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.
Once the post of Chief Executive becomes vacant in March 2015,
this Council
resolves:-
1) Not to fill the Chief Executive post in the short
term
2) To instruct the existing senior management team to jointly
take on the duties of the
existing Chief Executive, including instructing the Executive Director of
Resources and Regulation to act as "Head of Paid
Service” for the next 6 months in addition to their existing roles.
3) That an all-party Committee be asked 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) Re-appoint a Chief Executive but with revised
levels of
remuneration."
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:
1. 16 and 17 year
olds who can: consent to medical treatment,
work full-time,
paytaxes, 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
voting.
3. Moreover, in
recent years the campaign for votes at 16 has become more prominent,
including Bury’s Youth
Cabinet
resolving
to support the
policy in February 2014 and the Labour Party’s
manifesto commitment in 2010 and 2015.
In addition, the huge turnout of 16-17 year olds in
the Scottish Independence Referendum highlights the potential to engage more
citizens in the
widerdemocratic process.
This Council
resolves to:-
1. Support the
National Labour party's position in relation to introducing votes for 16 and
17-year-olds
2. Write to the
relevant Minister outlining the council's position
3. Develop a
strategy to engage younger voters to encourage participation in local and
national elections following a changein legislation.”
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 Mallon, E O’Brien, N A Parnell, A Quinn, K Rothwell, R Shori, A Simpson, S Smith, J Smith, S Southworth, T Tariq, S Walmsley and M Whitby.
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 voting.
3. Moreover, in recent years the campaign for votes at 16 has become more prominent, including Bury’s Youth Cabinet resolving to support the policy in February 2014 and the Labour Party’s manifesto commitment in 2010 and 2015. In addition, the huge turnout of 16-17 year olds in the Scottish Independence Referendum highlights the potential to engage more citizens in the wider democratic process.
This Council resolves to:-
1. Support the National Labour party's position in relation to introducing votes for 16 and 17-year-olds.
2. Write to the relevant Minister outlining the Council's position.
3. Develop a strategy to engage younger voters to encourage participation in local and national elections following a change in legislation."
On being put with 36 voting for, 11 against and one abstention, the motion was declared carried.