Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday, 6th July, 2011 7.00 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 6th July, 2011
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
The Worshipful the Mayor (Councillor Y Creswell, in the Chair; Councillors I Ahmed, A Audin, K Audin, M Bailey, I Bevan, R A Bibby, D Boden, R C A Brown, P Bury, J Byrne, G Campbell, R Caserta, D M Cassidy, S Cohen, J Columbine, M Connolly, , A J Cummings, M D’Albert, V D D’Albert, J Frith, A S Garner, I B Gartside, J Grimshaw, D L Gunther, M Hankey, J Harris, T Holt, K Hussain, K Isherwood, M James, J Lewis, A K Matthews, N Parnell, T D Pickstone, A Quinn, K Rothwell, R Shori, J Smith, J W H Taylor, B Theckston, B Vincent, R E Walker, S Walmsley, T Tariq, J F Walton, and Y S Wright.

22 members of the public attended the meeting.

Apologies for absence:
Councillors N Bayley, S Hurst and M J Wiseman.
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Item Description Decision
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C.87 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 1.Councillor Connolly declared an interest in any item which related to staffing as his partner is an employee of Bury Council.

2.Councillor Walton declared a personal interest in Minute P.42 of the Planning Control Committee of 14 June 2011, in respect of Application 53953, as he had given advice to local residents.
C.88 MINUTES
 RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Annual Council held on 18 May 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
C.89 MAYORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
 The Mayor offered congratulations to former Chief Executives Mark Sanders and Dennis Taylor who had been recognised in the recent Queen's Honours List, along with sports coach Denzil Hart.

The Mayor extended best wishes to Councillor Harris' husband following a recent illness.
C.90 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
 Written notice had been received of a question from Mr Colin Jones relating to the provision of a new high school for Radcliffe. A response was given by the Leader, Councillor Connolly.
C.91 RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES
 Minute Ex.49 of the meeting of the Executive held on 15 June 2011 - Township Forums.

It was moved by Councillor Connolly and seconded by Councillor Smith that the report of the Executive Member for Communities on Township Forums be approved. On being put, it was unanimously

RESOLVED:

1.That Township Forums be appointed with the following membership:

Bury East: All Members from East, Moorside and Redvales Wards.

Bury West: All Members from Church and Elton Wards.

Prestwich: All Members from Holyrood, St Mary's and Sedgley Wards.

Radcliffe: All Members from Radcliffe East, Radcliffe North and Radcliffe West Wards.

Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor: All Members from Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Wards.

Whitefield and Unsworth: All Members from Besses, Pilkington Park and Unsworth Wards.

2.That approval be given to the Township Forum's Terms of Reference as detailed in Appendix A of the report submitted and Delegated Power be given to the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services to make any consequential amendments to the Council's Constitution.
C.92 LEADER STATEMENT AND EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME
 (a) Written questions (four clear days' notice given)

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Connolly, made a statement on the work undertaken by him since the date of the last Council meeting. The Leader and the relevant Executive Members answered questions raised by Councillors on the following issues:

1.Funding for the strengthening of local democracy
Councillor Boden
Councillor Connolly

2.Pupil Premium Funding
Councillor Mary D'Albert
Councillor Parnell

3.Local Performance Reward Grant
Councillor Walker
Councillor Connolly

4.Recycling Rates for Domestic Refuse
Councillor Boden
Councillor Isherwood

5.Budgetary Savings
Councillor O'Hanlon
Councillor Smith

6.Non-Pay Inflationary Pressures
Councillor Gartside
Councillor Smith

7.CO² Emissions
Councillor Matthews
Councillor Isherwood

8.Provision for Residual Waste
Councillor Garner
Councillor Isherwood

9.Level of Council Tax for 2012
Councillor Harris
Councillor Smith

10.Repair of Potholes in Roads
Councillor Vic D'Albert
Councillor Isherwood

11.Business Rates
Councillor Bevan
Councillor Smith

12.The Future of Clifton Road Site
Councillor Pickstone
Councillor Isherwood

13.Meetings of the Executive
Councillor Gunther
Councillor Connolly

14.Recycling in the South of the Borough
Councillor Garner
Councillor Isherwood

15.Special Responsibility Allowances
Councillor Hankey
Councillor Connolly

16.Noise Air Pollution and the M60
Councillor Pickstone
Councillor Isherwood

17.Bus Lane Restrictions
Councillor Walker
Councillor Isherwood

18.2012 Olympic Games
Councillor O'Hanlon
Councillor Lewis

19.Township Forums
Councillor Bevan
Councillor Walmsley

20.Relocation by the BBC
Councillor V D'Albert
Councillor Connolly

21.Former Local Area Partnership Managers
Councillor Wright
Councillor Walmsley

22.Bury Driving Test Centre
Councillor Mary D'Albert
Councillor Isherwood

Due to the lack of time to answer questions 12 to 22 inclusive, the Leader gave an undertaking that copies of the answers to those questions will be circulated to all Councillors. The Leader also gave an undertaking to make these available on the Council Web Site.

(b)Oral Questions on the work of the Leader and Cabinet Members since the last Council meeting (without Notice)

23.Budget Consultation
Councillor Gartside Councillor Connolly

24.Future Meetings of the Executive and Venue for Meetings
Councillor Gunther
Councillor Connolly

25.Knowsley Street, Bury
Councillor Walker
Councillor Connolly

26.Township forums and Engagement with Public
Councillor Bailey
Councillor Walmsley

27.Former LAP Meetings
Councillor Wright
Councillor Connolly

28.Plan for Change
Councillor Hankey
Councillor Connolly

29.Review of Civic Halls
Councillor Quinn
Councillor Lewis

30.Budget Consultation Process
Councillor Holt
Councillor Connolly
C.93 SCRUTINY REVIEW REPORTS AND SPECIFIC ITEMS CALLED IN BY SCRUTINY COMMITTEES
 There were no Scrutiny Review Reports or specific items 'called in' by the Internal Scrutiny Committee to be considered at this Council meeting.
C.94 JOINT AUTHORITIES AND REPORT BY THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE AND QUESTIONS
 Councillor Matthews the Council's representative on the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, gave a verbal report on the work of the Joint Authority to all Members of the Council.

There were no questions submitted to representatives of Joint Authorities in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2
C.95 QUESTIONS ON THE WORK OF OUTSIDE BODIES OR PARTNERSHIPS
 There were no written questions on the work of the outside bodies or partnerships on which the Council is represented, submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2.
C.96 DELEGATED DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
 There were no written questions asked on the delegated decisions of the Committees or Scrutiny Commissions contained in the Digests of Decisions No.1 (2011/2012).
C.97 CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
 The Leader submitted a report which sought approval to constitutional amendments in order to bring into operation:

•Changes to Public Question Time, relating to meetings of the Council and the Executive, as announced by the Leader at the Annual Meeting;
•New decision-making arrangements following the re-instatement of the Executive;
•Revised management arrangements following the restructure of the Chief Executive's Department.

It was moved by Councillor Connolly and seconded by Councillor Smith that the report be approved.

On being put, it was unanimously

RESOLVED:

1.That changes to the Council Constitution, relating to the Council Procedure Rules; decision-making arrangements; management structures and responsibilities; roles and responsibilities of portfolio holders, spokespersons and Committee chairs, be approved.

2.That the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader, be given delegated authority, to make any consequential amendments to the Constitution as a result of this decision, and to agree any changes of fact and law, arising from decisions of Council, the Executive and Committees.
C.98 ANNUAL SCRUTINY REPORT
 Councillor Brown moved, and Councillor Tariq seconded, that the Annual Overview and Scrutiny Report for 2010/2011 be received and it was

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Overview and Scrutiny Report for 2010/2011 be received.
C.99 ANNUAL CORPORATE PARENTING REPORT
 Councillor Caserta moved, and Councillor Parnell seconded, that the Annual Corporate Parenting Report for 2010/2011 be received and it was

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Corporate Parenting Report for 2010/2011 be received.
C.100 SPECIAL URGENCY DECISIONS
 It was reported that under Access to Information Rule 17, an Urgent Decision had been taken to approve an Invest to Save business case for changes to waste collection arrangements in 2011 and it was

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.
The meeting started at 7.00 p.m. and ended at 9.00 p.m.