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(a)     To elect a Mayor for the ensuing year.

 

(b)     The person elected to make a declaration of acceptance of office.

 

(c)     The Mayor to return thanks for her election.

MOVED BY                           Councillor Maureen Rowles

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Andy Sorton

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Chris Murphy of 501 Hempshaw Lane, Stockport be elected Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

 

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

 

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Murphy) in the chair

 

The Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for his election.

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

(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 Sue Derbyshire

 

SECONDED BY                              Councillor Shan Alexander

 

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.

(a)     To appoint a Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.

 

(b)     The person appointed to make a declaration of acceptance of office.

 

(c)     The Deputy Mayor to return thanks for his appointment.

MOVED BY                           Councillor Christine Corris

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Chris Gordon

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Mike Wilson of 294 Hyde Road, Woodley, Stockport be appointed Deputy Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting

 

Councillor Wilson 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 Jacqueline Hawkins had agreed to act as Deputy Mayoress.  The Deputy Mayoress was then invested with her chain of office by the Past Deputy Mayoress (Mrs Brigid O'Neill).

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

 

(b)     Presentation to the Past Deputy Mayor and Past Deputy 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 Deputy Mayor to reply.

MOVED BY                           Councillor Syd Lloyd

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor William Wragg

 

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

 

The Deputy Mayor then presented the Past Deputy Mayor a badge as a memento of his 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 25 April 2013.

The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 25 April 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

Civic Service – 9 June 2013

 

The Mayor informed the Council Meeting that the Civic Service would be held on Sunday, 9 June 2013 at 10.30 am at the Stockport (St Mary’s) Parish Church and that the sermon would be preached by the Bishop of Chester, Right Reverend Dr Peter Forster.

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Members and officers to declare any interest which they may have in any of the items on the Summons for this meeting.

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 Leader of the Council on -

 

(i) the number of councillors appointed to the Executive;

(ii) appointments made to the Executive;

(iii) the appointment  of the Deputy Executive Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council); and

(iv) the allocation of responsibilities (portfolios).

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		Leader of the Council Policy, Reform & Finance		Policy and Performance/   Public Service Reform and Partnership/  Budget Overview/  AGMA and CA.
Mark Weldon		Stepping Hill		24 Central Drive, Romiley, Stockport		Deputy Executive Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council) Corporate, Customer and Community Services		People and OD/  Finance monitoring/  Legal and Governance/  Estate and Asset Management/  Information and Communication/  Customer Service and Libraries/  Revenues, Benefits and Welfare Reform/  Community Safety and Youth Offending
Shan Alexander		Marple South		1 Crown Street, Hawk Green, Marple, Stockport		Lifelong Learning and Achievement		Home to School Transport/ Adult Education/ All CYP Directorate Support Services/ School improvement services, school governance and music services/ 14-19 Services/ Apprentices and Employer Engagement Services for Young People/ Careers, welfare services and youth services/ Inclusion services/  Adult Education/ School organisation and capital/  Admissions
Stuart Bodsworth		Cheadle Hulme south		22 Moreton Avenue, Stockport		Communities and Sustainability		Public Realm/ Public Protection/ Housing/ Supporting People/  Neighbourhood Renewal/  Community Development/  Climate Change
Keith Holloway		Cheadle and Gatley		11A Victoria Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport		Adult Care Services		Physical Disability/  Learning Disability/ Older People/ Mental Health delivery/ Support Services/  Development of Personalisation
Wendy Meikle		Offerton		165 Shearwater Road, Offerton, Stockport		Children and Young People  – Statutory Executive Member for Children and Young People		Children’s Social Care/ Looked After Children/ Safeguarding/ Early Years/ Children and Young People’s Preventative Services/ Children’s Disability Services
John Pantall		Cheadle Hulme North		7 Balmoral Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport		Health and Wellbeing		Links with NHS commissioners and providers/  Adult Safeguarding and Quality/ Health and Well Being Strategy/  Leisure Strategy/  Health improvement/ Reduction of inequalities/  Public Health/ Information for Health and Social Care/  Liaison and participation with NHS/  Health and Social Care policy
Iain Roberts		Cheadle & Gatley		25 Frances Avenue, Gatley, Cheadle, Stockport		Economic Development and Regeneration  (incl. Markets)		Planning and Building Control/ Transportation/  Leisure Centres/  Cultural Services (museums, art gallery)

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To appoint Scrutiny Committees, the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, Chairs and Vice-Chairs.

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:-

 

 

(a)     Adults & Communities

 

          9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander	Susan Ingham
Sheila Bailey (Chair)	Paul Moss
Kevin Dowling	June Somekh
Daniel Hawthorne (Vice-Chair)	Alanna Vine
Wendy Wild

 

(b)   Children & Young People

 

          9 Councillors

 

Laura Booth	Patrick McAuley
Colin Foster	Wendy Orrell
Linda Holt (Chair)	Paul Porgess (Vice-Chair)
Mags Kirkham	Andy Sorton
William Wragg

 

(i)      a representative of the Church of England Diocesan Education Committee - Vacancy

 

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

          Sister Patricia Goodstadt

 

(iii)    representatives of Parent Governors – Mr Mark Ratcliffe and Vacancy

 

(c)     Corporate, Resource Management and Governance

 

          9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander (Chair)	Martin Candler
Paul Bellis	Stuart Corris
Peter Burns	Dean Fitzpatrick
Kate Butler	Alex Ganotis (Vice-Chair)
Suzanne Wyatt

 

 (d)    Environment & Economy

 

          10 Councillors

 

Andrew Bispham	Pam King
Richard Coaton	Hazel Lees
Christine Corris (Chair)	Syd Lloyd
Tom Grundy	David Sedgwick (Vice-Chair)
Kevin Hogg	John Smith

 

(e)     Health

 

          9 Councillors

 

Walter Brett	Tom McGee (Chair)
Chris Gordon	Adrian Nottingham
Susan Ingham (Vice-Chair)	Maureen Rowles
Bryan Leck	June Somekh
Craig Wright

 

(f)      Co-ordination Committee

          (Liberal Democrat Chair to be elected at first meeting)

 

          The Chairs of the 5 Scrutiny Committee

 

Ben Alexander	Christine Corris
Sheila Bailey	Linda Holt
Tom McGee

 

To appoint Committees, Area Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies.

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)	Sylvia Humphreys
Laura Booth	Hazel Lees
Kate Butler	Paul Porgess
Christine Corris	Maureen Rowles
Lenny Grice (Chair)	Andy Sorton

 

(ii)   Town Centre

   

  8 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Philip Harding
Kate Butler	Iain Roberts
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	John Smith (Vice-Chair)
Lenny Grice	Mark Weldon

 

 

(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)

Tom Grundy

Pam King

         

          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
Kevin Dowling	Maureen Rowles
Linda Holt	Mike Wilson (Chair)

 

(vi)    Appointments

 

          7 Councillors

 

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Iain Roberts
Alex Ganotis	John Pantall
Syd Lloyd	Andrew Verdeille (Vice-Chair)
Mark Weldon

 

(vii)   Audit

           

          6 Councillors

 

Kate Butler	Hazel Lees
Stuart Corris (Chair)	Patrick McAuley
Dean Fitzpatrick (Vice-Chair)	Anthony O’Neill

 

(viii)  Contributors Committee

           

          7 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Syd Lloyd
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	John Pantall
Philip Harding	Andrew Verdeille
Alanna Vine

 

(ix)    Funding Committee

           

          7 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Syd Lloyd
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	John Pantall
Philip Harding	Andrew Verdeille
Alanna Vine

(x)     Health and Wellbeing Board

           

          Stockport Council

 

          4 Councillors

 

Bryan Leck (Conservative)

Adrian Nottingham (Ind. Ratepayers)

Tom McGee (Labour)

John Pantall (Lib Dem)

 

Clinical Commissioning Group

 

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gaynor Mullins

Dr Vicci Owen Smith

 

HealthWatch

 

John Leach

 

Statutory Officers

 

Terry Dafter (as designated Director for Adult Services)

Dr Stephen Watkins (as Director of Public Health)

Andrew Webb (as designated Director for Children Services)

 

NHSCommissioning Board

 

Trish Bennett

 

(b)     Area Committees and Ward Committees

 

(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

 

(ii)          Ward Committees

(Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

 

          Brinington & Reddish Joint Ward Committee

        

         9 Councillors

 

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

 

Davenport & Cale Green and Edgeley & Cheadle Health Joint Ward Committee

 

          6 Councillors

 

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

         

          Hazel Grove Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Stuart Corris

Kevin Hogg

William Wragg

 

          Offerton Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Laura Booth

Wendy Meikle

John Smith

 

          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

 

Stepping Hill Ward Committee

 

          3 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander

Wendy Orrell

Mark Weldon

 

(c)     Working Parties and Other Member Bodies

 

(i)      Standards

          (Chair  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

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

 

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Transport for Greater Manchester Committee

 

Greater Manchester Pension Fund Advisory Committee

Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Panel

GMCA/ AGMA/ TfGMC Scrutiny Pool

Pennine Care NHS Trust Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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

 

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority	- - -	Councillor Walter Brett Councillor Daniel Hawthorne Councillor Bryan Leck
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority	- -	Councillor Ben Alexander Councillor Chris Gordon
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel	-	Councillor Sue Derbyshire
Greater Manchester Combined Authority	-	Councillor Sue Derbyshire
Transport for Greater ManchesterCommittee	- - - -	Councillor Paul Bellis Councillor Stuart Corris Councillor Dean Fitzpatrick Councillor Craig Wright
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 Martin Candler Councillor Walter Brett Councillor Syd Lloyd
Pennine Care NHS Trust Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee	- - -	Councillor Chris Gordon Councillor Bryan Leck Councillor Tom McGee

 

To note the appointment of Leaders of political groups.              

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:-

 

27 June 2013 at 6.00 pm

12 September 2013 at 6.00 pm

17 October 2013 at 6.00 pm

28 November 2013 at 6.00 pm

23 January 2014 at 6.00 pm

27 February 2014 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

3 April 2014 at 6.00 pm

21 May 2013 (to be moved to 10 June if the date of the Local Elections is changed to 22 May 2014 (Annual)) at 2.30 pm

RESOLVED – That (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 be approved:-

 

27 June 2013 at 6.00 pm

12 September 2013 at 6.00 pm

17 October 2013 at 6.00 pm

28 November 2013 at 6.00 pm

23 January 2014 at 6.00 pm

27 February 2014 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

3 April 2014 at 6.00 pm

21 May 2013 (to be moved to 10 June if the date of the Local Elections is changed to 22 May 2014 (Annual)) at 2.30 pm

To note the dates and times of meetings of the Executive, Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies

RESOLVED – That the dates and times of meetings of the Executive, Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies for the Municipal Year 2013/14 and 2014/15 be approved.

To approve the Constitution and 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 and further requesting that the Council Meeting approves and adopts a revised Constitution incorporating those amendments previously approved by the Council Meeting.

 

RESOLVED – That the Constitution and Scheme of Delegation be approved and adopted.