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Minutes Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2007 having been printed and circulated were signed as a correct record. |
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Public Question Time PDF 59 KB Minutes: It was confirmed that no public questions had been received. |
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STANDING ORDER 34 Minutes: The Board agreed to suspend Standing Order 34 to allow the Ward Councillors and Executive Portfolio Holders present to speak in relation to the following item. RESOLVED; That Standing Order 34 be suspended for the duration of the meeting. |
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Post Office Closures in Halton PDF 34 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Board received a report of the Strategic Director, Corporate and Policy which gave details of the Post Office’s proposal to close three Post Offices in Halton and which gave details of the case being put forward by the Council against the closure. At its meeting on 29th November 2007, the Executive Board considered a report which outlined the Post Office’s proposals. The Board agreed that the Council should raise strong objections to the proposed closures and that the Strategic Director, Corporate and Policy, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, submit a detailed response supporting that view to the Post Office by 17th December 2007 and prior to this Performance Board be provided with the opportunity to comment on that submission. Members were provided with a copy of the draft Council’s response and asked to comment on the submission prior to it being sent to the Post Office. It was noted that the three Post Offices identified for closure in the proposals were Appleton Village and Hale Village in Widnes, and Stenhills Crescent in Runcorn. The Strategic Director, Corporate and Policy read out statements from both Post Office Ltd and from the Councillors for the Appleton Ward. Arising from the discussion the following points were raised, in particular that;
RESOLVED: That (1) Post Office Ltd be invited to enter into a dialogue with the Council to explore how these vital services can be saved; (2) the submission be amended to include: (a) a stronger stand regarding the concerns raised in relation to the trend of closures and about possible future of other Post Offices in the area; and (b) the importance of DDA compliance and the practical difficulties for customers in accessing non compliant Post Offices; and (3) Post Office Ltd be requested to defer their decision and explore the possibility of ... view the full minutes text for item 31. |