Guidance on personal and personal prejudicial interests is attached to these agenda pages.

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Members of the public may, if the Board Member agrees, ask a question of the Board Member on any item for decision on this agenda (other than on the minutes).  The full text of any question must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting.  Questions by the public will be taken as read and, at the Board Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting.  No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted.

The total time permitted for this item will be 15 minutes.

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City Councillors may, at the Board Member’s discretion, ask a question or address the Board Member on an item for decision on the agenda (other than on the minutes).  The full text of any question and the nature of any address must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting.  Questions by councillors will be taken as read and, at the Board Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting.  No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted.  If an address is made, the Board member will either respond or have regard to the points raised in reaching her or his decision.  If the address is by the Chair of a Scrutiny Committee or her or his nominee then the Board member will be required to say as part of their decision whether they accept the Scrutiny recommendations made.

Councillor Wolff submitted two questions but did not attend the meeting.  The Board Member agreed to take the questions and he agreed replies to them.  The questions and replies are appended to the signed copy of these minutes.

The Head of Business Improvement submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended).

Resolved:-

(1)   To grant project approval for the supply of cleaning materials;

(2)   That a Framework Agreement be put in place with the five selected suppliers as identified in the report for the period 1^st January 2012 to 31^st December 2015;

(3)   To endorse the aim of seeking to raise the profile of operating in an environmentally friendly way when purchasing cleaning materials.