Venue: Bury Town Hall
Contact: Chris Shillitto Democratic Services
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Council are requested to declare any interests which they have in any items or issues before the Council for determination.
Minutes: 1. Councillor Connolly declared a personal interest in any item which related to staffing as his partner is an employee of Bury Council. 2. Councillor Jones declared a personal interest in any item which related to staffing as his wife is an employee of Bury Council. 3. Councillor Bevan declared a personal interest in any item which related to staffing as his wife is an employee within a Bury School.
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL PDF 54 KB To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 10 December 2015
Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 10 December2014 be signed by the Mayor as a true and correct record. |
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MAYORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS To receive communications from the Mayor and any announcements by the Leader of the Council or the Chief Executive on matters of interest to the Council.
Minutes: The Mayor congratulated the following whose contributions had been acknowledged in the Queen's New Years Honours List:
· Diana Robinson - Awarded a British Empire Medal in recognition of her services to Bury Grammar School Kindergarten; · Sister Dee Smith - Awarded an MBE for her work in supporting people overseas with Aids and HIV.
The Mayor informed Members that a quiz in support of the Mayoral charities would take place on Sunday 22 March 2015 at 7.15 pm in the Elizabethan Suite. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME PDF 61 KB To answer questions from members of the public, notice of which has been given, on any matter relevant to the Council or its services to the community. Up to 30 minutes will be set aside for this purpose. If time permits, further questions will be invited from members of the public present.
Minutes: The Mayor reported the receipt of ten written questions as set out below. As they were unable to attend the meeting, questions from Mr R Taylor on Expenditure Cuts, Mr A Miller on Access to the Public Gallery of the Council Chambers and Mr B Hagan on the Bury Council Tenancy Agreement Charter, would be dealt with through being made available on the Council web-site:-
On inviting questions from members of the public present, the following issues were raised:-
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PETITION
A petition has been received which contains the following wording:
“ Bury Council is trying to close Butterstile, Toodle Hill, Daisyfield, High Meadow, Moorside, Stepping Stones and Ramsbottom Children’s Centres. We the undersigned implore the Council to keep these crucial centres open. Children’s Centres are lifelines for so many. The plans will cut children’s centres from the most deprived areas. This will therefore hit the most vulnerable. The plans state the development of a “hub” service, i.e. a few centralised centres of activity which will be inaccessible to most without a car. More families, mums, dads and children will be far more isolated leading to less contact with vital links to family wellbeing. This can only lead to a deterioration in the health and wellbeing of under 5’s and their families.”
As the petition contains in excess of 2,500 signatures from people who live, work or study in Bury, the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People has decided to refer the petition for consideration at Council.
Under the petitions procedure, the petition organiser will be given 5 minutes to present the petition and then the Council will determine a course of action.
Minutes: The Mayor reported that a petition has been received which contains the following wording:
"Bury Council is trying to close Butterstile, Toodle Hill, Daisyfield, High Meadow, Moorside, Stepping Stones and Ramsbottom Children's Centres.
We the undersigned implore the Council to keep these crucial centres open. Children's Centres are lifelines for so many. The plans will cut children's centres from the most deprived areas. This will therefore hit the most vulnerable. The plans state the development of a "hub" service, i.e. a few centralised centres of activity which will be inaccessible to most without a car. More families, mums, dads and children will be far more isolated leading to less contact with vital links to family wellbeing. This can only lead to a deterioration in the health and wellbeing of under 5's and their families."
As the petition contained in excess of 2,500 signatures from people who live, work or study in Bury, the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People had decided to refer the petition for consideration at Council.
Under the petitions procedure, the petition organiser Sian Crosby, was given five minutes to present the petition.
The Mayor asked Members if they supported the Petition and with 14 voting in favour, 34 against and one abstention, the petition was not supported.
It was moved by the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Campbell, and seconded by Councillor Heneghan that the decision taken by the Cabinet on 21 January 2015 be endorsed.
With 34 voting for, 14 against and one abstention the motion was declared carried. |
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RECOMMENDATION OF CABINET AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Minutes: Minute CA.481 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 November 2014 - Treasury Management Strategy - Mid Year review 2014 - 2015.
It was moved by Councillor Connolly and seconded by Councillor Shori and it was:-
RESOLVED:
1. That the report be noted in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management;
2. That the increase of the Counterparty investment limit for Barclays from £10m to £15m to reflect that Barclays will be the Authority's main banker for 2015, be approved. |
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LEADER'S STATEMENT AND CABINET QUESTION TIME PDF 809 KB To receive a Statement from the Leader of the Council on the work of the Cabinet and to answer written questions from Members of the Council to the Leader and Cabinet Members on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Borough, provided the necessary written notice has been given.
Verbal questions on the work of the Cabinet since the last Council meeting will be allowed subject to a limit of one question per Councillor.
Additional documents:
Minutes: (a) Written question (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 Cabinet Members answered questions raised by councillors on the following issues:
Due to the lack of time to answer questions 15 to 29 inclusive, the Leader gave an undertaking that copies of 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 Cabinet since the last Council meeting (without Notice)
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JOINT AUTHORITIES - REPORT BY THE COUNCIL'S REPRESENTATIVE AND QUESTIONS PDF 16 KB (A) A report by the Council’s Representative on the work of the Crime and Police Panel, Councillor Connolly.
(B) Questions (if any) on the work of the Joint Authorities to be asked by Members of the Council for which the necessary notice has been given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2.
Additional documents: Minutes: (a) Councillor Connolly, the Council’s representative, on the Crime and Police Panel, gave a verbal report on the work of the Panel to all Members of the Council.
(b) The following question had been received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2.
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THE GREATER MANCHESTER SPATIAL STRATEGY PDF 163 KB Additional documents: Minutes: A report of the Cabinet Member for Resource and Regulation was submitted which informed Members that on 29 August 2014, the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) Executive Board agreed to the preparation of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) as a statutory joint Development Plan Document (DPD) that would principally seek to identify future housing numbers and employment floorspace requirements and associated infrastructure for each district within Greater Manchester.
On 28 November 2014, a joint meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the AGMA Executive Board agreed to the necessary measures and actions to be undertaken by each of the GMSF as a statutory DPD and subsequently take the document forward to adoption.
It was moved by Councillor Walmsley and seconded by Councillor Black and it was:-
RESOLVED:
1. That approval be given to the making of an agreement with the other nine Greater Manchester councils to prepare jointly the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework to cover housing and employment land requirements and associated infrastructure across Greater Manchester as a joint development plan document on terms to be approved by the Council;
2. That the asking of the preparation of the GMSF to the AGMA Executive Board be delegated to the Cabinet;
3. That the submission of further reports to full Council in respect of matters within the remit of full Council, including the approval of the GMSF be noted;
4. That an amendment to Paragraph 13.2 of Schedule 1 to the AGMA Constitution by deleting (initially in terms of Waste and Minerals planning) be approved and an update to the AGMA Constitution to reflect this be authorised.
5. That the asking of Cabinet to subsequently undertake the following be noted:
1) Note that full Council has approved the making of an agreement to jointly prepare the GMSF as a DPD with the other nine Greater Manchester Councils; 2) Delegate the formulating and preparation of the GMSF to the AGMA Executive Board;
3) Note that there will be further reports to full Council in respect of matters within the remit of the full Council, including the approval of the GMSF; and
4) Approve an amendment to Paragraph 13.2 of Schedule 1 to the AGMA Constitution by deleting '(initially in terms of Waste and Minerals planning)' and authorise an update to the AGMA Constitution to reflect this. |
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NOTICES OF MOTION The following Notice of Motions have been received:-
1. Senior Management Structure
“This Council notes the difficult
challenges ahead in funding front- line services with increasing
expectations of service delivery. Therefore, this Council should
continue to take every
opportunity to streamline its senior management team in order
make
significant savings that can be put into improving front-line
services, in particular services to
the most vulnerable people in Bury.
In the names of Councillors I Bevan, R Caserta, J Daly, I Gartside, D Gunther, R Hodkinson, K Hussain, S Nuttall, R Walker, J Walton and Y Wright
2. Lowering the Voting Age
“This Council notes that:
In the names of Councillors P ... view the full agenda text for item C. 657 Minutes: Two Notices of Motions have been received and set out in the Summons.
1. Senior Management Structure
A motion had been received and set out in the Summons in the names of Councillors I Bevan, R Caserta, J Daly, I Gartside, D Gunther, R Hodkinson, K Hussain, S Nuttall, R Walker, J Walton and Y Wright.
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.7(a), permission was given for the motion as set out to be altered, and it was moved by Councillor Bevan and seconded by Councillor Gartside:-
“This Council notes the difficult challenges ahead in funding front-line services with increasing expectations of service delivery. Therefore, this Council should continue to take every opportunity to streamline its senior management team in order make significant savings that can be put into improving front-line services, in particular services to the most vulnerable people in Bury.
Once the post of chief executive becomes vacant in March 2015, this Council resolves to:-
1) Not to fill the permanent Chief Executive post in the short term.
2) Set up an all-party Committee to consider the longer term alternatives for the Chief Executive post and report back to Council within 6 months with detailed proposals for one of the following recommendations:
(i) Appoint one of the 3 members of the existing senior management team to become a “Managing Director” with responsibilities for strategic direction of the Council and another to take on the responsibility of “Head of Paid Service”; (ii) Explore the possibility of sharing a Chief Executive and/or other senior management roles with other local authorities where similar posts are currently vacant. (iii) Appoint a Chief Executive on a part-time basis with revised duties with other duties shared with the existing senior management team; (iv) Reappoint a Chief Executive but with revised levels of remuneration.
On being put with 11 voting for, 34 against and one abstention, the motion was declared lost.
2. Lowering the Voting Age
A motion had been received and set out in the Summons in the names of:
Councillors P Adams, N Bayley, J Black, S Briggs, P Bury, G Campbell, S Carter, D M Cassidy, M Connolly, A J Cummings, E FitzGerald, L Fitzwalter, J Frith, J Grimshaw, S Haroon, P Heneghan, T Holt, A Isherwood, M A James, D Jones, S Kerrison, J S Lewis, A K Matthews, J Malloon, E O'Brian, N A Parnell, A Quinn, K Rothwell, R Shori, A Simpson, S Smith, J Smith, S Southworth, T Tariq, S Walmsley and M Whitby.
It was moved by Councillor O'Brien and seconded by Councillor Tariq:-
This Council notes that:
1. 16 and 17 year olds who can: consent to medical treatment, work full-time, pay taxes, get married and join the armed forces are currently denied the right to vote in public elections in the UK.
2. Under the current system, 16 and 17 years olds are required to participate in compulsory citizenship education in schools but denied their full rights as citizens in terms of ... view the full minutes text for item C. 657 |
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SCRUTINY REVIEW REPORTS AND SPECIFIC ITEMS "CALLED IN" BY SCRUTINY COMMITTEES Minutes: There were no Scrutiny Review Reports or specific items “called in” by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to be considered at this Council meeting. |
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QUESTIONS ON THE WORK OF OUTSIDE BODIES OR PARTNERSHIPS Questions on the work of outside bodies or partnerships on which the Council is represented to be asked by Members of the Council (if any).
Minutes: There were no questions received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2. |
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DELEGATED DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES Questions on the delegated decisions made by the Regulatory Committees and Scrutiny Committees contained in the Digest of Decisions 5 (2014/15) published since the last ordinary meeting of the Council, providing four clear working days’ notice has been given of the question.
Members are asked to bring to the meeting their copy of Digest 5 (2014/15).
Minutes: There were no written questions asked on the delegated decisions of the Committees or Scrutiny Committee contained in the Digest of Decisions 5 (2014-2015). |