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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for non-attendance. |
| 2. |
MINUTES To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 15 April 2008. |
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DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST To receive any disclosures of interest from Members in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members. |
| 4. |
MANAGEMENT TEAM REPORTS To consider the reports of the Chief Executive and the Deputy Chief Executives on the following items:- |
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Annual Review of the Council’s Leisure and Culture Strategy – Key Decision (Word 127kb) |
| (b) |
Delivery of Savings Built into the 2007-2008 Revenue Budget – Key Decision (Word 89kb) |
| (c) |
Draft Calendar of Meetings for 2009 (Word 89kb) |
| (d) |
Review of Twinning Scheme – Key Decision (Word 50kb) |
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THE FORWARD PLAN To note the updated version of the Council’s Executive Forward Plan for the twenty-five months period from1 May 2008 to 31 May 2010 |
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ISSUES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS Members are requested to identify any issues to be considered at future meetings. |
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URGENT ITEMS (1) To consider the Urgent Business at Exempt Agenda Item: 9 below. (2) To consider any other items which the Chairman considers are urgent. |
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To move the exclusion of the Press/Public for the following item, in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006. |
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EXEMPT MANAGEMENT TEAM REPORT To consider the exempt report of the Deputy Chief Executive [DCE] on the following item: Urgent Business - Benwell and Stanwell Projects – Authority to Enter Legal Arrangements [DCE] [Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial and business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information).] |