Agenda and minutes

MOVED BY                           Councillor Chris Gordon

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Sue Derbyshire

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Wendy Meikle of 165 Shearwater Road, Offerton Green, Stockport be elected Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

 

Councillor Meikle then made and signed the declaration of acceptance of office required by law to qualify her to act in the office of Mayor.

 

The Mayor (Councillor Wendy Meikle) in the chair

 

The Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for her election.

The Mayor informed the Council that Miss Claire Meikle had agreed to act as her Mayoress. The Mayoress was then invested with her badge of office by the retiring Mayoress (Mrs Jackie Jones).

(a)     To thank the Past Mayor and Past Mayoress for their services during their term of office.

 

(b)     Presentation to the Past Mayor and Past Mayoress of badges in the form of replicas of the badge attached to the Mayoral Chain as mementos of their term of office.

 

(c)     The Past Mayor to reply.

MOVED BY                        Councillor Linda Holt

 

SECONDED BY               Councillor Bryan Leck

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That thanks be tendered to the Past Mayor and the Past Mayoress for their services during their term of office.

 

The Mayor then presented the Past Mayor and the Mayoress then presented to the Past Mayoress, badges in the form of replicas of the badge attached to the mayoral chain as mementos of their term of office.

 

The Past Mayor replied.

MOVED BY                        Councillor Syd Lloyd

 

SECONDED BY               Councillor William Wragg

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Anthony O’Neill of 2 Princes Road, Heaton Moor be appointed Deputy Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

 

Councillor O’Neill then made and signed the declaration of acceptance of office required by law to qualify him to act in the office of Deputy Mayor.

 

The Deputy Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for his appointment.

The Deputy Mayor informed the Council that Mrs Brigid O'Neill had agreed to act as Deputy Mayoress.  The Deputy Mayoress was then invested with her chain of office by the Past Mayoress (Mrs Jackie Jones).

(a)     To thank the Past Deputy Mayor for her service during her term of office.

 

(b)     Presentation to the Past Deputy Mayor of a badge as a memento of her term of office.

 

(c)     The Past Deputy Mayor to reply.

MOVED BY                        Councillor Pam King

 

SECONDED BY               Councillor Paul Porgess

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That the Past Deputy Mayor be thanked for her service during her term of office.

 

The Deputy Mayor then presented the Past Deputy Mayor a badge as a memento of her term of office.

 

The Past Deputy Mayor replied.

 

To approve as a correct record and to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Council Meeting held on 22 March 2012.

The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 23 March 2012 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

(a)       Civic Service – Sunday, 10 June 2012

 

The Mayor informed the Council Meeting that that a Civic Service would be held on Sunday, 10 June 2012 at 10.30 a.m. at the Stockport (St Mary's) Parish Church and that the sermon would be preached by Archdeacon Ian Bishop.

 

(b)       John Lloyd OBE

 

With deep regret the Mayor referred to the recent death of Mr John Lloyd OBE, who had served as the Mayor of Stockport between 1992 and 1993.  All those present at the meeting stood in silence as a mark of respect to the memory of Mr Lloyd.

 

(c)        Urgent Action Under the Constitution

 

The Mayor advised the Council Meeting that on 23 March 2012 the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Past Mayor, took urgent action under the Constitution to allow Area Committee Chairs to consider allowing the normal business of Area Committees to be considered as ‘Urgent Business’ under the Constitution at meetings scheduled to take place between 27-29 March 2012.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interest which they had in any of the items on the Summons for this meeting.

 

No declarations of interest were made.

To receive a report from the Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 3 May 2012 as follows:-

 

Bramhall North	Linda Holt 76 Lyme Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6LA
Bramhall South	Brian Bagnall 4 Bramhall Park Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3DQ
Bredbury & Woodley	Christine Corris 7 School Street Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4RA
Bredbury Green & Romiley	Hazel Lees 175 Overdale Road Romiley Stockport SK6 3EN
Brinnington & Central	Andy Sorton 6 Windsor Street Heaviley Stockport SK2 6QE
Cheadle & Gatley	Keith Holloway 11A Victoria Avenue Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 5DJ
Cheadle Hulme North	John Pantall 7 Balmoral Avenue Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 5EQ
Cheadle Hulme South	Lenny Grice 9 Roundway Bramhall Stockport SK7 1DF
Davenport & Cale Green	Wendy Wild 23 Werneth Road Stockport SK6 1HP
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath	Sheila Bailey 27 Albert Road Stockport SK4 4EG
Hazel Grove	Kevin Hogg 10 Tiree Close Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6AY
Heald Green	Peter Burns 8 Westwood Road Heald Green Cheadle Cheshire SK8 3JN
Heatons North	David Sedgwick 32 Langdale Road Stockport SK4 5AR
Heatons South	Colin Foster 24 Napier Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4HG
Manor	Sue Derbyshire 21 Manor Road Marple Stockport SK6 6PW
Marple North	Martin Candler 38 Turncliff Crescent Marple Stockport SK6 6JP
Marple South	Shan Alexander 1 Crown Street Hawk Green Marple SK6 7JH
Offerton	Laura Booth 21 Fulmar Drive Offerton Stockport SK2 5JL
Reddish North	Kate Butler 6 Grange Avenue Stockport SK4 5HF
Reddish South	Andrew Verdeille 129 Somerford Road Reddish Stockport SK5 6QF
Stepping Hill	Wendy Orrell 29 Penrhyn Crescent Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 5NF

 

RESOLVED – That the report of the Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 3 May 2012 be noted.

To appoint an Executive Leader (Leader of the Council) until the meeting of the Annual Council following the end of their term of office.

RESOLVED - That Councillor Sue Derbyshire be appointed Executive Leader

(Leader of the Council) until the meeting of the Annual Council following the end of her term of office.

The Executive Leader (Leader of the Council) reported that she had appointed a Deputy Executive Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council) and other members of the Executive as follows and that they would be responsible for the portfolios indicated:-

 

Councillor	Ward	Address	Portfolio	Main Responsibilities
Sue Derbyshire	Manor	21 Manor Road Marple Stockport SK6 6PW	Executive Leader (Leader of the Council) Policy, Reform & Finance	Policy/ Transformation/ Finance & VFM
Martin Candler	Marple North	38 Turncliff Crescent Marple Stockport SK6 6JP	Deputy Executive Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council) Governance and Corporate Services	Legal/ Democratic Services/ Elections/ Partnership/ OD-HR/ ICT/ Information management/ Communications and Consultation/ Customer Services & Registrars/ Property Services/ Revs & Benefits/ Welfare Reform
Daniel Hawthorne	Manor	52 Winchester Drive Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2NU	Adult Care Services	Physical Disability/ Learning Disability/ Older People/ Mental Health delivery/ Support Services/ Development of Personalisation
Shan Alexander	Marple South	1 Crown Street Hawk Green Marple SK6 7JH	Lifelong learning and Achievement	Home to School Transport/ Adult Education/ All CYP Directorate Support Services/ School improvement services/ school governance/ music services/ 14-19 Services/ Apprentices/ Employer Engagement/ Services for Young People/ careers/ welfare service/ youth services Inclusions services (SEN services/ Psychology/ pupil referral units/ Learning Supports Service/ Behaviour Support services/ Exclusion services/ Sensory Impaired Services/ Ethnic Diversity Services)/Admissions/ School organization and capital/ Adult Education
Kevin Hogg	Hazel Grove	10 Tiree Close Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6AY	Public Realm	Street Cleaning/ Waste Collection/ Public protection/ Environmental Health and Trading Standards/ Parks & Open Spaces/ Highway maintenance/ Street lighting/ Traffic Services
John Pantall	Cheadle Hulme North	7 Balmoral Avenue Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 5EQ	Health and Wellbeing	Links with NHS commissioners & providers/ Adult Safeguarding/ Health and Well Being Strategy/ Health improvement; reduction of inequalities/ Public Health/ Mental Health policy/ Liaison and participation with the NHS/ Health and Social Care policy
Kevin Dowling	Marple South	99 Station Road Marple Stockport SK6 6PA	Children and Young People  (Statutory Executive Member for Children and Young People)	Children’s Social Care/ LAC/ Safeguarding Early Years/ Children’s Disability Services/ Children and Young Peoples Preventive Services
Iain Roberts	Cheadle and Gatley	25 Frances Avenue Gatley Cheadle SK8 4BJ	Economic Development & Regeneration	Economic Development/ Regeneration/ Planning & Building Control/ Transportation/ Leisure Centres/ Arts & Museums/ Tourism/ Markets
Mark Weldon	Stepping Hill	24 Central Drive Romiley Stockport SK6 4PE	Supporting Communities	Community Safety/ Youth Offending/ Housing/ Supporting people/ Neighbourhood Renewal/ Community Development/ Welfare Rights/ Libraries
Stuart Bodsworth	Cheadle Hulme North	22 Moreton Avenue Stockport SK7 2BD	Sustainable Future	Environmental strategy/ Carbon reduction/ Climate Change

 

RESOLVED - That the report be noted.

 

 

RESOLVED - That the Scrutiny Committees and the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee be constituted as follows for the period until the next Annual Council Meeting, with terms of reference as set out in the Constitution:-

 

* Denotes Group Spokesperson

** Denotes Deputy Group Spokesperson

 

(a)     Adults & Communities

 

          9 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey (Chair) *	Paul Moss **
Susan Ingham	David Sedgwick
Mags Kirkham	June Somekh
Hazel Lees (Vice-Chair)	Alanna Vine
Mike Wilson

 

(b)     Children & Young People

 

          9 Councillors

 

Laura Booth	Linda Holt (Chair)
Colin Foster *	Mags Kirkham
Alexander Ganotis **	Wendy Orrell
Lenny Grice	Paul Porgess (Vice-Chair)
William Wragg

 

(i)      a representative of the Church of England Diocesan Education         Committee - Rev Alan Bell

 

(ii)     a representative of the Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Authority -

          Vacancy

 

(iii)    representatives of Parent Governors – Mrs Maxine Baxendall and Mr            Mark Ratcliffe

 

(c)     Corporate, Resource Management and Governance

 

          9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander (Chair)	Stuart Corris
Paul Bellis	Philip Harding (Vice-Chair) *
Peter Burns	Pam King
Kate Butler	Andy Sorton
Suzanne Wyatt

 

 (d)    Environment & Economy

 

          10 Councillors

 

Andrew Bispham	Patrick McAuley
Richard Coaton	John Smith
Christine Corris (Chair)	David White (Vice-Chair) *
Dean Fitzpatrick **	William Wragg
Chris Gordon	Craig Wright

 

(e)     Health

 

          9 Councillors

 

Keith Holloway (Vice-Chair)	Chris Murphy
Susan Ingham	Adrian Nottingham
Bryan Leck	Paul Porgess
Tom McGee (Chair) *	June Somekh
Wendy Wild

 

(f)      Co-ordination Committee (Liberal Democrat Chair to be elected at first          meeting)

 

          The Chairs of the 5 Scrutiny Committees

 

Ben Alexander	Christine Corris
Sheila Bailey	Linda Holt
Tom McGee

 

 

RESOLVED - That  Ordinary Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies be constituted as follows for the period until the next Annual Council Meeting and with terms of reference as set out in the Constitution:-

 

(a)     Ordinary Committees

 

(i)      Planning and Highways Regulation

 

          12 Councillors

 

Brian Bagnall	Philip Harding
Andrew Bispham (Vice-Chair)	Brian Hendley
Kate Butler	Sylvia Humphreys
Christine Corris	Hazel Lees
Dean Fitzpatrick	Maureen Rowles
Lenny Grice (Chair)	Mike Wilson

 

(ii)   Town Centre    

   

  8 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Chris Murphy
Martin Candler	Iain Roberts
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	John Smith (Vice-Chair)
Lenny Grice	David White

 

(iii)    Licensing, Environment and Safety

 

          10 Councillors

 

Stuart Corris	Wendy Orrell
Chris Gordon (Chair)	Maureen Rowles
Tom Grundy	Alanna Vine (Vice-Chair)
Sylvia Humphreys	Lisa Walker
Pam King	David Wilson

 

Sub-Committee A

 

          3 Councillors

 

Chris Gordon (Chair)

Pam King

Tom Grundy

         

          Sub-Committee B

 

          3 Councillors

 

Stuart Corris

Wendy Orrell

Alanna Vine (Chair)

 

Substitutes on the Sub-Committees to be members of the Licensing,

Environment and Safety Committee.

 

(iv)    Employment Appeals

 

          3 non-Executive Councillors

 

Christine Corris (Vice-Chair)

Dean Fitzpatrick

John Smith (Chair)

 

(v)     Appeals Panel

 

          6 non-Executive Councillors

 

Richard Coaton (Vice-Chair)	Wendy Orrell
Christine Corris	Maureen Rowles
Linda Holt	Mike Wilson (Chair)

 

(vi)    Appointments

 

          7 Councillors

 

Shan Alexander	Syd Lloyd
Martin Candler	Tom McGee
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	John Pantall
Andrew Verdeille (Vice-Chair)

 

(vii)   Audit

           

          6 Councillors

 

Stuart Corris (Chair)	Hazel Lees
Alexander Ganotis (Vice-Chair)	Patrick McAuley
Brian Hendley	Anthony O’Neill

 

(b)     Committees, Working Parties and Other Member Bodies

 

(i)        Area Committees  (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

 

Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South

 

9 Councillors

 

Brian Bagnall	Linda Holt
Paul Bellis	Bryan Leck
Stuart Bodsworth	Alanna Vine
Lenny Grice	Lisa Walker
Suzanne Wyatt

 

Central Stockport

 

12 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey	Patrick McAuley
Richard Coaton	Chris Murphy
Sue Derbyshire	Maureen Rowles
Philip Harding	Andy Sorton
Daniel Hawthorne	David White
Brian Hendley	Wendy Wild

 

Cheadle

 

9 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Adrian Nottingham
Keith Holloway	John Pantall
Sylvia Humphreys	Paul Porgess
Pam King	Iain Roberts
June Somekh

 

Heatons and Reddish

 

12 Councillors

 

Walter Brett	Tom McGee
Kate Butler	Paul Moss
Dean Fitzpatrick	Anthony O’Neill
Colin Foster	David Sedgwick
Alexander Ganotis	Andrew Verdeille
Tom Grundy	David Wilson

 

Marple

 

6 Councillors

 

Shan Alexander	Kevin Dowling
Andrew Bispham	Susan Ingham
Martin Candler	Craig Wright

 

Stepping Hill

 

9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander	Wendy Meikle
Laura Booth	Wendy Orrell
Stuart Corris	John Smith
Kevin Hogg	Mark Weldon
William Wragg

 

Werneth

 

6 Councillors

 

Christine Corris	Hazel Lees
Chris Gordon	Syd Lloyd
Mags Kirkham	Mike Wilson

 

Ward Committees

 

(i)      Brinington & Reddish Joint Ward Committee

 

9 Councillors

 

Kate Butler	Chris Murphy
Walter Brett	Maureen Rowles
Tom Grundy	Andy Sorton
Paul Moss	Andrew Verdeille
David Wilson

 

(ii)       Davenport & Cale Green and Edgeley & Cheadle Health Joint Ward Committee

 

          6 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey	Brian Hendley
Richard Coaton	David White
Philip Harding	Wendy Wild

 

(iii)    Hazel Grove Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Stuart Corris

Kevin Hogg

William Wragg

 

(iv)    Offerton Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Laura Booth

Wendy Meikle

John Smith

 

(v)     Offerton, Manor and Stepping Hill Joint Ward Committee

 

         9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander	Patrick McAuley
Laura Booth	Wendy Meikle
Sue Derbyshire	Wendy Orrell
Daniel Hawthorne	John Smith
Mark Weldon

 

(vi)    Stepping Hill Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander

Wendy Orrell

Mark Weldon

 

(ii)     Standards (appointed until 30 June 2012)

 

          3 Councillors

 

Tom Grundy

Syd Lloyd

June Somekh

 

The Mayor (Ex-officio)

6 Independent Members - Julie Carter, Stephen Clarke (Chair), Kieran McMahon,

John Stone, Margaret Waker and 1 vacancy

                                   

Hearing Panel A	Hearing Panel B
Julie Carter	Syd Lloyd
Stephen Clarke (Chair)	The Mayor (Councillor Wendy Meikle)
Tom Grundy	John Stone (Chair)
Kieran McMahon	Margaret Waker
June Somekh	Independent Vacancy

 

          Standards   (appointed from 1 July 2012)

                               (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

 

          4 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Syd Lloyd
Tom Grundy	June Somekh

 

5 Independent Members - Julie Carter, Stephen Clarke, Kieran McMahon, John Stone and Margaret Waker

 

(iii)    Education Monitoring Panel (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

To appoint Councillors to serve on the following outside bodies:-

 

Greater Manchester Pension Fund Advisory Committee

Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Panel

GMCA/ AGMA/ TfGMC Scrutiny Pool (3 nominations)

Pennine Care NHS Trust Overview and Scrutiny Committee (3 nominations)

RESOLVED - That the following councillors be appointed to serve on the following outside bodies:-

 

Greater Manchester Pension Fund Advisory Committee       

- Councillor John Pantall

Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Panel                   

- Councillor June Somekh

Substitute:-

- Councillor Paul Porgess

 

GMCA/ AGMA/ TfGMC Scrutiny Pool                             

- Councillor Shan Alexander

- Councillor Walter Brett

- Councillor Syd Lloyd

 

Pennine Care NHS Trust Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee

- Councillor Chris Gordon

- Councillor Bryan Leck

- Councillor Wendy Wild

 

RESOLVED - That the appointment of the following Leaders of Political Groups be noted:-

 

Liberal Democrat - Councillor Sue Derbyshire

Labour - Councillor Andrew Verdeille

Conservative – Councillor Syd Lloyd

Independent Ratepayers - Councillor Peter Burns

To note (i) the dates and times of Council Meetings to be held during the period to the next Annual Council Meeting and (ii) the date of the next Annual Council Meeting as follows:-

 

5 July 2012 at 6.00 pm

16 August 2012 at 6.00 pm

27 September 2012 at 6.00 pm

8 November 2012 at 6.00 pm

20 December 2012 at 6.00 pm

14 February 2013 at 6.00 pm

21 February 2013 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

28 March 2013 at 6.00 pm

25 April 2013 at 6.00 pm

21 May 2013 (Annual) at 2.30 pm

RESOLVED - (1) That it be noted that Council Meetings will be held during the period to the next Annual Council Meeting as follows:-

 

5 July 2012 at 6.00 pm

16 August 2012 at 6.00 pm

27 September 2012 at 6.00 pm

8 November 2012 at 6.00 pm

20 December 2012 at 6.00 pm

14 February 2013 at 6.00 pm

21 February 2013 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

28 March 2013 at 6.00 pm

25 April 2013 at 6.00 pm

 

(2) That it be noted that the next Annual Council Meeting will be held on 21 May 2013.

RESOLVED - That the dates and times of meetings of the Executive, committees, working parties and other bodies for the period from 22 May 2012 until the next Annual Council Meeting, as circulated prior to the meeting, be noted.

To approve the Scheme of Delegation.

The Leader of the Council submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting that the Council Meeting gives approval to delegation by the Council of its executive and non-executive functions.

 

The Council Meeting was further advised that since the Scheme of Delegation was last approved by the Council, there had been a number of changes to posts in the Senior Management Team and the name of directorates which needed to be reflected in the Constitution.

 

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the existing Scheme of Delegation as detailed in Part 3 of the Constitution and that authority to make any necessary changes to the Constitution to reflect the current structure of the Council be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.