Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 16 December 2009 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 16th December, 2009
Time:
6.45pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
52 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 52
 
53 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 53
 
54 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 54
 
55 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 4 NOVEMBER 2009.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
56 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 56
 
57 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 57
 
58 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 58
 
59 TO CONSIDER AND, IF APPROVED ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES: -
CABINET 3 DECEMBER 2009 - MINUTE 54 (REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S OPERATIONAL VISION)
Business for item 59
RESOLVED:

To adopt the Council's Vision and associated documents.
60 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 60
 
61 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 61
 
The meeting closed at 7.05 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
S.J. Prew-Smith (Mayor), P.A. Andrews (a), P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, C.P. Barnfather, A.G. Barton, D.N. Beeston, A.S. Bexon, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot (a), V.H. Bradley, G.V. Clarke, W.J. Clarke, E.J. Collin, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day (a), W.H.F. Doe (a), M.S. Dunkin, A.M. Ellwood, P. Feeney, G. Fullwood, A.J. Gillam, W.H. Golland, R.J. Goodwin, P.A. Hughes, R.G. Kempster, D.I.A. Kumarasiri (a), H. Maddock, S. Mason-Kempster, B.S.R. Miller, R.J. Nicholson, J. O'Riordan (a), J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, T.J. Pepper, V.C. Pepper, C.J. Powell, R.A. Poynter, C.N.F.W. Pratt, D.E. Pulk, M. Roach, M.A. Shepherd (a), J.J. Spencer (a), M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, R.J. Tait, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, G.E. Withers, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
52Prayers were said at the start of the meeting.
53Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Andrews, Boot, Day, Doe, Kumarasiri, O'Riordan, Shepherd and J.J. Spencer.
54The Mayor informed Members of her activities undertaken since the date of the last meeting
56No declarations were made
57No questions were received
58Question received in the name of Councillor W.J. Clarke: -

"Could the Leader please tell us what affect the proposed cuts at the County Council would have on Gedling Borough and Gedling Borough Council?"

Councillor R.F. Spencer replied in the following terms:-

" The Council have every sympathy with the ruling group at the County Council where budgets have been allowed to grow in the past. The County is an umbrella Council to us with regard to much which they do and there will be things that affect us arising from the budget proposals.

At the moment we are in the consultation phase of the budget preparations and we do not know yet what the impact on us will be, but inevitably there will be consequences".
59In respect of minute 54 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 3 December 2009 it was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Tait that the Council's Vision and associated documents be adopted formally.The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-
60Comments were made at the meeting.
61No due notice of comments had been received.