Agenda and minutes

Annual Council, Council - Wednesday, 24th May, 2023 2.00 pm

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Venue: Bury Town Hall

Contact: Julie Gallagher  Democratic Services

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C. 1

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:

There were no declarations of interest.

C. 2

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 457 KB

Minutes for the meeting held on 22nd March 2023 are attached.

Minutes:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 22nd March 2023 be approved.

C. 3

ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS MAY 2023

To receive the following report from the Chief Executive on the outcome of the Election of Councillors held on 4 May 2023 for each of the seventeen wards of the Metropolitan Borough:-

 

Ward

Councillor Elected

Ramsbottom

Councillor G Staples-Jones

North Manor

Councillor K Hussain

Tottington

Councillor I Gartside

Elton

Councillor C Morris

Moorside

Councillor B Ibrahim

East

Councillor U Farooq

West

Councillor S Arif

Redvales

Councillor S Haroon

Unsworth

Councillor T Rafiq

Radcliffe East

Councillor M Walsh

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

Councillor J Lancaster

Radcliffe West

Councillor M Smith

Pilkington Park

Councillor M Rubinstein

Besses

Councillor L Smith

Holyrood

Councillor L Ryder

St Mary’s

Councillor S Thorpe

Sedgley

Councillor D Quinn

 

Minutes:

The Mayor reported the election of the following Councillors in the seventeen wards of the Borough:

 

Ward

Councillor Elected

Ramsbottom

Councillor G Staples-Jones

North Manor

Councillor K Hussain

Tottington

Councillor I Gartside

Elton

Councillor C Morris

Moorside

Councillor B Ibrahim

East

Councillor U Farooq

West

Councillor S Arif

Redvales

Councillor S Haroon

Unsworth

Councillor T Rafiq

Radcliffe East

Councillor M Walsh

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

Councillor J Lancaster

Radcliffe West

Councillor M Smith

Pilkington Park

Councillor M Rubinstein

Besses

Councillor L Smith

Holyrood

Councillor L Ryder

St Mary’s

Councillor S Thorpe

Sedgley

Councillor D Quinn

 

C. 4

ANNUAL CONSTITUTION UPDATE REPORT pdf icon PDF 278 KB

Report attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Rafiq and seconded by Councillor O’Brien and it was:

 

Resolved:

 

That the recommendations contained within the Annual Constitution Report be approved.

 

C. 5

ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 241 KB

Reports and appendices attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Tariq, and it was:

 

Resolved:

 

That the recommendations contained within the Annual Appointments Report 2023.24 be approved

 

C. 6

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY ANNUAL REPORT 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 260 KB

Report attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Vernon and seconded by Councillor FitzGerald, and it was:

 

Resolved:

 

That the information contained within the Scrutiny Annual Report be noted and the Scrutiny Committees be commended on the work undertaken during the last municipal year.   

 

C. 7

STATE OF THE BOROUGH DEBATE pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Report attached.

 

The Leader will make statement.

 

The Group Leaders will be invited to reply.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor E O’Brien Leader of the Council, made a statement on the State of the Borough describing the main achievements of the Council during 2022/2023.

 

C. 8

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL PART 2

You are also summoned to attend Part 2 of the Annual Meeting of the Council which will be held on the above date at 4.00 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bury for the purpose of transacting the following business:-

 

1.         To elect the Mayor for the Municipal Year 2023/2024

 

2.         To elect a Deputy Mayor for the Municipal Year 2023/2024

 

3.         To resolve that this Council hereby expresses its thanks to Councillor S Haroon, Councillor A Arif and  Mr Raja Haroon Khan for the diligent manner in which they have undertaken the duties of Mayor and Consort of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury during the Municipal Year now ending and places on record its appreciation of their devotion to and performance of the important duties attaching to their Offices and that Medallions be presented to them as tokens of their service as Mayor and Consort.