cribbon, Mr A D Crowther, Dr M Eddy, Mr L Christie, Mr G Cowan,

Mr M J Fittock, Ms E Green, Ms A Harrison, Mr C Hart, Mr I T N Jones, Mr T Maddison, Mr J I Muckle, Mrs M Newell, Mr W V Newman, Mr R J E Parker, Mr A R Poole, Mr D Smyth, and Mr R Truelove.

Carried

(3)       RESOLVED that as ratified by Cabinet at its meeting on 12 May:-

(i)         the establishment of a joint committee comprising Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, Kent County Council, Shepway District Council and Thanet District Council, to be known as the East Kent (Joint Arrangements) Committee, with effect from 1 June 2008, be approved;

(ii)        the terms of the Operating Arrangements for the East Kent (Joint Arrangements) Committee as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be approved;

(iii)       the delegation of functions to the East Kent (Joint Arrangements) Committee as set out in paragraph 3 of the report and Schedule 1 of the East Kent (Joint Arrangements) Committee Operating Arrangements be approved;

(iv)       the Leader and Deputy Leader be appointed from time to time as the two nominated members of the Council in accordance with the East Kent (Joint Arrangement) Committee Operating Arrangements, with the Chief Executive authorised to effect such substitutions in consultation with the Leader; and

(v)        all other Members of the Cabinet be authorised to act as substitutes for the Leader and the Deputy Leader as mentioned in the East Kent (Joint Arrangements) Committee Operating Arrangements.

The Council also RESOLVED that:-

(a)       the establishment of a joint scrutiny committee comprising Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, Kent County Council, Shepway District Council and Thanet District Council, to be known as the East Kent (Joint Scrutiny) Committee with effect from 1 June 2008, be approved;

(b)       the East Kent (Joint Scrutiny) Committee Operating Arrangements set out in Appendix 2 to the report be approved;

(c)        the terms of reference for the East Kent (Joint Scrutiny) Committee as set out in the East Kent (Joint Scrutiny) Committee Operating Arrangements be approved;

(d)       Mr J Law, Mr T Birkett and Mr M Vye be appointed to serve on the East Kent Joint Scrutiny Committee in accordance with the East Kent (Joint Scrutiny) Committee Operating Arrangements; and

(e)       any consequential changes required to the County Council’s Constitution as a result of the recommendations would be published and implemented in accordance with Article 15 (Review and Revision of the Constitution) sub-paragraph 15.2, be noted.