Agenda and minutes

1. To elect the Mayor for the Municipal Year 2022/2023

2. To elect a Deputy Mayor for the Municipal Year 2022/2023

It was agreed that this item will be deferred to part 2 of the meeting.

Members of the Council are requested to declare any interests which they have in any items or issues before the Council for determination.

Councillor Walmsley declared a personal interest in all items under consideration in view of her membership of the Communications Workers Union and the National Union of Students.

Councillor Liam James Dean declared a personal interest in all items under consideration as his partner is a Bury Council Employee. 

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.

The Mayor reported the sad news of the passing of Colonel Eric Davidson, Freeman of the Borough.  Members stood to observe a minutes silence. 

Minutes of the meeting held on 16^th March 2022 are attached.

The minutes of the meeting of the 16^th March 2022 were approved and signed by the Chair.

To receive the following report from the Chief Executive on the outcome of the Election of Councillors held on 5 May 2022 for each of the seventeen wards of the Metropolitan Borough:-

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

Report attached.

It was moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Bernstein that:

1.    That Council notes the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel dated November 2021 (Appendix 1)

2.    Following consultation with the Group Leaders, the Mayor and the Standards Committee Council consider the recommendations 1- 24 with a minor amendment to recommendation 13 to reflect the revised GM position

1.    Basic allowances for Members to be reset at £10,791. Note that the Basic Allowance continues to be deemed inclusive of all in-Council travel and subsistence costs and telephone allowance and that Schedule 2 of the allowances scheme is amended to reflect this situation.

2.    The Special responsibility allowance for the Leader is set at £32,733

3.    The SRA for the Deputy Leader is set at £19,424.

4.    The Cabinet members SRA is set at £14,568, Deputy Cabinet Members SRA to be reset at £2,185.

5.    SRA for the Chairs of the six main committees to be set at £8,093

Chairs of the main Committees (x6) -Overview & Scrutiny Committee/Children’s & Young People’s Scrutiny Committee/Health Scrutiny Committee/Planning Control Committee/Licensing & Safety Committee/Audit Committee

6.    That Members who sit on Licensing Hearings Panels who attend more than 6 meetings in any one year are paid an SRA as follows:

Meetings over 4 hours:                   £106

Meetings up to 4 hours:                  £53

As per current practice this SRA should only be paid to Members who are not otherwise in receipt of an SRA.

7.    The SRA for the Leader of the Main Opposition Group is reset at £10,683.

8.    The SRA for the Deputy Leader of the Main Opposition Group only be payable if the Main Opposition Group holds 20 per cent of seats (11) on Council and is reset at £4,273.

9.    That where there are two or more Other Opposition Groups then the recommended SRA of £5,342 should be divided on a pro rata basis and paid accordingly to Leaders of all Other Opposition Groups.

10.The SRA for the Deputy Leader(s) of Other Opposition Groups is reset at £1,870. This is only paid when an Other Opposition Group attains 10 per cent of seats (five) on Council. Where there are two or more Other Opposition Groups of five or more seats the SRA of £1,870 should be paid to their respective Deputy Group Leaders on a pro rata basis.

11.The Leader is paid a separate SRA of £6,000 as a Member/Portfolio Holder on the GMCA under the 2011 Order.

12.The SRA for the two Bury Members appointed to the GMTC is reset at £3,000.

13.The SRA for the two (now only one) Bury Council Members appointed to the GM Waste and Recycling Committee is reset at £1,500.

14.That the council discontinue the SRA for the Council’s appointment to the GM Pension Fund.

15.The 1-SRA only rule is maintained with the exception of the additional SRAs paid under the 2011 GMCA Order.

16.That for Shadow Portfolio Holders and Group Whips  it is not recommended an SRA is paid.  ...  view the full minutes text for item C. 6

A report from the Council’s Monitoring Officer is attached.

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.

A report from the Leader of the Council will be sent to follow.

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 2022.23 be approved.

Leader’s Annual Report will be sent to follow.

Group Leaders will be invited to reply.

Questions or comments will be invited from Members of the Council, providing that such questions relate to matters raised by the Leader in his statement.

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 2021/2022.

Scrutiny Annual Report is attached. 

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

Resolved:

That the contents of the Scrutiny Annual Report 2021.22 be noted.