Council Offices, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ED
SUMMONS To a Special Meeting of the Council
Date 19th September	Jane Pannell, Chief Executive
Time And Date	6.00pm, Thursday, 27th September 2007
Venue	The Council Chamber, Guildhall, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Members	Councillors J K G Allen, D M Beith, H Bettison, J A Davidson, D W Donaldson, A B Douglas, B P E Gibson, W F Grant, P Herdman, A G Houghton, E I Hunter, J G Hutchinson, R E Hutchinson, A H Murray, G O’Connell, R J Patterson, R T Pearson, J D Peggs, J A Robertson, A S Rogerson, F I Simpson, J E Smith, D S Stewart, T J Tyler, J Waterhouse, R J D Watkin, P S Watts and D Wilson.
Chair	The Mayor, Councillor L W Robson
Committee Officer:	David Cook Borough Secretary Telephone : (01289) 301716 Email : dc@berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk Mobile : 07961 441 509

SUMMONS

to a Special Meeting of Council

Item No	Report Title	Number of Pages	Author
1.	Declaration of Interest Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for this meeting. Members are requested to refer to the guide to this item printed on the back of the agenda. Further clarification, where required, should be sought from the Borough Solicitor.	-	David Cook
2.	Apologies for Absence To receive and record apologies for absence from Elected Members unable to attend this Special Meeting of the Council.
3.	To receive the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Thursday 9th August 2007. DECISION: To agree as a correct record the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council, held on 9th August 2007, Minutes 157 - 174, pages 1 – 9.	1 - 9	David Cook
4.	Mayor’s Communications To receive such communications or announcements as the Mayor may desire to lay before the Council.	-	David Cook
5.	Accounts 2006/07 Celia Craig (Director) and Cath McNaught (Senior Manager) of the Council’s external auditors, from Deloittes will be present for this item and will take questions from Members in connection with the attached report and appendix.	1 – 3 Appx 1	Charles Oakley
6.	Questions
	(i) From Members To answer questions from Members (if any) under Rules of Procedure Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the Constitution. (ii) From Members of the Public To answer questions from members of the public (if any) under Rules and Procedure Section 9.1 of the Constitution. [Note: Members are referred to pages 47-49 of the Constitution which explain the Rules governing the form of Questions, and the manner in which questions should be put and to whom].

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

A quick guide for Councillors.

Members are reminded that there are now only two types of Declaration of Interest:

Personal Interests:

Action to be taken in respect of Personal Interests:

The following must be disclosed at the meeting:

These will be recorded in the minute of the meeting by the Committee Officer.

Prejudicial Interests

A Member (or Officer) with a personal interest ALSO has a prejudicial interest if a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the Members’ judgement of the public interest. [There are special provisions which may exclude the above provisions in certain circumstances.]

Action to be taken in respect of Personal and Prejudicial Interests:

Members (or Officers) must:

[Members are asked to note that this summary has been prepared to assist Members in deciding at the actual meeting their position on Interests. It is not a substitute for the full explanation regarding Interests as set out in the Council’s Constitution, which all Members must acquaint themselves with.

Members and Officers are advised to seek advice on Interests from the Council’s Monitoring Officer (the Borough Solicitor, Liam Henry) well in advance of the meeting.]