Agenda and minutes

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The Mayor referred to the details as shown on the summons in relation to filming at meetings.

NOTED

The Local Government Act 1972 provides as follows with regard to election of Mayor:

Schedule 2, paragraphs 2(1) and 13(3) – The Mayor shall be elected annually by the Council from among the Councillors.

Schedule 2, paragraph 3(1) – The election of the Mayor shall be the first business transacted at the Annual Meeting of the Council.

Schedule 2, paragraph 3(3) – In the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote in addition to any other vote he/she may have.

The Mayor called for nominations for the Office of Mayor for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

Councillor Barbara Blake moved and Councillor Morton seconded that Councillor Ozbek be elected Mayor.

It was:

RESOLVED:

1. That Councillor Ozbek be elected Mayor for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

2. The Mayor made and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office, which was witnessed by Councillors Barbara Blake and Morton.

3. The Mayor then addressed the Council, gave thanks for his election and outlined his objectives for his year of office.

4. The Mayor’s Consorts, Handan Ozbek and Zubeyde Simsek, were then invested with their Badges of Office.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Adje, Mitchell, Stennett and Waters.

Apologies for lateness were received from Councillor Peacock.

NOTED

The Chief Executive asked for agreement of the admission of the following late items of business that could not be available earlier, and needed to be dealt with at this meeting. The reasons for lateness and urgency were as follows:

Item 10 – Noting the appointments made by political groups and to take such action as may be appropriate; Item 11 - Appointments of Committees and Sub-Committees for the Municipal Year 2016/17; and Item 15: Appointments to outside bodies, which were not were not available at the time of dispatch as they included changes following recent party group meetings.

Item 17 - To note the end of Municipal Year Financial Statement for 2015/16, which was not available at the time of dispatch due to verification of information contained therein.

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Mayor asked Members to make any declarations of interest, as shown on the printed summons.

No declarations were made.

The Chief Executive asked whether the minutes of the previous meeting could be taken as read.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of 17 March 2016 were agreed as a true record.

The Local Government Act 1972 provides as follows with regard to the appointment of Deputy Mayor:-

Schedule 2, paragraph 5(1) – The Mayor may appoint a Councillor of the Borough to be Deputy Mayor, and the person so appointed shall, unless he/she resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until a newly elected Mayor becomes entitled to act as Mayor (whether or not he/she continues until that time to be a Councillor).

Schedule 2, paragraph 5(2) – The appointment of a Deputy Mayor shall be signified to the Council in writing and be recorded in the minutes of the Council.

The Chief Executive reported that the Mayor had signified in writing the appointment of Councillor Stephen Mann as Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year 2016/17.

Councillor Stephen Mann was invested with his Badge of Office.

The Mayor announced that the Deputy Mayor would have two consorts, Councillor Jennifer Mann and Katie O’Mara, who was then invested with the Badge of Office.

A vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor and Consorts and was moved by Councillor Kober and seconded by Councillor Engert.

The retiring Mayor was presented with a badge in honour of her year of office and a framed collage of her year in office.

RESOLVED:

That the Council extend its thanks and appreciation to the retiring Mayor, Councillor Jennifer Mann, and her Consorts, Councillor Stephen Mann and Clare Mann, for the services they had rendered to the Borough during the past year.

The retiring Mayor addressed the Council, thanking officers and local residents that had supported her in her year of office, and outlined some highlights of her year and some reflections of the Borough. 

The Mayor set out that he would commit the Mayor’s Special Fund in support of the Lymphoma Association, which works to support people affected by lymphoma with information, support, treatment and care.

NOTED

The Mayor agreed to the admittance of this item as tabled, given it set out decisions that had been made recently at party meetings.

The Chief Whip introduced the paper that outlined appointments made by the Political Groups in their recent annual meetings.

RESOLVED:

That the constitution of the political groups be noted:

The Labour Group

Leader:                                               Councillor Kober

Deputy Leader:                                 Councillor Vanier

Chief Whip:                                       Councillor Jogee

Chair:                                                 Councillor Waters

Vice Chair:                                        Councillor Mallett

Secretary:                                          Councillor Christophides

Assistant Whips:                              Councillors Amin, Mitchell and Reith

Group Treasurer                               Councillor Gallagher

Non-Executive members                Councillors Basu and Mann, J.

Councillors:

Adamou                                 Adje                            Ahmet
Akwasi-Ayisi                         Arthur                         Bevan

Berryman                               Blake, B                     Blake, M

Bull, C                                                Bull, G                        Carroll

Demirci                                  Diakides                    Doron

Ejiofor                                     Goldberg                    Griffith

Gunes                                                Hearn                         Ibrahim

Mann, S                                 McNamara                 McShane

Morton                                    Opoku                                    Ozbek

Patterson                               Peacock                     Rice

Ryan                                      Sahota                       Strickland

Stennett                                 Weston                      Wright

The Liberal Democrat Group

Leader:                                               Councillor Engert

Deputy Leader:                                 Councillor Morris

Chief Whip:                                       Councillor Beacham

Deputy Whip:                                    Councillor Carter

Group Chair:                                     Councillor Ross

Deputy Group Chair:                       Councillor Newton

Councillors:

Connor                                              Elliott              Hare

The Mayor agreed to the admittance of this item as tabled, given it set out decisions that had been made recently at party meetings.

The Chief Whip, Councillor Jogee, moved recommendations 1, 2, and 3 as detailed in the circulated report, with a small clarification that Councillor Ross would sit on the Corporate Committee, rather than Councillor Engert as detailed in the circulated report.

Councillor Hare moved an amendment to recommendation 2 and appendix A that Councillor Connor be appointed Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, with Councillor Engert seconding the amendment.

Councillor Jogee responded to the amendment.

On a vote, the amendment was LOST.

Following a vote on the original motion, it was:

RESOLVED:

1. That the process for appointing to Committees, Sub-Committees and Chairs be approved on the “slate” basis prescribed;

2. That the membership of Committees, Sub-Committees and appointment of Chairs be agreed as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report; and

3. That the membership of the Cabinet be noted as detailed at Appendix 2.

The Chief Executive advised that there were no items to report.

NOTED

The Assistant Director for Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer advised that there were no items to report.

NOTED

a)    Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Future arrangements and updated terms of reference of the North Central London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee

The Mayor asked the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Wright, to move the circulated report setting out proposed arrangements and amended terms of reference and procedures for the North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. 

Councillor Wright moved the report and it was:

RESOLVED:

That the implementation of the proposed arrangements, amended terms of reference and procedures for the North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee from the start of the new municipal year was agreed, subject to further review in a year’s time.

The Mayor agreed to the admittance of this item as tabled, given it set out decisions that had been made recently at party meetings.

The Chief Whip moved the report as tabled and it was:

RESOLVED:

That the appointments to outside bodies be approved, as detailed in the schedule attached to the report.

The Chief Whip moved the report as circulated and it was:

RESOLVED

That the statement of members’ attendance for 2015/16 be noted.

The Mayor agreed to the admittance of this item as tabled, accepting it was late due to the need to verify the information presented.

The Chief Whip moved the report as tabled and it was:

RESOLVED:

That the end of year statement for 2015/16 of allowances paid to Members be noted.