A1 BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH 2007/2008 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL 16TH MAY, 2007 Present - Councillors Hall (Mayor), White (Deputy Mayor), Adia, Ayub, P. Allen, Allen, Ashcroft, Barrow, Bashir-Ismail, Burrows, J. Byrne, L. Byrne, Chadwick, Clare, Connell, Cottam, Critchley, Darvesh, Gradwell, Greenhalgh, Hamilton, Hayes, Higson, Hollick, Hornby, Hussain, Ibrahim, Kay, Lever, Lord, Morgan, Morris, Murray, Peel, Rock, Mrs. Ronson, R. Ronson, J. Rothwell, Mrs. Rothwell, Rushton, Scowcroft, Shaw, Sherrington, J. Silvester, R. Silvester, Spencer, Mrs. Swarbrick, Mrs. Thomas, A.S. Walsh, J. Walsh, A. Wilkinson, David Wilkinson, R. Wilkinson and Zaman. 1. ELECTION OF MAYOR The Chief Executive called upon the Council to elect a Councillor to be Mayor of Bolton for the ensuing year. Whereupon – Councillor Mrs. Ronson having been proposed by Councillor Morris and seconded by Councillor Rock was elected Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough for the ensuing year, and the retiring Mayor declared her elected accordingly. The newly-elected Mayor then accepted the said Office by making and subscribing the declaration required in that behalf. Page 1 of 110 A2 2. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR It was moved by Councillor Hayes, seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and resolved – That Councillor Hall be appointed as Deputy Mayor until immediately after the Election of Mayor at the next Annual Meeting of the Council. 3. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING Resolved – That the meeting be adjourned and that the remaining business be dealt with on the 23rd May, 2007. (The meeting started at 11.00 a.m. and finished at 12 noon ) ___________________________ BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH 2007/2008 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL 23RD MAY, 2007 Present - Councillors Mrs. Ronson (Mayor), Hall (Deputy Mayor), Adia, Ayub, P. Allen, R. Allen, Ashcroft, Barrow, Bashir-Ismail, Burrows, Chadwick, Clare, Connell, Cottam, Critchley, Darvesh, Dennis, Mrs. Fairclough, Gradwell, Greenhalgh, Hayes, Higson, Hollick, Hornby, Hussain, Ibrahim, Kay, Lever, Lord, Morgan, Morris, Murray, Peel, Rock, R. Ronson, J. Rothwell, Mrs. Rothwell, Rushton, Shaw, Sherrington, J. Silvester, R. Silvester, Spencer, Mrs. Swarbrick, Mrs. Thomas, A.S. Walsh, J. Walsh, White, A. Wilkinson, David Wilkinson, Williamson and Zaman. Page 2 of 110 A3 4. MINUTES The minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Council held on the 25th April, 2007 were submitted and signed as a correct record. 5. ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNCIL It was moved by Councillor Mrs. Thomas, seconded by Councillor R. Allen and resolved – (i) That the Constitution of the Council (including changes in respect of Standing Orders, Standing Orders relating to Contracts; the Council’s Scheme of Delegation and the Members Allowances Scheme) be agreed and that the Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to make further amendments as a consequence of appointments and changes to powers and duties of the Executive and Committees. (ii) That the report of the Chair of the Standards Committee relating to the Local Authority's (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007 be approved and that (1) The Authority adopts the Revised Code of Conduct with immediate effect. (2) The Authority includes within the Revised Code of Conduct the 10 Standards in public life as a preamble, but not enforceable as part of the Code. (3) That all Members be reminded of the need to review their registrations of interests. (4) That a copy of the revised Code of Conduct be provided to every Member of the Authority. Page 3 of 110 A4 (5) That all Members must attend training on the new Code of Conduct provided by the Monitoring Officer (if they have not already done so). 6. APPOINTMENT OF LEADER AND DEPUTY LEADER OF THE COUNCIL AND THE EXECUTIVE It was moved by Councillor Bashir-Ismail and seconded by Councillor Mrs. Thomas – That the Leader of the Council, Deputy Leader of the Council and the Executive be as set out below – Executive Members Deputies Portfolios Councillor Morris Councillor Corporate Strategy (The Leader of the Mrs. Thomas and Finance Council) Councillor Mrs. Councillor Children’s Services Thomas (Deputy Morris Leader of the Council) Councillor Adia Councillor Development Zaman Councillor Peel Councillor Environmental Sherrington Services Councillor Kay Councillor Adult Social Care Ibrahim and Health Councillor Ibrahim Councillor Culture and Kay Community Services and Area Working Councillor J. Byrne Councillor Young People and White Sport Councillor Councillor Cleaner, Greener, Sherrington Peel Safer Page 4 of 110 A5 Councillor White Councillor Human Resources, Kay Performance and Diversity Councillor Zaman Councillor Regeneration Adia Whereupon, as an amendment, it was moved by Councillor J. Walsh and seconded by Councillor R. Allen:- Decision not approved insofar as it relates to the Executive Member for Environment pending the outcome of the investigation promised by the Leader of the Council. Upon being put to the vote the amendment was declared lost. The Original Motion was then put to the meeting and approved. 7. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE AND EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIOS It was moved by Councillor Adia, seconded by Councillor Morgan and resolved – That the powers and duties relating to the Executive and Executive Portfolios be agreed as set out below. The Executive (1) The Executive is authorised to exercise on behalf of the Council all of the functions of the Council which are by virtue of the Local Government Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder the responsibility of an Executive of the Council under executive arrangements. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Executive is authorised in particular to determine:- Page 5 of 110 A6 (a) any matter of general policy or otherwise within or relevant to the powers of the Council which is not delegated to or included within the powers and duties of any Committee, Panel, Executive Member or Officer; (b) any matter which is within the powers and duties of more than one Executive Member, or which the relevant Executive Member or the Leader of the Council or the Chief Executive considers it appropriate to refer to the Executive; and (c) any matter within the powers and duties of any Executive Member which the Executive considers to be contentious or of corporate or general policy significance. and each Member of the Executive is (subject to (2) (b) or (c) above, and the Executive Procedure Rules) authorised to exercise on behalf of the Council those functions of the Council which are set out below in respect of the Executive Portfolio allocated to that Member (provided that a Member of the Executive authorises his/her named deputy to deputise in his/her absence in the exercise of such functions). (3) The Leader of the Council shall be the Chair of any meeting of the Executive; in the absence of the Leader, or if the Leader shall vacate the Chair, the Deputy Leader shall take the Chair for the meeting. (4) The quorum for a meeting of the Executive shall be three Executive Members (including the Leader of the Council if present). Service Area: Corporate Corporate Strategy And Finance The designated Executive Member will act as Leader of the Council and is responsible for all matters relating to the Page 6 of 110 A7 Council’s Corporate Strategy and Finance (except any matters specifically reserved to the Council or delegated to any committee or body) in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation. As such, the designated Executive Member is responsible for liaising and, where appropriate, working in consultation with other members of the Executive, particularly where matters within the portfolio affect other aspects of Council business or affect the Borough generally. The designated Executive Member is responsible for ensuring appropriate consultation with partners and the community on matters relating to Corporate Strategy and Finance. The actions and decisions of the designated Executive Member will, at all times, remain within the context of the policy framework established or any variation thereto approved by the Council. The Leader will represent and act as ambassador for the Council. To have overall responsibility for: (1) The development and implementation of corporate policy. (2) The construction of an annual budget. (4) The making of recommendations to the Council in respect of Electoral Boundary Reviews. (5) The Council’s input into the Local Strategic Partnership, lead on the Community Strategy and performance management of the Local Area Agreement. (6) The development of special projects, including bidding for external funding streams. (7) The central services of the Council save where these fall within the remit of another Executive Member. Page 7 of 110 A8 (8) Assigning responsibility for executive functions to those members chosen to act with executive responsibility by the Council. (9) Adopting and reviewing on an annual basis the strategic service improvement plans for services falling under the aegis of the portfolio. (10) The co-ordination of the Council’s Public Relations, Consultation, Marketing and Communications and Information Strategies. (11) The Council’s civic functions including the Mayoralty and Registration service. (12) The Council’s Lead Authority function in respect of the Greater Manchester West District Coroner’s Services. (13) Matters relating to the Council of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, the Greater Manchester Forum, the North West Regional Chamber and the North West Regional Assembly, save for those matters relating to transportation being the specific responsibility of the Executive Member for Development. (14) Recommendations with respect to Licensing Strategy and Policy except where they fall within the remit of the Licensing and Environmental Regulations Committee. (15) The acquisition and management of land and property acquired for the general purposes of the Council until required for the specific functions of another service or until disposal of the land. (16) The control and management or disposal of land and property surplus to service requirements by receiving (if necessary) a transfer or an appropriation of such land or property.