Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 16 March 2005 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 16th March, 2005
Time:
6.45 pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
57 OPENING PRAYERS.
  
58 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 58
 
59 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 59
 
60 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 2 MARCH 2005.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2005, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
61 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 61
 
62 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 62
 
63 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.9(1)(A) ON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES
Business for item 63
 
64 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11 (1) UPON ANY MATTER DEALT WITH BY THE EXECUTIVE OR BY A COMMITTEE OR SUB-COMMITTEE.
Business for item 64
 
65 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11(3)(A) UPON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES OR WHICH SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE DISTRICT OTHER THAN ANY MATTER WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECOMMENDATION OF A COMMITTEE.
Business for item 65
 
66 INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL
Business for item 66
The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-
RESOLVED:

1. That Basic Allowance and Special Responsibility Allowance and Co-optees' Allowance be increased by 2.95% from 1 April 2005.

2. That the Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee, as a full committee with oversight of the licensing functions, be added to the list of positions attracting a Chairman's Special Responsibility Allowance but that no such allowance should be paid to the Panel Chairs.

3. That the Members' Allowance Scheme otherwise remain unchanged.
67 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Business for item 67
The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-

RESOLVED:

That with effect from 1 April 2005, the Articles of the Constitution, the Standing Orders relating to Dealings with Land and the non-Executive delegations be amended as set out in the report.
68 TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2005/2006
Business for item 68
The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-

RESOLVED:

To approve the Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy as submitted for 2005/06.
The meeting closed at 7.00 pm.

Attendance Details

Present:
J.A. Woodward (Mayor), P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, D.N. Beeston, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot, V.H. Bradley, T.R. Chandran, A.A. Clarke, G.V. Clarke, W.J. Clarke, J.M. Cole, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day, M.S. Dunkin, P. Feeney, A.J. Gillam, J.F. Glass, W.H. Golland, I.S. Gollop, R.J. Goodwin, W.T. Grainger, R.G. Kempster, C.M. Luckett, H. Maddock, V. McCrossen, R.J. Nicholson, J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, R.A. Poynter, C.N.F.W. Pratt, C. Preston, S.J. Prew-Smith, D.E. Pulk, D.A. Pycroft, S.J. Ragsdale, A. Rigby, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
58Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bexon, A.M. Dunkin, Griffiths, Lane, Millar and Pepper.
59None.
61None Declared.
62None.
63None.
64None.
65None.
66The Head of Legal and Democratic Services reported that the Council's Independent Remuneration Panel had prepared a report to Members with regard to the level of members' allowances to be paid with effect from 1 April 2005.

A proposition was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Golland in the following terms:-

'1. That Basic Allowance and Special Responsibility Allowance and Co-optees' Allowance be increased by 2.95% from 1 April 2005.

2. That the Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee, as a full committee with oversight of the licensing functions, be added to the list of positions attracting a Chairman's Special Responsibility Allowance but that no such allowance should be paid to the Panel Chairs.

3. That the Members' Allowance Scheme otherwise remain unchanged.'
67a) The Head of Legal and Democratic Services reported that following the disestablishment of the Engineering and Property Department there would be amendments required to the Council's Constitution to reflect the new roles and responsibilities of officers.

The references to the Head of Engineering and Property would require to be deleted and the responsibilities which were currently borne by the post would be allocated as below:

1.Those functions and delegations which relate to the work of the Estates and Valuation Section and Standing Orders for Dealings with Land to be given to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services;

2.Those functions and delegations which relate to all other remaining residual responsibilities to be given to the Head of Direct Services.

(b)The Constitution included as part of the Council's Policy Framework at Article 4.01 "the plan and strategy which comprises the Housing Investment Programme". The title "Housing Investment Programme" has now been superseded by "the Housing Strategy". It is therefore recommended that the reference be amended by the deletion of the words "Housing Investment Programme" and the insertion of the words "Housing Strategy" in their place.

A proposition was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Gollop that:-

'With effect from 1 April 2005, that the Articles of the Constitution, the Standing Orders relating to Dealings with Land and the non-Executive delegations be amended as set out in the report.'
68The Head of Finance submitted a report that sought Members' approval of the Council's Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy for 2005/06.

A proposition was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Gollop in the following terms:-

'To approve the Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy as submitted for 2005/06.'