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 her election.

MOVED BY               Councillor Dean Fitzpatrick

SECONDED BY       Councillor Tom McGee

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That Councillor Laura Booth of 21 Fulmar Drive, Offerton, Stockport be elected Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

Councillor Booth 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 Laura Booth) in the chair

The Mayor expressed thanks to the Council for her election.

The Mayor informed the Council that Mrs Lynn Glover had agreed to act as her Mayores. The Mayoress was then invested with her badge of office by the retiring Mayoress (Mrs Maureen Brett).

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

(b)       Presentation to the Past Mayor and Past Mayoresses 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 Yvonne Guariento

SECONDED BY       Councillor Dickie Davies

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY - That thanks be tendered to the Past Mayor and the Past Mayoresses for their services during their term of office.  The Mayor then presented the Past Mayor and the Mayoress then presented to the Past Mayoresses, with badges in the form of replicas of the badge attached to the mayoral chain as mementos of their term of office.

(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 Mike Hurleston

SECONDED BY       Councillor Linda Holt

That Councillor John Wright of 13 Lymefield Grove, Stockport be appointed

Deputy Mayor of this Borough for the period to the next Annual Council Meeting.

Councillor Wright 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 Christine Wright had agreed to act as his Deputy Mayoress. The Deputy Mayoress was then invested with her chain of office by the Past Deputy Mayoress (Miss Claire Meikle).

(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 Mark Hunter

SECONDED BY       Councillor Lisa Smart

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

The Deputy Mayor then presented the Past Deputy Mayor with 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 meetings of the Council Meeting held on 28 March 2019.

The Minutes of the Council Meetings held on 28 March 2019 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

Civic Service – 2 June 2018

The Mayor informed the Council Meeting that the Civic Service would be held on Sunday, 9 June 2019 at 10.30 am at the Stockport (St Mary’s) Parish Church and that the sermon would be preached by the Archdeacon of Macclesfield, the Venerable Ian Bishop

The Mayor’s Charity

The Mayor reported that the Mayor’s Charity would be raising funds for Limb Power and Stockport Sharks Swimming Club.

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 2 May 2019 as follows:-

RESOLVED – That the report of the Returning Officer as to the persons elected to the office of Councillor on 2 May 2019 be noted.

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

RESOLVED – That Councillor Elise Wilson be appointed Cabinet Leader and Leader of the Council until the Annual Meeting of the Council following the end of her term of office.

To receive a report from the Leader of the Council on -

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

(ii)       appointments made to the Cabinet; and

(iii)       the appointment of the Deputy Cabinet Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council).

RESOLVED – The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Devolution (Councillor Elise Wilson) reported that she had appointed a Deputy Cabinet Leader (Deputy Leader of the Council) and other members of the Cabinet as follows s and that they would be responsible for the portfolios indicated:-

Health and Wellbeing Board

The Cabinet Leader reported on the appointment of the following three councillors and the appointment of other members as follows:-

Stockport Council

3 Councillors

Colin Foster

Tom McGee

Jude Wells

Clinical Commissioning Group

Dr Cath Briggs

Noreen Dowd

Anita Rolfe

HealthWatch

Sue Carroll

Substitute: Maria Kildunne

Statutory Officers

Dr Donna Sager (as Director of Public Health)

Mark Fitton (as Director Adult Social Care)

Chris McLoughlin (as Director of Children’s Services)

Others

Pam Smith (as Chief Executive of Stockport Council)

Adrian Belton/ Louise Robson (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust)

Dr Jaweeda Idoo (Viaduct Health)

Joan Beresford (Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust)

To 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.

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Devolution (Councillor Elise Wilson) 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 the Council Meeting adopt alternative arrangements in respect of appointments to committees which are not strictly in accordance with proportionality under section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989) to exclude the following from the Proportionality Calculation.

·         Contributors Committee

·         Funding Committee

·         Stockport Homes Member Committee

·         Standards Committee

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 Social Care & Health

          9 Councillors

Angie Clark

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon

Keith Holloway (Chair)

Janet Mobbs

Dena Ryness

David Sedgwick

Aron Thornley

John Wright (Vice-Chair)

(b)   Children & Families

          9 Councillors

Paul Ankers

Laura Clingan

Yvonne Guariento

Linda Holt (Vice-Chair)
Wendy Meikle (Chair)

Janet Mobbs

Tom Morrison

Becky Senior

David 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 – Lisa Robinson and vacancy.

(c)     Communities & Housing

          9 Councillors

Dean Fitzpatrick

Helen Foster-Grime (Chair)

John McGahan (Vice-Chair)

Adrian Nottingham

Mark Roberts

Andy Sorton

Kerry Waters

Mark Weldon

Matt Wynne

(d)     Corporate, Resource Management and Governance

          9 Councillors

Lou Ankers

Will Dawson

Carole McCann

John McGahan (Vice-Chair)

Ian Roberts

Lisa Smart (Chair)

Charlie Stewart

John Taylor

Wendy Wild

(e)     Economy & Regeneration

          9 Councillors

Grace Baynham

Becky Crawford

Tom Dowse (Vice-Chair)

Roy Driver

Steve Gribbon (Chair)

Philip Harding

Colin MacAlister

Charlie Stewart

Suzanne Wyatt

 (f)     Co-ordination Committee

          The Chairs of the 5 Scrutiny Committee

Helen Foster-Grime

Steve Gribbon

Keith Holloway

Wendy Meikle

Lisa Smart (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)

Anna Charles-Jones

Laura Clingan

Christine Corris

Roy Driver

Graham Greenhalgh

Steve Gribbon

Philip Harding

Andy Sorton (Chair)

John Taylor

Wendy Weikle

Suzanne Wyatt

(ii)     Licensing, Environment and Safety

          10 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Stuart Corris

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon

Yvonne Guariento

Wendy Meikle

David Sedgwick (Vice-Chair)

Alanna Vine (Chair)

Mark Weldon

Matt Wynne

Sub-Committee A

          3 Councillors

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon (Chair)

Alanna Vine

          Sub-Committee B

          3 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Stuart Corris

David Sedgwick (Chair)

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

Environment and Safety Committee.

(iii)    Employment Appeals

          3 non-Cabinet Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Roy Driver (Chair)

Linda Holt

 (iv)   Appeals Panel

          6 non-Cabinet Councillors

Angie Clark

Steve Gribbon

Linda Holt

Janet Mobbs

Charlie Stewart (Chair)

Matt Wynne

(v)     Appointments

          7 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Kate Butler

Mark Hunter

Mike Hurleston

Tom McGee (Vice-Chair)

Lisa Smart

Elise Wilson (Chair)

 (vi)   Audit

          6 Councillors

Stuart Corris (Chair)

Yvonne Guariento

Mike Hurleston (Vice-Chair)

John Pantall

Lisa Smart

John Taylor

(vii)   Contributors Committee

          7 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Christine Corris

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Wendy Meikle

John Taylor (Chair)

Matt Wynne

(viii)  Funding Committee

          7 Councillors

Roy Driver (Chair)

Helen Foster-Grime

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Tom McGee

Wendy Meikle

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

(ix)    Member Committee

          7 Councillors

Brian Bagnall

Christine Corris

John McGahan

Wendy Meikle

Amanda Peers

Wendy Wild (Chair)

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

(x)     Standards

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

          4 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Brian Bagnall

Adrian Nottingham

Charlie Stewart

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

          Andrew Stewart 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

          Tom McGee

Substitute:    Amanda Peers

(ii)     Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

          1 councillor

          Elise Wilson

          Substitutes:      Tom McGee

                                    Kate Butler

(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

Helen Foster-Grime

Mark Hunter

Linda Holt

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Alanna Vine

Lisa Walker

Suzanne Wyatt

Central Stockport

12 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Laura Clingan

Becky Crawford

Dickie Davies

Philip Harding

Amanda Peers

Andy Sorton

Charlie Stewart

Wendy Wild

Kerry Waters

Elise Wilson

Matt Wynne

Cheadle

9 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Graham Greenhalgh

Keith Holloway

Carole McCann

David Meller

Tom Morrison

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Iain Roberts

Heatons and Reddish

12 Councillors

Kate Butler

Roy Driver

Dean Fitzpatrick

Colin Foster

Yvonne Guariento

Tom McGee

Janet Mobbs

Dena Ryness

David Sedgwick

John Taylor

Jude Wells

David Wilson

Marple

6 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Tom Dowse

Steve Gribbon

Colin MacAlister

Becky Senior

Aron Thornley

Stepping Hill

9 Councillors

Lou Ankers

Paul Ankers

Grace Banham

Laura Booth

Will Dawson

Wendy Meikle

Jon Twigge

Mark Weldon

John Wright

Werneth

6 Councillors

Angie Clark

Christine Corris

Stuart Corris

Chris Gordon

Mark Roberts

Lisa Smart

(ii)          Ward Committees (Chair to be appointed at the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

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

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Waste & Recycling Committee

Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel

Greater Manchester Pension Fund Management Panel

Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Committee

Pennine Care Scrutiny Committee

Greater Manchester Scrutiny Committees

Corporate Issues & Reform

Economy, Business & Skills                       

Housing, Planning & Environment

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 as follows:-

Labour                                    - Councillor Elise Wilson

Liberal Democrat                 - Councillor Mark Hunter

Conservative                         - Councillor Mike Hurleston

Independent Ratepayers    - Councillor Adrian Nottingham

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:-

4 July 2019 at 6.00 pm

12 September 2019 at 6.00 pm

17 October 2019 at 6.00 pm

28 November 2019 at 6.00 pm

16 January 2020 at 6.00 pm

27 February 2020 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

2 April 2020 at 6.00 pm

26 May 2020 (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:-

4 July 2019 at 6.00 pm

12 September 2019 at 6.00 pm

17 October 2019 at 6.00 pm

28 November 2019 at 6.00 pm

16 January 2020 at 6.00 pm

27 February 2020 (Budget) at 6.00 pm

2 April 2020 at 6.00 pm

26 May 2020 (Annual) at 2.30 pm

To note the dates and times of meetings of the Cabinet, Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies for 2019/20 and to give approval to the dates and times of those meetings for 2020/21.

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Devolution (Councillor Elise Wilson) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the proposed Business Programme for the municipal years 2019/20 and 2020/21.

RESOLVED – (1) That the dates and times of meetings of the Cabinet, Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies for the Municipal Year 2019/20 be noted.

(2) That approval be given to the dates and times of meetings of the Cabinet, Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies for the Municipal Year 2020/21.

To approve the Constitution and Scheme of Delegation.  

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Devolution (Councillor Elise Wilson) 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.