Councillors and Decision Making

Agenda

Full Council

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Date: Thursday 27 January 2011

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Main Hall, Wrockwardine Wood Arts College, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, TF2 6JZ  

1.0 Prayers
 
2.0 Minutes of the Council
To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Borough Council held on 25 November, 2010
Appendices
3.0 Apologies for Absence
 
4.0 Declarations of Interest
 
5.0 Announcements
To note the Mayoral Engagements undertaken since the Council meeting held on 25 November, 2010
Appendices
6.0 Report of Leader
The Leader of the Council may give an oral report on matters of significance to the Borough or comment upon the Cabinet decisions.
7.0 Cabinet Decisions made since the last meeting of the Council
To receive the report on the Cabinet decisions made since the last meeting of the Council on 25 November, 2010. Cabinet Members may speak on these decisions and Members may ask questions of the relevant Cabinet Member for the purposes of clarification only. Members are asked to note the additional delegations to officers granted at those meetings.
Appendices
8.0 Setting of the Council Tax Base for 2011/12
To consider the report of the Head of Finance
Appendices
9.0 Borough Electoral Review - Single Member Wards
To concider the report of the Head of Governance
Appendices
10.0 Fairtrade Status: Progress Report
To receive the report of the Head of Environmental Services
Appendices
11.0 Minutes of Boards and Committees
To note the following resolved Minutes: Plans Board 17 November & 8 December, 2010 and 5 January, 2011 Licensing Committee 1 & 16 December, 2010 Council Constitution Committee 11 January, 2011
Appendices
12.0 Questions
To answer questions received under Council Procedure Rule 10.
13.0 Notices of Motion
(a)Councillor D.G.Allen will move, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the following Motion: “This Council, being aware that the United Kingdom is to host the 2012 Olympic Games and of the Prime Minister, David Cameron’s, efforts to have us awarded the hosting of the 2018 World Cup Finals, calls on Michael Gove to reverse his decision to axe all funding to School Sports Partnerships.” The Motion will be seconded by Councillor A.G.P. Williams (b)Councillor R.K.Austin will move, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the following Motion: “This Council condemns the Tory-led Coalition Government’s drastically reduced funding for Telford and Wrekin. At a time when unemployment, personal debt and housing benefit claims are at their highest level for two decades, the most vulnerable in our community need public services more than ever. We believe this Council must ensure that key frontline services and Council jobs are protected and call on the administration to urgently lobby the Government against the devastating front loaded cuts. We therefore call upon this Council to immediately: • Prepare a detailed case for Telford to present to Eric Pickles, the Local Government Minister requesting additional resources • Undertake a detailed community equality impact assessment of all the proposals to reduce services so that there is an understanding of the consequences to the most vulnerable in the Borough • Undertake a detailed equality impact assessment of all the redundancy proposals to reduce jobs and services according to the statutory duties under race, gender and disability legislation • Re-assess all of the Council’s resources and contingencies in order to identify how they could be used to protect front line services and council jobs at a time when they are needed in this next financial year.” The Motion will be seconded by Councillor C.F. Smith

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