Public Services and Health Policy Panel - 14 June 2007


Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House

PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 14 June 2007 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Panel:-

Councillors:-

Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Chairman)

Barbara Green

Les Mead (Vice-Chairman)

David Lake

Kemal Butt

Brian Norman

Leighton Dann

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
6 June 2007

The Policy Panel welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Policy Panel. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 8 March 2007 (copies enclosed for Members of the Policy Panel).

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3.

NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances, which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest.

5.

FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT AND BUDGET MONITORING REPORT - FEBRUARY 2007 (MONTH 11)

This report gives an update of the three-year medium-term financial plan and the position on the current year's budget for the period ending on 28 February 2007 (circulated separately)

6.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

To report on matters arising from the Executive Committee that are within the remit of the Policy Panel.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i - (06) matters arising from exec.  DOWNLOAD


7.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT - QUARTER 4, 2006/2007

To receive Quarter 4 (January - March) and the final end-of-year results for 2006/07 performance indicators relating to the Public Services and Health Policy Panel.


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8.

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2006 - DUTY OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DOMESTIC COMPANION ANIMALS TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS AND LOCAL AUTHORITY POWERS

To report on the new duties on owners and persons responsible for domestic companion animals relating to animal welfare and powers of local authority inspectors in this respect.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i  - (08) animal welfare act la powers. DOWNLOAD


9.

COMMUNITY TOILET SCHEME

This report advises on the position with public convenience provision.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i - (09) community toilet scheme. DOWNLOAD


10.

COMMERCIAL WASTE RECYCLING

This report advises on a recent survey of customers' attitudes to recycling commercial waste, and recommends a pilot service.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i - (10) comm waste recycling. DOWNLOAD


11.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION QUARTER 4 2006/07

To report and comment on Customer Satisfaction for Quarter 4 - 2006/07.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i - (11) env health cust sat. DOWNLOAD


12.

WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE

To advise members of the implications to the Authority following the introduction of the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive on 1 July 2007.

downloadable document icon07 06 14 PS i - (12) wee2 directive. DOWNLOAD

 

13.

WORK PROGRAMME

To agree the Panel's Work Programme.

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14.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If any confidential business is approved under Item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

"that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involvethe likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act."

1.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3.


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