To be moved by Councillor Paul Nolan

and seconded by Councillor Shaun Osborne

 

“That Councillor Marie Wright be elected Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2010/2011.”

 

To be moved by Councillor Peter Murray

and seconded by Councillor Peter Browne

 

“That Councillor David Findon be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2010/2011”

 

Moved by Councillor Paul Nolan and seconded by Councillor Shaun Osborne.

 

            RESOLVED: That Councillor Marie Wright be elected Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

 

Moved by Councillor Peter Murray and seconded by Councillor Peter Browne.

 

            RESOLVED: That Councillor David Findon be elected Deputy Mayor for the Borough for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

 

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 April 2010 (enclosed).

 

The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on 21 April 2010, having been printed and circulated, were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

 

 

            RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting be confirmed and adopted.

 

 

The Mayor made the following announcements:-

 

1. that the charities she would support during her term of office would be:

 

·        YMCA Night Stop

·        H.E.A.R.T.S. (Halton Entertainment and Arts Regional Theatre School)

·        Widnes and Runcorn Cancer Support Group

 

2. a letter from Tongling had been received wishing her a successful year  as Mayor; and

 

3. the Mayor’s Chaplain for 2010/11 would be Father Mathew Noones.

 

 

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To submit for information the election returns (see attached).

 

Details of the election results held on 6 May 2010 were submitted for information.

 

            RESOLVED: That the election results be noted.

 

To formally approve the following recommendations of the Executive Board (Selection Committee).

 

(NB The Executive Board will be meeting on 18 May 2010 to consider these recommendations. Any amendments will be reported to Council.)

 

The following recommendations of the Executive Board were moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor.

 

 

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor –

 

“That

 

(1)               Councillor R Polhill be appointed Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2010/2011; and

 

(2)               Councillor M Wharton be appointed Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2010/2011.”

 

            RESOLVED: That

 

            (1) Councillor Polhill be appointed Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2010/2011; and

 

            (2) Councillor Wharton be appointed Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2010/2011.

 

 

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor-

 

“That the following Boards, Committees, Appeals Panel and Working Party be constituted with the membership as shown for the Municipal Year 2010/2011.”

 

(NB Information regarding membership will be circulated as soon as possible.)

 

Children and Young People Policy and Performance Board (11)

 

Corporate Services Policy and Performance Board (11)

 

Employment, Learning and Skills Policy and Performance Board (11)

 

Healthy Halton Policy and Performance Board (11)

 

Safer Halton Policy and Performance Board (11)

  

Urban Renewal Policy and Performance Board (11)

 

Business Efficiency Board (11)

 

Regulatory Committee (11)

 

Development Control Committee (11)

   

Appeals Panel (20)

 

Appointments Committee (6)

 

Mayoral Committee (5)

 

Standards Committee (5)

 

Local Development Framework Working Party (15)

 

RESOLVED: That the Boards, Committees, Appeals Panel and Working Party be constituted with the membership as shown for the Municipal Year 2010/11:

 

Executive Board (10)

Councillors Polhill, (Chairman), D. Cargill, A Gerrard, Harris, Jones, McInerney, Nelson, Stockton, Swain, and Wharton.

 

Executive Sub (3)

Councillors Wharton (Chairman), Harris and Nelson.

3MG Executive Sub-Board (3)

Councillors McInerney(Chairman), Nelson and Stockton

 

Mersey Gateway Executive Board (3)

Councillors Polhill (Chairman), Wharton and Stockton

 

Corporate Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors A. Lowe (Chairman), J Roberts (Vice Chair)  Browne, Dennett, Gilligan, Inch, Loftus, Nolan, Norddahl, Philbin and Wainwright.

 

Health Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors E. Cargill (Chairman), J. Lowe (Vice Chair), Austin, M Bradshaw, Bryant, Carlin, Dennett,  Fry, Gilligan, Horabin, and M Lloyd Jones.

 

Environment and Urban Renewal Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors Hignett (Chairman), Morley (Vice Chair), Balmer, P. Blackmore,

E. Cargill, J Gerrard, Hodgkinson, Nolan, Rowe,Thompson and Wainwright.

 

Employment, Learning, Skills and Community Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors Edge (Chairman), P Lloyd Jones (Vice Chair), Austin, Carlin, Findon, Horabin, Howard, MacManus, Parker, Rowe and Roberts.

 

Children, Young People and Families Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors Dennett (Chairman), Horabin (Vice Chairman), Browne, Findon, Fry, Gilligan, Hodge, P Lloyd Jones, Loftus, J. Lowe and M. Ratcliffe

 

Safer Policy and Performance Board (11)

Councillors Osborne (Chairman), Wallace (Vice Chair), M. Bradshaw, Edge, J Gerrard, Hodge, M Lloyd Jones, Morley, M. Ratcliffe, Shepherd, Thompson.

 

Development Control Committee (11)

Councillors Nolan (Chairman), Thompson (Vice Chairman), P. Blackmore,

E Cargill, J. Bradshaw, Hignett, Hodgkinson, Leadbetter, McInerney, Morley and Osborne.

 

Business Efficiency Board (11)

Councillors Leadbetter (Chairman), M Lloyd Jones (Vice Chair), Howard,

A. Lowe, McDermott, MacManus, Murray, Norddahl, Philbin, E Ratcliffe and Roberts.

 

Standards Committee (10)

Mr. W. Badrock, Parish Councillor B Allen, Mrs A Morris, Mr A. Luxton, Parish Councillor Canon David Felix, Mr. Robert Garner and Councillors Murray, Parker, Redhead, Swain and Wharton.

 

Appeals Panel (20)

Councillors Wainwright (Chairman), Parker (Vice Chairman), Balmer,  Edge, Findon,  A Gerrard, J Gerrard, Hodge, Horabin, D Leadbetter, P Lloyd Jones, J. Lowe, McDermott, Morley, Norddahl, Osborne, E Ratcliffe, M. Ratcliffe, Redhead and Wallace.

 

Regulatory Committee (11)

Councillors Philbin (Chairman), Loftus (Vice-Chairman), Bryant, Fry, Howard, Inch, A. Lowe, McDermott, Murray, E. Ratcliffe, and Wallace.

 

 

Mayoral Committee (5)

The incumbent Mayor (Councillor Wright) and Councillors Browne, Gilligan, Hignett, and Hodgkinson.

 

Appointments Committee (6)

Councillors Polhill, Murray, Redhead  and Wharton (plus relevant PPB Chairs x2 )

 

Local Development Framework Working Party (15)

Councillors McInerney, (Chairman), Balmer, J Bradshaw, J Gerrard, Harris, Hignett, Hodgkinson, MacManus, Nolan, Parker, Polhill, Redhead, Roberts, Rowe  and Wainwright .

 

To appoint a Scrutiny Co-ordinator for the forthcoming Municipal Year.

 

RESOLVED: That Councillor M Ratcliffe be appointed Scrutiny Co-ordinator for the forthcoming Municipal Year.

 

 

 

To appoint Mr Bob Hodson as the Police Authority representative to the Safer Halton Policy and Performance Board for the forthcoming Municipal Year.

RESOLVED: That Mr Bob Hodson be appointed Police Authority representative on the Safer Halton Policy and Performance Board for the forthcoming Municipal Year.

 

 

 

To confirm the selection of independent members to the Standards Committee.

RESOLVED: That

 

1. the following applicants be appointed as Independent Members of the Standards Committee for the forthcoming Municipal Year:

 

Mr W Badrock, Mr A Luxton and Mrs A Harris; and

 

2. the Parish Council nominee for the Parish Councillor vacancy on the Standards Committee, Mr Bernie Allen, be noted.

 

 

 

The Executive Board considered the attached reports (also see enclosed disc).

 

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:

 

“That the Council’s Constitution be amended as proposed.”

 

The Council’s Constitution had been reviewed and the proposed significant changes recommended were contained in the revised Appendix 1, attached to the report of the Strategic Director – Resources, which was circulated at the meeting.

 

            The Executive Board (Selection Committee) minutes of 18 May 2010 were tabled. These contained additional recommendations relating to the update and review of the Council’s Constitution and these were specifically:

 

a)  approve the changes to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 1, subject to the removal of the proposed changes to the Call-in Procedure;

 

b) approve the addition of the following legislation to the list at Appendix C on page 342:-

 

Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

 

c) approve the changes to the Policy and Performance Board    arrangements as circulated at the meeting;

 

d)     to establish a cross party Constitution Working

Group;

 

e)  the political proportionality of the Working Group 

      be 6:2:1;

 

f)   the Working Group give consideration to the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution;

 

g)  the Working Group make recommendations to Executive Board on the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution; and

 

h)      after due consideration of the recommendations of the Working Group, the Executive Board make recommendations to the Council on any changes to the Council Constitution it might consider appropriate.

 

Additional items for inclusion were circulated for Members’ information:

 

1)     Appendix C – Standing Orders Relating to the Duties of Proper Officers and Delegation to Officers – Add ‘Protection from Eviction Act 1977’; and

 

2)     Article 10 (10.02) Composition of the Standards Committee – total number of Independent Members be increased from 3 to 4.

 

 

            RESOLVED: That the Council’s Constitution be amended, the details of which were circulated at the meeting and contained in minute COU 11 (above) and the recommendations of the Executive Board Selection Committee on 18 May 2010 be approved.

 

 

The Leader will report on the portfolio holders on the Executive Board for the forthcoming year.

 

The Leader confirmed that the Executive Board would consist of the following portfolio holders for the forthcoming year:

 

Children, Young People and Families– Councillor Swain

Health and Adults – Councillor Gerrard

Transportation– Councillor Stockton

Community Safety– Councillor D Cargill

Economic Development – Councillor Jones

Resources – Councillor Wharton

Environmental Sustainability – Councillor Nelson

Neighbourhood, Leisure and Sport – Councillor Harris.

Physical Environment – Councillor McInerney

 

            RESOLVED: That the portfolios be noted.

 

To note the arrangements for Civic Sunday as being 11.15 am on Sunday,

11 July 2010 at St Basil’s and All Saints Church, Hough Green Road, Widnes WA8 4SZ

The Mayor announced her intention to attend a Civic Service at St Basil’s and All Saints Church, Hough Green Road, Widnes on Sunday 11 July 2010 at 11.15am.