Agenda and minutes

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

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

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 as Bury’s first citizen updated Members of the Council on work undertaken since the last meeting.

Minutes attached.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 July 2025 were approved as correct record and signed by the Mayor.

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.

Notice had been received of the following questions:

Questions without notice:

Report of the Cabinet Member, Customer Service, Communications and Corporate Affairs is attached.

It was moved by Councillor Gold and seconded by Councillor O’Brien and on being put, with 41 Members voting for and 6 members abstaining; that, Council, approves:

·         Council notes the appointments and amendments to appointments made since the Annual Meeting of Council as set out in the Appendices.

Report of the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member, Finance and Transformation is attached.

It was moved by Councillor Thorpe and seconded by Councillor O’Brien and on being put, with all Members voting for, that, Council, approves:

·         Note the:

To receive a report 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, Cabinet Members and Chair of a Committee 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. (30 minutes)

A member may ask a verbal question of the Leader, any Member of the Cabinet or Chair of a Committee about any matter on the Council agenda and which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Borough.  Only one verbal question per Councillor. (15 minutes)

(a)             Written question (Notice given)

The Leader of the Council, Councillor E O’Brien, 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 13 to 26 inclusive, the Leader gave an undertaking that copies of those questions and responses will be circulated to all Councillors. The Leader also gave an undertaking to make these available on the Council Web Site.    

                  b)         Verbal Questions

The Leader received verbal questions from the following Councillors present: 

Cllr Birchmore, Cllr Rydeheard, Cllr Bernstein, Cllr Wright

(A)         A combined authority update report is attached, for information

(B)         Questions (if any) on the work of the Combined Authority to be asked by Members of the Council for which the necessary notice has been given in accordance with Council Procedure Rules.

The Council received a report on the work of the Combined Authorities. The following questions had been received in accordance with Council Procedure Rules:

The Monitoring Officer reminded Member of guidance she had issued earlier in the day relating the house in multiple occupation motion.

(i)             Houses of Multiple Occupancy

Council considered a motion in the names of A Arif, Bayley, Boles, Cummins, Farooq, Fitzgerald, Frith, Gold, Green, Grimshaw, Haroon, Hayes, Hook, Ibrahim, McGill, Morris, Moss, O'Brien, Pilkington, A Quinn, D Quinn, Rafiq, Rahimov, Rizvi, Rubinstein, Ryder, L Smith, Southworth, Staples-Jones, Tariq, Thorpe and Walmsley, S Arif, Brown, Gartside, Harris, Hussain and Rydeheard

The motion was moved by Councillor Rydeheard and seconded by Councillor Tariq and on being put; with 45 members voting for; 1 member voting against and the Mayor abstaining, the Mayor declared the motion carried.

(ii)            The Casey review and Taxi Licensing

Council considered a motion in the names of Bernstein, Lancaster, McBriar and Vernon.

Cllr S Arif left the meeting during this discussion and did not attend the remainder of the meeting.

The motion was moved by Councillor McBriar and seconded by Councillor Bernstein and on being put; with 46 members voting for; 0 members voting against and no abstentions, the Mayor declared the motion carried.

(iii)          Electric bikes

Council considered a motion in the names Carol Birchmore, Cllr Donald Berry, Cllr Andrea Booth, Cllr Des Duncalfe, Cllr Glyn Marsden, Cllr Ken Simpson, Cllr Mike Smith and Cllr Mary Walsh

The motion was moved by Councillor Duncalfe and seconded by Councillor Berry and on being put; with 46 members voting for; 0 members voting against and no abstentions, the Mayor declared the motion carried.

A report setting out progress in respect of Motions passed at the last meeting of Council is attached for information.

Attached for information only.

There were no scrutiny review reports and specific items "called in" by scrutiny committees.

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).

There were no questions on the work of outside bodies or partnerships.