Agenda and minutes

(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 Stuart Corris

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY – That Councillor Chris Gordon of 85 Sandringham Road, Bredbury, Stockport be elected Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

Councillor Gordon 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 Gordon) in the chair

The Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for his election.

The Mayor informed the Council that Dr Margaret Gordon had agreed to act as his Mayoress.  The Mayoress was then invested with her badge of office by the retiring Mayoress (Mrs Cleo Cundall).

(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 Alex Ganotis

SECONDED BY      Councillor Walter Brett

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 her appointment.

MOVED BY               Councillor Linda Holt

SECONDED BY      Councillor Alanna Vine

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Lisa Walker of 20 Warwick Drive, Hazel Grove, Stockport be appointed Deputy Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

Councillor Walker 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 her appointment.

The Deputy Mayor informed the Council that Mrs Angela Bennett had agreed to act as her Deputy Mayoress. The Deputy Mayoress was then invested with his chain of office by the Past Deputy Mayor (Councillor June Somekh).

(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 John Pantall

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 7 April 2016.

The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 7 April 2016 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

Civic Service – 5 June 2016

The Mayor informed the Council Meeting that the Civic Service would be held on Sunday, 5 June 2016 at 10.00 am at the Stockport (St Mary’s) Parish Church and that the sermon would be preached by the Bishop of Stockport.

The Mayor’s Charity

The Mayor further announced that the Mayor’s Charity would be raising funds for Samaritans of Stockport and St Ann’s Hospice.

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 5 May 2016 as follows:-

RESOLVED – That the report of the Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 5 May 2016 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 Alex Ganotis be appointed Executive Leader (Leader of the Council) until the meeting of the Annual Council following the end of his term of office.

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);

(iv) the allocation of responsibilities (portfolios); and

(v) appointments to the Health and Wellbeing Board.                       

The Executive Leader (Leader of the Council) reported that he 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:-

Health and Wellbeing Board

The Executive Leader reported on the appointment of the following four councillors and that HealthWatch and the Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed the following representatives in addition to the statutory officers required to be appointed by law:-

Stockport Council

4 Councillors

Laura Booth

Adrian Nottingham

Tom McGee

John Wright

Substitutes                    Tom Dowse

                                        Sylvia Humphreys

                                        John Pantall

                                        Wendy Wild

Clinical Commissioning Group

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gaynor Mullins

Dr Vicci Owen Smith

HealthWatch

Tony Stokes

Substitute: Sue Carroll

Statutory Officers

Dr Stephen Watkins (as Director of Public Health)

Andrew Webb (as designated Director for Children Services and Adult Services)

NHSCommissioning Board

Trish Bennett

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

Geoff Abell

Tom Grundy

Yvonne Guariento

Paul Hadfield

Keith Holloway (Chair)

Julian Lewis-Booth (Vice-Chair)

Chris Murphy

June Somekh

John Taylor

(b)   Children & Young People

          9 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Dickie Davies

Annette Finnie

Linda Holt (Chair)

Sylvia Humphreys

Paul Porgess (Vice-Chair)

Andy Sorton

Mark Weldon

Elise Wilson

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

          Ian Roberts

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

          Vacancy

(iii)    representatives of Parent Governors – Malcolm Bardgett and Michelle Beecroft

(c)     Corporate, Resource Management and Governance

          9 Councillors

Walter Brett

Roy Driver

Philip Harding

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan (Vice-Chair)

Wendy Meikle (Chair)

Anna Charles-Jones

Lisa Smart

Suzanne Wyatt

(d)     Environment & Economy

          9 Councillors

Stuart Bodsworth

Kenny Blair

Richard Coaton

Graham Greenhalgh(Vice-Chair)

Philip Harding

Mark Hunter

Oliver Johnstone (Chair)

Charlie Stewart

Jon Twigge

(e)     Health & Wellbeing

          9 Councillors

Laura Booth (Chair)

Tom Dowse

Sue Ingham

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Maureen Rowles

John Taylor

David Wilson

John Wright (Vice-Chair)

 (f)     Co-ordination Committee

          The Chairs of the 5 Scrutiny Committee

Laura Booth

Keith Holloway

Linda Holt

Oliver Johnstone

Wendy Meikle (Chair)

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

RESOLVED - That  Ordinary Committees, Area 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 (Vice-Chair)

Laura Booth

Christine Corris

Roy Driver

Paul Hadfield

Philip Harding (Chair)

Daniel Hawthorne

Sylvia Humphreys

Julian Lewis-Booth

Paul Porgess

Andy Sorton

Elise Wilson

 (ii)   Town Centre   

  9 Councillors

Geoff Abell

Laura Booth

Kate Butler (Chair)

Christine Corris

Paul Hadfield

Philip Harding (Vice-Chair)

Linda Holt

Chris Murphy

Adrian Nottingham

(iii)    Licensing, Environment and Safety

          10 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Tom Grundy

Daniel Hawthorne

Sylvia Humphreys

Chris Murphy (Chair)

Maureen Rowles

Alanna Vine (Vice-Chair)

Lisa Walker

Mark Weldon

David Wilson

Sub-Committee A

          3 Councillors

Tom Grundy

Daniel Hawthorne (Chair)

Lisa Walker

          Sub-Committee B

          3 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Chris Murphy

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

Malcolm Allan

Roy Driver (Chair)

Linda Holt

 (v)    Appeals Panel

          6 non-Executive Councillors

Richard Coaton (Chair)

Linda Holt

Mags Kirkham

Wendy Meikle

Maureen Rowles

Mark Weldon

(vi)    Appointments

          7 Councillors

Brian Bagnall

Kate Butler

Alex Ganotis (Chair)

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

Wendy Wild (Vice-Chair)

 (vii)  Audit

          6 Councillors

Stuart Corris (Chair)

Roy Driver

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd (Vice-Chair)

John Taylor

Vacancy (Stockport Residents)

(viii)  Contributors Committee

          7 Councillors

Walter Brett

Linda Holt

Philip Harding (Chair)

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

(ix)    Funding Committee

          7 Councillors

Geoff Abell

Philip Harding (Chair)

Linda Holt

Mike Hurleston

Iain Roberts

Wendy Wild

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

(x)     Member Committee

          7 Councillors

Geoff Abell

Philip Harding

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

Wendy Wild (Chair)

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers

(xi)    Standards

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

          4 Councillors

John McGahan

Adrian Nottingham

Elise Wilson

June Somekh

5 Independent Members - Julie Carter, Stephen Clarke, Kieran McMahon,

          Andrew Stewert and Margaret Waker

          2 Independent Persons – Mark Iveson and Val Cottam

          Standards Sub-Committee

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

The sub-committee will comprise of 4 members including at least 1 independent member and 3 councillors.  Where at least 1 independent member or councilor would have been present but for the fact that he or she has a prejudicial interest in the business to be transacted the quorum for the meeting shall be any 3 members.

Terms of Reference

The Council Meeting will establish a sub-committee at which a member complained of can respond to the investigation report and the sub-committee can determine whether the member had failed to comply with the Code of Conduct and what action is appropriate.

(b)     Joint Committees

 (i)     Board of STaR Procurement Service

          1 councillor

          David Sedgwick

Substitute:            Kate Butler

(ii)     Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

          1 councillor

          Alex Ganotis

          Substitute:        Wendy Wild

(iii)    Transport for Greater Manchester   Committee

          4 councillors

Geoff Abell

Annette Finnie

Tom Grundy

John Taylor

(iv)    Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel      

          1 councillor

          Alex Ganotis

          Substitute:        Sheila Bailey

                                    Wendy Wild

(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

Stuart Bodsworth

Mark Hunter

Linda Holt

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Alanna Vine

Lisa Walker

Suzanne Wyatt

Central Stockport

12 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Richard Coaton

Dickie Davies

Philip Harding

Daniel Hawthorne

Patrick McAuley

Chris Murphy

Maureen Rowles

Andy Sorton

Charlie Stewart

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Cheadle

9 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Graham Greenhalgh

Keith Holloway

Sylvia Humphreys

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Paul Porgess

Iain Roberts

June Somkeh

Heatons and Reddish

12 Councillors

Walter Brett

Kate Butler

Roy Driver

Dean Fitzpatrick

Colin Foster

Alex Ganotis

Tom Grundy

Yvonne Guariento

Tom McGee

David Sedgwick

John Taylor

David Wilson

Marple

6 Councillors

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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 Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Pension Fund Advisory Committee

Greater Manchester 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:-

To note the appointment of Leaders of political groups.

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

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:-

30 June 2016 at 6.00 pm

15 September 2016 at 6.00 pm

27 October 2016 at 6.00 pm

1 December 2016 at 6.00 pm

19 January 2017 at 6.00 pm

23February 2017 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

30 March 2017 at 6.00 pm

16 May 2017 (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:-

30 June 2016 at 6.00 pm

15 September 2016 at 6.00 pm

27 October 2016 at 6.00 pm

1 December 2016 at 6.00 pm

19 January 2017 at 6.00 pm

23February 2017 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

30 March 2017 at 6.00 pm

16 May 2017 (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 2016/17 and 2017/18 be approved.

To approve the Constitution and Scheme of Delegation.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) 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, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) 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.