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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 his election.

MOVED BY                           Councillor Christine Corris

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Hazel Lees

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY – That Councillor Kevin Hogg of 10 Tiree Close, Hazel Grove, Stockport be elected Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

 

Councillor Hogg 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 Kevin Hogg) in the chair

 

The Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for his election.

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

(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 Maureen Rowles

 

SECONDED BY                              Councillor Andy Sorton

 

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 Syd Lloyd

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Lisa Walker

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Linda Holt of 76 Lyme Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport be appointed Deputy Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting

 

Councillor Holt then made and signed the declaration of acceptance of office required by law to qualify her 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 Mr Ken Holt had agreed to act as her Consort.  The Deputy Mayor’s Consort was then invested with his chain of office by the Past Deputy Mayoress (Mrs Jacqueline Hawkins).

(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 the Past Deputy Mayoress of badges as mementos of their term of office.

 

(c)     The Past Deputy Mayor to reply.

MOVED BY                           Councillor Chris Gordon

 

SECONDED BY                  Councillor Christine Corris

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That the Past Deputy Mayor be thanked for his service during his 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 3 April 2014.

The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 3 April 2014 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

Civic Service – 15 June 2014

 

The Mayor informed the Council Meeting that the Civic Service would be held on Sunday, 15 June 2014 at 10.30 am at the Stockport (St Mary’s) Parish Church and that the sermon would be preached by the Mayor’s Champlain.

 

Urgent Action Under the Constitution

 

The Mayor reported that the Deputy Chief Executive had, in consultation with the Past Mayor, taken urgent action under the Constitution to appoint the newly elected councillors on 22 May 2014 as members of their respective area committees, to enable them to take part in the meetings held during the week commencing 2 June 2014.

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 Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 22 May 2014 as follows:-

 

Bramhall North	Lisa Walker 29 Boothby Street Great Moor Stockport SK2 7HD
Bramhall South & Woodford	Anita Johnson 3A Ramsdale Road Bramhall SK7 2QA
Bredbury & Woodley	Chris Gordon 85 Sandringham Road Bredbury Stockport SK6 2EJ
Bredbury Green & Romiley	Mags Kirkham 10 Bank Road Bredbury Stockport SK6 1DR
Brinnington & Central	Maureen Rowles 42 Romney Way Brinnington Stockport SK5 8NE
Cheadle & Gatley	Iain Roberts 25 Frances Avenue Gatley Cheadle SK8 4BJ
Cheadle Hulme North	June Somekh 26 Buttermere Road Gatley Stockport SK8 4RH
Cheadle Hulme South	Stuart Bodsworth 22 Moreton Avenue Stockport SK7 2BD
Davenport & Cale Green	Elise Wilson 6 Marton Green Stockport SK3 8LT
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath	Philip Harding 27 Albert Road Stockport SK4 4EG
Hazel Grove	Oliver Johnstone 31 Wynchgate Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6HP
Heald Green	Adrian Nottingham 22 Outwood Drive Heald Green Cheadle SK8 3QQ
Heatons North	John Taylor 10 Ellesmere Road North Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 4QQ
Heatons South	Tom McGee 15 Queens Drive Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3JN
Manor	Daniel Hawthorne 3 Lyngate Close Offerton Stockport SK1 4EF
Marple North	Geoff Abell 7 Winnington Road Marple Stockport SK6 6PD
Marple South	Susan Ingham 3 Badger Close Marple Stockport SK6 7LG
Offerton	Dave Goddard 62 Brookside Avenue Offerton Stockport SK2 5HR
Reddish North	David Wilson 28 Salisbury Street Reddish Stockport SK5 6UL
Reddish South	Tom Grundy 98 Naseby Road North Reddish Stockport SK5 6EW
Stepping Hill	John Wright 13 Lymefield Grove Stockport SK2 6ER

 

RESOLVED – That the report of the Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 22 May 2014 be noted.

To note that Councillor Sue Derbyshire is appointed the Executive Leader and Leader of the Council until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2016.

RESOLVED – That it be noted that Councillor Sue Derbyshire has been appointed the Executive Leader and Leader of the Council until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2016.

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.
Iain Roberts	Cheadle & Gatley	25 Frances Avenue Gatley Cheadle	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
Martin Candler	Marple North	38 Turncliff Crescent Marple Stockport	Communities and Sustainability	Public Realm/ Public Protection/ Neighbourhood Renewal/ Community Development/ Climate Change/ Transportation/ Parking
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/ Supporting People
Patrick McAuley	Manor	11 River Street Stockport	Economic Development and Regeneration  (incl. Markets)	Planning and Building Control/ Leisure Centres/  Cultural Services (museums, art gallery)/ Housing
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

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive.

The Executive Councillor (Health and Wellbeing) (Councillor John Pantall) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to appoint a Joint Scrutiny Committee for the purposes of responding to the ‘Healthier Together’ consultation and that the existing Greater Manchester Joint Health Scrutiny Panel be formally appointed as the Joint Scrutiny Committee.

 

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the revised Terms of Reference and the renaming of the Greater Manchester Joint Health Scrutiny Panel to the Greater Manchester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee.

 

(2) That approval be given to the Greater Manchester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee for the purposes of the Healthier Together consultation.

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)     Adult Care Services & Housing

 

          9 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey (Chair)	Oliver Johnstone
Stuart Bodsworth (Vice-Chair)	Mags Kirkham
Daniel Hawthorne	Wendy Wild
Anita Johnson	Elise Wilson
Mike Wilson

 

(b)   Children & Young People

 

          9 Councillors

 

Stuart Bodsworth	Colin Foster
Laura Booth	Linda Holt (Chair)
Kevin Dowling	Wendy Orrell
Dean Fitzpatrick	Paul Porgess (Vice-Chair)
William Wragg

 

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

 

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

          Damian Cunningham

 

(iii)    representatives of Parent Governors – two vacancies

 

(c)     Corporate, Resource Management and Governance

 

          9 Councillors

 

Geoff Abell	Kate Butler
Ben Alexander (Chair)	Alexander Ganotis (Vice-Chair)
Paul Bellis	Dave Goddard
Peter Burns	Chris Murphy
Suzanne Wyatt

 

 (d)    Environment & Economy

 

          10 Councillors

 

Andrew Bispham	Pam King
Richard Coaton	Hazel Lees
Christine Corris (Chair)	Paul Moss
Philip Harding	David Sedgwick (Vice-Chair)
Oliver Johnstone	Alanna Vine

 

(e)     Health & Wellbeing

 

          9 Councillors

 

Walter Brett	Tom McGee (Chair)
Kevin Dowling	Adrian Nottingham
Chris Gordon	Maureen Rowles
Sue Ingham (Vice-Chair)	June Somekh
John 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	Hazel Lees
Andrew Bispham (Vice-Chair)	Chris Murphy
Christine Corris	Paul Porgess
Lenny Grice (Chair)	Andy Sorton
Philip Harding	John Taylor
Sylvia Humphreys	John Wright

 

(ii)   Town Centre    

   

  8 Councillors

 

Peter Burns	Linda Holt (Vice-Chair)
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Patrick McAuley
Lenny Grice	Chris Murphy
Philip Harding	Iain Roberts

 

 

(iii)    Licensing, Environment and Safety

 

          10 Councillors

 

Chris Gordon (Chair)	Wendy Orrell
Tom Grundy	Maureen Rowles
Brian Hendley	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

 

Wendy Orrell

Maureen Rowles

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

 

Paul Bellis (Chair)

Christine Corris

Dean Fitzpatrick

 

(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

 

Martin Candler	Syd Lloyd
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Iain Roberts
Alexander Ganotis	Andrew Verdeille (Vice-Chair)
Wendy Wild

 

(vii)   Audit

           

          6 Councillors

 

Dave Goddard	Hazel Lees
Daniel Hawthorne (Chair)	Dave Sedgwick (Vice-Chair)
Syd Lloyd	John Taylor

 

(viii)  Contributors Committee

           

          7 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey	Phillip Harding
Peter Burns	Linda Holt
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Syd Lloyd
John Pantall

 

(ix)    Funding Committee

           

          7 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey	Phillip Harding
Peter Burns	Linda Holt
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Syd Lloyd
John Pantall

 

(x)     Stockport Homes Member Committee

           

          7 Councillors

 

Sheila Bailey	Phillip Harding
Peter Burns	Linda Holt
Sue Derbyshire (Chair)	Syd Lloyd
John Pantall

 

(xi)    Health and Wellbeing Board

           

          Stockport Council

 

         4 Councillors (Chair and Vice-Chair to be elected at first meeting)

 

Adrian Nottingham

Tom McGee

John Pantall

John Wright

 

Substitutes –   Peter Burns

                           Keith Holloway

                           Alanna Vine

                           Wendy Wild

 

Clinical Commissioning Group

 

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gary Jones

Gaynor Mullins

 

Substitute TBC

 

HealthWatch

 

John Leach

 

Substitute Anthony Stokes

 

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)

 

 Substitute Donna Sager

 

NHSCommissioning Board

 

Trish Bennett

 

(b)       Joint Committees

 

(i)         Stockport and Trafford Joint Committee for Highways and Transportation Services

 

1 Councillor

 

Martin Candler

 

(iii)       Board of STaR Procurement Service

 

1 Councillor

 

Iain Roberts

 

(c)     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	Anita Johnson
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	Wendy Wild
Brian Hendley	Elise Wilson

 

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	David Sedgwick
Colin Foster	John Taylor
Alexander Ganotis	Andrew Verdeille
Tom Grundy	David Wilson

 

Marple

 

6 Councillors

 

Geoff Abell	Martin Candler
Shan Alexander	Kevin Dowling
Andrew Bispham	Susan Ingham

 

Stepping Hill

 

9 Councillors

 

Ben Alexander	Oliver Johnstone
Laura Booth	Wendy Meikle
Dave Goddard	Wendy Orrell
Kevin Hogg	William Wragg
John Wright

 

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	Wendy Wild
Philip Harding	Elise Wilson

 

Hazel Grove Ward Committee

 

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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 Joint Health Scrutiny Committee

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 Lisa Walker
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority	- -	Councillor Chris Gordon Councillor David Sedgwick
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel	-	Councillor Sue Derbyshire
Greater Manchester Combined Authority	-	Councillor Sue Derbyshire
Transport for Greater ManchesterCommittee	- - - -	Councillor Martin Candler Councillor Kevin Dowling Councillor Dean Fitzpatrick Councillor William Wragg
Greater Manchester Pension Fund Advisory Committee	-	Councillor John Pantall
Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Committee	-	Councillor Tom McGee Substitute:- Councillor June Somekh
GMCA/ AGMA/ TfGMC Scrutiny Pool	- - -	Councillor Walter Brett Councillor Syd Lloyd Councillor Ben Alexander
Pennine Care NHS Trust Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee	- - -	Councillor Chris Gordon Councillor Tom McGee Councillor John Wright

 

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:-

 

26 June 2014 at 6.00 pm

11 September 2014 at 6.00 pm

16 October 2014 at 6.00 pm

27 November 2014 at 6.00 pm

22 January 2015 at 6.00 pm

26 February 2015 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

2 April 2015 at 6.00 pm

21 May 2015 (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:-

 

26 June 2014 at 6.00 pm

11 September 2014 at 6.00 pm

16 October 2014 at 6.00 pm

27 November 2014 at 6.00 pm

22 January 2015 at 6.00 pm

26 February 2015 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

2 April 2015 at 6.00 pm

21 May 2015 (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 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.

To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform and Finance) (Councillor Sue Derbyshire) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Council Meeting give consideration to the adoption of alternative arrangements in respect of appointments to committees, and not an allocation strictly in accordance with proportionality under section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, provided that no member votes in opposition.

 

RESOLVED – That members be appointed to committees as set out in paragraph 1.8 of the report.