AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT was held in the Council Chamber at the TOWN HALL, GOSPORT on WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY FIFTH day of JUNE 2003 at 6.00 PM.
Also in attendance: Honorary Aldermen Mrs Bailey
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APOLOGIES
Apologies for inability to attend the meeting were submitted on behalf of Councillors Friend, Taylor and Train and Honorary Aldermen O'Neill and Rushton.
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MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILLOR FRIEND'S ILLNESS
The Mayor invited Councillor Chegwyn to up-date the Council on Councillor Friend's illness. Councillor Friend was still seriously ill in Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham on a life support machine and his family wished to thank all those who had sent cards and messages of support. The Council expressed the hope that Councillor Friend would soon start to make progress towards a full recovery.
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QUESTION PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 3.
(A) Question No 1 standing in the name of Councillor Burgess on the subject of guidance to Regulatory Board members on planning applications was answered by the Chairman of the Regulatory Board.
NOTICE OF MOTION
It was reported that, in accordance with Standing Order 2.2.2 Councillors Burgess, Kimber, Taylor, Carter and Hook had requested the Council to consider and approve the following Motion to enable the Leader of Gosport Borough Council or his representative to second the motion put forward at the Local Government Conference on 1 July at Harrogate:
"The Local Government Association (LGA) calls on the Government to work with it and individual Local Authorities to develop a more coherent approach to asylum issues which would:
(a) enable the country to meet its international obligations;
(b) support local strategies to support community cohesion;
(c) avoid a small number of communities and councils facing the full challenge of responding to local dimension of this international issue."
The Motion was accordingly put to the meeting and duly RESOLVED. Councillor Mrs Salter abstained from voting on the Motion.
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STANDING ORDER 4.15.1
The Mayor reported that notice had been received requesting that Standing Order 4.15.1 be moved to enable the Director of Development and Environment to present his report on the Best Value Performance Plan (BVPP) 2003/04.
RESOLVED: That Standing Order 4.15.1 be moved to enable the Director of Development and Environment to present his report on the Best Value Performance Plan (BVPP) 2003/04.
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BEST VALUE PERFORMANCE PLAN
The Director of Development and Environment referred to his report (a copy of which is affixed hereto as Appendix 'C1') on the Best Value Performance Plan.
He reported that the Council was required in accordance with the Constitution to approve the Best Value Performance Plan before it was published on 30 June 2003. Best Value legislation required the Council to publish and distribute a Best Value Performance Plan each year. Attached to the Director's report was this year's Best Value Performance Plan which comprised the following 'stand alone' sections:
- Best Value Core Approach
- Our Performance
- Corporate Plan
- Gosport Borough Council – The Organisation
- Community Planning Update
- Consultation
- Finance
- Useful Documents
- Glossary of Terms
The above sections would be collated to produce a complete version of the Best Value Performance Plan which would be available upon request at the Town Hall, in libraries and upon the Council's website.
The Director of Development and Environment recommended in his report that the Council approve the Best Value Performance Plan and authorise the Chief Executive to make any minor amendments to the document, for example to correct factual or typographical errors.
MOTION: That the recommendation contained in the Director of Development and Environment's report be approved and adopted.
The Motion was accordingly put to the meeting and duly RESOLVED.
The Council rose at 6.52 pm
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