Agenda and minutes

No apologies were received

Members of the Council are reminded of their responsibility to declare any personal interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct. If the personal interest is a prejudicial interest, then the individual Member should not paticipate in a discussion on the matter and must withdraw from the Council Chamber and not seek to influence a decision on the matter.

No Member disclosed an interest in relation to matters under consideration at the meeting.

Confirmation of the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 19 April 2005 as a correct record and signature by the Mayor (enclosed)

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Council meeting held on 19 April 2005 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

The Chief Executive, as Returning Officer, reported that at the By-Election held on 5 May 2005 Councillor Gregory Ian Morgan was duly elected for the Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods Ward.

(a)   Election

(b)   Declaration of Acceptance of Office

(c)   Introduction of Mayoress

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Case and seconded by Councillor Mrs Smith that Councillor Mrs Marie Gray be elected Mayor of the Borough of Chorley for the ensuing Municipal Year.

 

RESOLVED - That Councillor Mrs Marie Gray be elected Mayor of the Borough of Chorley for the ensuing Municipal Year.

Present:  Councillor Mrs M Gray (Mayor), Councillor Mrs M Wilson (Deputy Mayor), Councillors Ball, Bell, Bedford, Birchall, Brown, Buckley, Mrs Case, Caunce, Culshaw, Davies, David Dickinson, Mrs D Dickinson, Edgerley, A Gee, D Gee, Goldsworthy, T Gray, Heaton, Hoyle, M A Iddon, M Lees, R Lees, Lennox, Livesey, A Lowe, M Lowe, Malpas, McGowan, Miss Molyneaux, Morgan, Parr, Perks, Russell, Mrs I E Smith, E  Smith, S

Smith,Mrs J Snape, R Snape, Walker, Mrs Walsh, Whittaker, and J Wilson.

Councillor Mrs Marie Gray signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.  The Mayor introduced her husband Dennis Gray as her consort for the ensuing Municipal Year and expressed her thanks for her election as Mayor.

(a)   Election

(b)   Declaration of Acceptance of Office

It was moved by Councillor Parr and seconded by Councillor Brown that Councillor Mrs Mary Wilson be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Chorley for the ensuing Municipal Year.

 

RESOLVED - That Councillor Mrs Mary Wilson be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Chorley for the ensuing Municipal Year and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.  The Mayor invested Councillor
Mrs Mary Wilson with the Badge of Office and the Deputy Mayor expressed  her thanks for her election.

The Mayor presented Councillor Daniel Gee with a portrait of himself in Mayoral regalia, medallion and a plaque bearing the Borough Council’s Coat of Arms as a token of his year of office.  Councillor Gee presented a gift and a copy of the Freedom Scroll to the Council.

 

Tributes were paid to Councillor Gee and his wife Brenda by the Mayor, Executive Leader, the Leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Groups and Independents as well as from Councillor Anthony Gee on behalf of his family for their services to the community during their year as Mayor and Mayoress.

The Mayor reminded Members that they were invited to accompany her to Civic Mass on Sunday, 22 May at St Mary’s Church commencing at 9.45am from the Council Chamber forming a parade at 10.00am down Market Street to Pall Mall and then back to St Mary’s Church for Civic Mass at 10.30am.

 

The Mayor announced drinks in the Mayor’s Parlour after Council.

(a)    To determine the Committees to be appointed for the ensuing Municipal Year (proposals to be tabled)

(b)    To appoint the Executive Members and Representative Members for the ensuing Municipal Year, to appoint the Executive Leader and the Deputy Leader of the Council, the Executive Cabinet, the Members of Committees and Sub-Committees and other bodies for the ensuing Municipal Year (including appointing Substitute Members where appropriate) and their Chairs and Vice-Chairs and the change the name of the Local Development Framework and Community Plan Member Working Group to the Local Development Framework and Community Strategy Member Working Group as well as formally constituting the eGovernment and Access Consultation Group.  (Detailed proposals to be tabled)

A paper was circulated containing proposals for

 

(a)    Appointment of 10 Executive Members, including the Executive Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council to form the Executive Cabinet.

(b)        Appointment of Representative Members.

(c)   Political balance of Committees, Sub-committees and other bodies.

(d)    Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Committees/Sub-Committees and

        other bodies.

(e)   Membership of Committees/Sub-Committees and other bodies.

 

It was moved by Councillor J Wilson and seconded by Councillor Edgerley that proposals contained in the paper be approved.

 

Councillor Goldsworthy requested the following amendments be made to the Conservative representation.

 

Councillor Caunce to replace Councillor Cullens on Development Control Committee and Councillor Cullens to replace Councillor Caunce on General Purposes Committee.

 

The amendments were accepted.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Goldsworthy and seconded by Councillor Mrs Case that Councillor Mrs I Smith be added to the membership of the Town Centre Forum.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and the Mayor declared it lost.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Goldsworthy and seconded by Councillor Mrs Case that Councillor Russell be added to the membership of Park Hall/Camelot Liaison Panel.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and the Mayor declared it lost

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Goldsworthy and seconded by Councillor Mrs Case that Councillor Cullens be added to the membership of the Local Development Framework and Community Strategy Working Group.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and the Mayor declared it lost.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Goldsworthy and seconded by Councillor Mrs Case that Councillor Mrs I Smith be added to the membership of the Licensing Liaison Panel.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and the Mayor declared it lost.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Goldsworthy and seconded by Councillor Mrs Case that Councillor Perks be added to the membership of the Area Forum Working Group.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and the Mayor declared it lost.

 

RESOLVED - 1) That Councillor J G Wilson be appointed Executive Leader of the Council.

2) That Councillor Edgerley be appointed Deputy Leader of the Council.

3) That in addition to the Executive Leader the following be appointed Executive Members to serve on the Executive Cabinet.

 

Councillors                      Edgerley

                      A Lowe

                      Brown

                      Lennox

                      A Gee

                      Hoyle

                      D Gee

                      Ball

                      R Snape

 

4) That the following be appointed Representative Members.

 

Councillors                      Birchall

                      Parr

                      M Wilson

                      R Lees

                      M Lowe

                      T Gray

                      Molyneaux

                      Davies

                      Iddon

                      M Lees (to act in the capacity for the Executive Leader portfolio on Human Resources)

 

5) That appointments be made as follows to Committees, Sub-Committees and other bodies (including Substitute Members where specified) and that Chairs and Vice Chairs be appointed as indicated:

 

Development Control Committee

Councillors  A Lowe (Chair)                      Councillors                      T Gray

                      Parr (Vice-Chair)                                 Heaton

                      Ball                                     Iddon

                      Bedford                             R Lees

                      Bell                                     Livesey

                      Birchall                              Malpas

                      Brown                                Molyneaux

                      Brownlee                           Morgan

                      Caunce                              Russell

                      Culshaw                             Mrs Snape

                      Davies                                Snow

                      David Dickinson                          S Smith

                      Edgerley                            Whittaker

                      D Gee

 

Licensing and Safety Committee

Councillors                      R Snape (Chair)                      M Lees

                      Iddon (Vice-Chair)                      Lennox

                      Bedford  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.

To confirm and re-adopt the Council Constitution (enclosed)

The Council received for information and re-adoption the Council’s Constitution, tabled at the meeting, which included the changes and amendments that had been agreed since it was last amended by the Council on 22 June 2004.

Schedule of the proposed representatives (enclosed)

The schedule of appointments of representatives to outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2005/06 was moved by Councillor J Wilson and seconded by Councillor Edgerley.

 

RESOLVED - That the representation on the Outside Bodies be as listed below:

 

BODY	REPRESENTATIVES	DATE OF EXPIRY
Adlington Community Association	Councillor Miss J Molyneaux and Mrs Molyneaux, 36 Westhoughton Road, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4ET (Labour nominee)	16 May 2006
Age Concern, Chorley	Councillors Mrs Walsh and Mrs Gray	16 May 2006
Local Government Association General Assembly	Executive Leader and Deputy Leader of Council	16 May 2006
Local Government Association Rural Commission	Executive Leader and Deputy Leader of Council	16 May 2006
Local Government Association Urban Commission	Executive Leader and Deputy Leader of Council	16 May 2006
Local Government Association New Towns Special Interest Group	Executive Leader and Deputy Leader of Council	16 May 2006
Local Government Association Lancashire Branch	Executive Leader, Deputy Leader of Council and Leader of the Opposition	16 May 2006
Brindle Village Hall Management Committee	Councillor David Dickinson	16 May 2006
Chorley Consolidated Charity and Chorley Relief Fund	Councillor A Gee (Appointed May 2005) J Cronshaw, 37 Brow Hey, Clayton Brook, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley PR5 8DS (Appointed May 2001) (Labour nominee) Councillor Mrs Gray (Appointed May 2005)	May 2010 16 May 2006 May 2010
Chorley Community Centre Committee	Councillor M Lees	October 2006

 

Chorley Community Safety Partnership	Councillors Brown, Goldsworthy and Hoyle		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble Districts CAB Management Committee	Councillor Walsh		16 May 2006
Chorley and District Sports Council                                                         Chairman and Vice Chairman of Community                                                  May l997 Executive Committee	Executive Member for Life and Leisure and Councillor Walker		16 May 2006
Chorley and District Victim Support Scheme	Councillors R Snape and Mrs Gray		16 May 2006
Chorley Domestic Violence Forum	Councillors Brownlee  and J Snape		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble (MIND)	Councillor Mrs Dickinson		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble Council for Voluntary Service	Councillor Perks (named substitute Councillor Mrs Dickinson)		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble Crossroads Care Scheme (Trustees)	Councillor M Lees		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble Disability Forum	Councillor D Gee		16 May 2006
Chorley and South Ribble Shopmobility	Councillor Hoyle		16 May 2006
Chorley Women’s Centre	Councillors Mrs Dickinson		16 May 2006
Chorley Environmental Forum	Executive Member and Representative Member for Environment and Community Safety		16 May 2006
Chorley Partnership Board of Directors	The Deputy Leader of Council and Chief Executive		16 May 2006
Clayton-le-Woods Community Centre Management Committee	Councillor Brownlee		16 May 2006
Confederation of Burial Authorities	Executive Member for Life and Leisure and the Cemeteries Registrar		16 May 2006
Court of Lancaster University	Mr Clive Yates, 34 Crook Street, Chorley, PR7 2LX (Labour Nominee)		1 August 2003 to 31 July 2006
Cuerden Valley Trust	Councillor Bedford		16 May 2006
District Liaison Committee for Education	Councillors A Gee, Birchall, S Smith, Russell and M Iddon		16 May 2006
Day Centre Committee for the Bankside Day Centre, Weldbank Lane, Chorley	Councillor A Gee		16 May 2006
District Liaison  ...  view the full minutes text for item 54.

Report of Chief Executive (enclosed)

The Chief Executive submitted a report making appropriate amendments to the existing Members’ Allowances Scheme so as to increase the existing amounts of the allowances by a percentage to cover annual inflation.

 

RESOLVED - That the Members’ Allowances Scheme as amended be approved.

Proposed Timetable of Meetings for 2005/06 (enclosed)

The timetable of meetings for the forthcoming Municipal Year was moved by Councillor J Wilson and seconded by Councillor Edgerley, subject to Development Control Committee replacing Council on the 28 February 2006 and Council replacing Development Control Committee on 7 March 2006

 

RESOLVED - That the timetable of meetings for May 2005 to May 2006 as amended be approved.

Report of Head of Corporate and Policy Services (enclosed)

The Executive Member for Customers, Policy and Performance presented a report which was attached a copy of the Best Value Performance Plan for 2005/06.

 

The Council was required, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1999, to publish a Best Value Performance Plan annually by 30 June each year.

 

RESOLVED - That the Best Value Performance Plan for 2005/06 as now presented be approved for publication on 30 June 2005.