News from Kent County Council Liberal Democrats

Tue 27th Jul 2010:

County Leaders Apology Welcome, But Stop Digging Paul

County Councillor Tim Prater has welcomed an apology from Kent County Council Leader Paul Carter to all staff "who may have felt misled" by a statement on officers bonuses given by past Chief Executive Peter Gilroy.

Thu 22nd Jul 2010:

Bank stress tests cannot be a half-way house

The EU's bank watchdog, The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), is to publish the results of its bank stress tests.

Fri 16th Jul 2010:

Question from Trudy Dean to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Academy Status [Updated with answer]

Question by Mrs Dean To The Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education:

Question from Ian Chittenden to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Open Golf [Updated with answer]

Question by Mr I Chittenden to the Cabinet Member for Communities:

Question from Malcolm Robertson to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Cabinet Scrutiny [Updated with answer]

Question by Mr M Robertson to the Chairman of Cabinet Scrutiny Committee:

Question from Tim Prater to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Officer Bonuses [updated with answer]

Question by Mr T Prater to the Leader of the Council:

Question from George Koowaree to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Disabled Person's Registration Card [Updated with answer]

Question by Mr G Koowaree to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services:

Question from Martin Vye to 22 July Full Council Meeting: Respecting Canterbury's History [Updated with answer]

Question by Mr M J Vye to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste:

Thu 15th Jul 2010:

Kent County Council Cabinet Scrutiny Committee - 21 July

The Cabinet Scrutiny Committee meets monthly to scrutinise the decisions of KCC's Leader, Cabinet and individual Cabinet Members. It is chaired by the Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition, Trudy Dean.

Wed 14th Jul 2010:

Victory for South East fishermen

Fishermen from South East England have returned triumphantly from Brussels after putting their case for reform to the most powerful decision maker on European fisheries policy.

Sharon calls on SMEs in the South East to 'look to Europe' for business opportunities

Sharon Bowles MEP has called on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South East to 'look to Europe' for business opportunities after a recently published report showed a positive link between exports and SME performance.

Sharon named most influential woman in European finance

Sharon Bowles MEP has been named as the most influential women in European finance according to a Top 100 list published in the Financial News this week.

County Council Agenda - 22 July

The agenda for the Full Kent County Council meeting of 22nd July has been published at http://tinyurl.com/35nhdfm The meeting is open the the public and is webcast live at http://www.kent.gov.uk/your_council/webcasts.aspx

Kent Lib Dems call for Officer Pay-Off Review

The Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council have tabled a motion for next weeks full Council meeting calling for an urgent review into large severance payments from the Council. The motion comes after reports of another huge pay-off for a Council Officer hit the national and local press.

Tue 13th Jul 2010:

Kent Announce Shortlist for the Kent Highway Services' core maintenance contract

Kent County Council have announced that they have finished the short-listing process of the companies who expressed an interest in the core highways maintenance contract. The core maintenance contract is currently provided in partnership with Ringway, and was put out to tender a few months ago.

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