C.573
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES
(a) Minute EX.365 of the Executive on 22 September 2004 - Appointment of an Independent Member of Standards Committee. It was moved by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor W A Campbell and - RESOLVED: That the recommendations contained in Minute EX.365 of the meeting of the Executive held on 22 September 2004 concerning the appointment of an Independent Member of Standards Committee be approved and adopted. (b) Minute EX.375 of the Executive on 22 September 2004 - Revised List of Institutions for Investment Purposes and Quarterly Monitoring Report on Prudential Indicators. It was moved by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor W A Campbell and - RESOLVED: That the recommendations contained in Minute EX.375 of the meeting of the Executive held on 22 September 2004 concerning the Revised List of Institutions for Investment Purposes and the Quarterly Report on Prudential Indicators be approved and adopted. (c) Minute EX.380(5) of the Executive on 22 September 2004 - Scheme of Delegations for Accounts to be Written-Off. (i) It was moved by Councillor Byrne and seconded by Councillor W A Campbell that the recommendations contained in Minute EX.380(5) of the meeting of the Executive held on 22 September 2004 concerning the scheme of delegations for accounts to be written-off be approved and adopted. (ii) An amendment was moved by Councillor Higgin and seconded by Councillor Bigg by way of the addition of the following paragraph:- That all Members of the Council be advised of all amounts that the Head of Revenues and Benefits, the Director of Finance and E- Government and the Executive have written-off under the scheme of delegations for information purposes only. On being put, 19 voted for, 30 against and with 1 abstention, the amendment was declared lost. (iii) The substantive motion on being put, with none dissenting, was declared carried and it was then - RESOLVED: That the recommendations contained in Minute EX.380(5) of the meeting of the Executive held on 22 September 2004 concerning the scheme of delegations for accounts to be written-off, be approved and adopted. (d) Minute EX.443 of the Executive on 13 October 2004 - Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003 It was moved by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor W A Campbell and - RESOLVED: That the recommendations contained in Minute EX.443 of the Executive at a meeting held on 13 October 2004 concerning the Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003 be approved and adopted.
C.576
NOTICES OF MOTION
(a) Editorial Board - Civic Newspaper (i) It was moved by Councillor Walker and seconded by Councillor Cohen that the following Notice of Motion submitted under Council Procedure Rule 12.1 be approved:- This Council recognises that, according to Government guidelines contained in Circulars and the ODPM Code of Practice, free civic newspapers should be fair and even-handed and avoid personal image making. Given the clear bias shown to the Labour leadership in past editions of Bury Metro News, it is proposed that consideration be given to a more balanced publication with Opposition Councillors being added to the Editorial Board responsible for overseeing its future production. In the names of Councillors Walker, Cohen, Wright, Walton, Theckston, Bigg, Creswell, Vincent, Hussain, Redstone, Nuttall and Wiseman. (ii) An amendment was moved by Councillor Davison and seconded by Councillor Pickstone by way of the deletion of all the words after personal image making and their replacement with:- This Council reaffirms its commitment to a Civic Newspaper as part of a broader corporate communications strategy and sees this as a key tool for informing the public about the services and as a means of encouraging dialogue and involvement with the public. This Council resolves that the Executive Committee should receive a report at a future meeting setting out the Editorial Policy of the Civic Newspaper, within guidelines set by the ODPM, and that such a policy should be considered by the appropriate Scrutiny Commission and reviewed by the Executive Committee periodically. Prior to the counting of votes on the amendment, Members requested that the voting be recorded so as to show how each Member cast their vote. The result of the voting on the amendment was as follows:- For the amendment: Councillors Audin, Boden, K S Briggs, Byrne, G Campbell, L E Campbell, W A Campbell, Cassidy, Chamberlain, Connolly, J P Costello, S Costello, Cummings, Davison, Flood, A J Garner, A S Garner, Gibb, Grime, Grimshaw, Holt, Isherwood, Matthews, Perkins, Pickstone, Rothwell, Sharkey, Smith, Southworth and Treadgold (30). Against the amendment: Councillors Bibby, Bigg, Brown, Cohen, Creswell, Gartside, Gunther, Higgin, Hussain, Magnall, Nuttall, Redstone, Taylor, Theckston, Vincent, Walker, Walton, Wiseman and Wright (19). Abstained from voting: The Worshipful the Mayor (1). The amendment was declared carried. (iii) The substantive motion on being put, 30 voted for, 18 against and with 1 abstention, was declared carried and it was:- RESOLVED: That the Notice of Motion, as amended at (ii) above, be approved and adopted. (b) Planning Delegations (i) It was moved by Councillor Walker and seconded by Councillor Bibby that the following Notice of Motion submitted under Council Procedure Rule 12.1 be approved:- This Council invites the Planning Committee to reconsider its recent decision to delegate more powers over planning applications to Officers and suggests that where controversial applications attract objections from local residents and Councillors they should be considered by Committee before approval is granted. In the names of Councillors Walker, Creswell, Hussain, Brown, Cohen, Walton and Gunther. (ii) After a debate and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.11, it was moved by Councillor J Costello, seconded by Councillor G Campbell and agreed that the question be now put. (iii) Following the right of reply by the mover of the Motion, on being put with 19 voting for, 26 against and with 5 abstentions, the Motion was declared lost. (c) Childrens Services - Fairfield Hospital (i) It was moved by Councillor Bigg and seconded by Councillor Walker that the following Notice of Motion submitted under Council Procedure Rule 12.1 be approved:- This Council supports the retention of the Special Care Baby Unit and other childrens services at Fairfield Hospital and invites the local MPs to submit a written report to the Executive Committee and the Healthier and Safer Communities Scrutiny Commission on the representations they have made at Ministerial level and the responses received to date. In the names of Councillors Walker, Walton, Bigg and Creswell. (ii) An amendment was moved by Councillor Chamberlain and seconded by Councillor Smith by way of the addition of the words maternity services after the Special Care Baby Unit and the deletion of the words at Ministerial level. On being put and with none dissenting, the amendment was declared carried. (iii) The substantive motion on being put and with none dissenting, was declared carried and it was:- RESOLVED: That the Notice of Motion, as amended at (ii) above, be approved and adopted.