Annual Meeting of the Council – 14 May 2013
Present
THE MAYOR – Councillor Ivan Glover
Councillors Ali, Allcock, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, J Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Carlile, Clark, Collinson, Davison, Eckhardt, Ellerby, England, Evison, L Foster, T Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Marper, Ogg, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, Swift, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham, Wells, Whiteley and Wilson.
The council met at The Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.
2170 MAYOR’S REMARKS – The Mayor welcomed fellow councillors, officers and members of the public to the meeting. He outlined some of the highlights of his year of office and said that it had been a great honour and privilege to represent North Lincolnshire. He reported that £16,078.07 had been raised for his two charities and he presented cheques for £7,789.07 to Cancer Research UK and £8,289.00 to Lindsey Lodge Hospice.
2171 ELECTION OF MAYOR – Following the opening remarks made by Councillor Glover, the council proceeded to elect a Mayor.
Moved by Councillor Wells and seconded by Councillor Mrs Redfern –
That Councillor Peter Clark be elected Mayor of North Lincolnshire Council for the ensuing year until his successor becomes entitled to act as Mayor.
Motion Carried
Councillor Clark then made a declaration of acceptance of office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972.
At this point Councillor Clark took the chair.
Councillor Clark then expressed his thanks to the council for his appointment and spoke of his hopes for his year in office.
2172 VOTE OF THANKS TO RETIRING MAYOR – Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor L Foster –
That the council expresses to Councillor Ivan Glover sincere thanks for the most able way in which he has carried out the duties of Mayor of the council during the past year.
Motion Carried
2173 APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR – The council proceeded to the appointment of a Deputy Mayor –
Moved by Councillor England and seconded by Councillor Poole –
That Councillor Trevor Foster be appointed Deputy Mayor of North Lincolnshire Council for the ensuing year.
Motion Carried
Councillor Foster then made a declaration of acceptance of office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972.
2174 MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL 2013/2014 –
Moved by Councillor England and seconded by Councillor Mrs Redfern –
That meetings of the council be held at the time indicated on the following dates –
Tuesday 16 July 2013 – 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 December 2013 – 2.00 p.m.
Tuesday 25 February 2014 – 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014 – 10.30 a.m. (Annual Meeting)
Moved by Councillor L Foster and seconded by Councillor Armitage as an amendment –
That the council approve the following dates for meetings of the council in accordance with Section 2 Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972. Meetings to be held as indicated –
Tuesday 16 July 2013 – 6.00 p.m.
Tuesday 1 October 2013 – 6.00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 December 2013 – 6.00 p.m.
Tuesday 25 February 2014 – 6.00 p.m.
Tuesday 8 April 2014 – 6.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014 – 10.30 a.m. (Annual Meeting)
At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.23(d) the names of members voting, for, against and abstaining from the amendment are as follows –
FOR: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson.
AGAINST: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham and Wells.
AGSTAINING: Nil
Amendment Lost
At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.23(d) the names of members voting, for, against and abstaining from the motion are as follows –
FOR: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham and Wells.
AGAINST: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson.
ABSTAINING: Nil.
Motion Carried
2175 NOTIFICATION OF GROUP LEADERS AND SECRETARIES – The Chief Executive reported the following notifications in relation to the appointment of Group Leaders, Specified Representatives (Deputy Leader) and Secretaries.
GROUP | LEADER | SPECIFIED REPRESENTATIVE/DEPUTY | SECRETARY |
Conservative |
Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Redfern |
Councillor John Briggs |
Councillor John England |
Labour |
Councillor Mark Kirk |
Councillor Len Foster |
Councillor Steve Swift |
Resolved – That the report be noted.
2176 NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CABINET – Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –
That six members be the Executive and that the under mentioned members be appointed to the cabinet as shown –
Councillor Mrs Redfern (Leader) |
Regeneration |
Councillor John Briggs (Deputy Leader) |
Asset Management, Culture and Housing |
Councillor Neil Poole | Policy and Resources |
Councillor Carl Sherwood | Customer Services, Sport and Leisure |
Councillor Nigel Sherwood | Highways and Neighbourhoods |
Councillor Rob Waltham | People |
Motion Carried
2177 (1) LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING ACT 1989 – POLITICAL BALANCE – Having regard to the report of the Director of Policy and Resources entitled “Local Government and Housing Act 1989 – Political Balance the representation of the different political groups on each committee/panel was reviewed.
Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –
That committees/panels and key outside bodies be appointed until the date of the annual meeting of the council in 2014 or such earlier date as may be determined from time to time by the council, and the number of members be as shown.
Committees/Panels | Number of Members | Conservative Members | Labour Members |
Planning Committee | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Licensing Committee | 15 | 8 | 7 |
People Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Places Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Corporate Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Health Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 |
(plus 2 Church Representatives – voting) ) In relation to education
(plus 2 Parent Governors – voting) ) issues
Audit Committee | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Appeals Committee Poole | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Standards Committee | 7 | 4 | 3 |
(plus one co-opted non-voting member)
(plus two independent persons – non-voting)
Appointment and
Employment Committee |
5 | 3 | 2 |
Humberside Combined
Fire Authority |
4 | 3 | 1 |
Humberside Police and
Crime Panel |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Humber Bridge Board | 1 | 1 | – |
Parent Company – Group
Structure (North Lincolnshire Homes) |
1 | 1 | – |
North Lincolnshire
Homes Board |
2 | 2 | |
Humberside Airport Board | 1 | 1 | |
North Lincolnshire Adoption Panel | 2 | 2 |
Motion Carried
2178 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES/PANELS – Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –
That the membership of committees/panels be as follows:-
PLANNING COMMITTEE (10 Members)
Conservative (6) Councillors: |
Labour (4) Councillors: |
Allcock | Ali |
Bunyan (C) | Bainbridge |
England (VC) | Collinson |
Rowson | Grant |
N Sherwood | |
Wardle |
LICENSING COMMITTEE (15 Members)
Conservative (8) Councillors: |
Labour (7) Councillors: |
Allcock | Armitage |
Clark | Carlile |
Eckhardt | Ellerby |
T Foster | Jawaid |
Glover | Kataria |
K Vickers (C) | Oldfield |
Wardle (VC) | Whiteley |
Wells |
STANDARDS COMMITTEE (7 Members)
Conservative (4) Councillors: |
Labour (2) Councillors: |
Clark | Davison |
England (VC) | O’Sullivan |
Poole (C) | Swift |
Wells | |
Co-opted (non-voting) Member | Independent Persons (non-voting) |
Mr W Harvie | Mr J Goolden
Mr R Johnson |
APPEALS COMMITTEE (3 Members)
Membership of appeals committees to deal with individual cases to be appointed as required from eligible members as set out below –
Conservative (6) Councillors: |
Labour (6) Councillors: |
T Foster | Barker |
Glover | Collinson |
Marper | Davison |
Ogg | Ellerby |
Poole | O’Sullivan |
Wells | Swift |
AUDIT COMMITTEE (7 Members)
Conservative (4) Councillors: |
Labour (3) Councillors: |
Eckhardt (C) | Gosling |
England (VC) | Whiteley |
T Foster | Wilson |
Wells |
PEOPLE SCRUTINY PANEL (5 members)
Conservative (3) Councillors: |
Labour (2) Councillors: |
Clark | Collinson (VC) |
Marper (C) | Godfrey |
Wells |
PLACES SCRUTINY PANEL (5 members)
Conservative (3) Councillors: |
Labour (2) Councillors: |
England | Davison (VC) |
Evison (C) | Oldfield |
T Foster |
CORPORATE SCRUTINY PANEL (5 members)
Conservative (3) Councillors: |
Labour (2) Councillors: |
Robinson (C) | Jawaid |
P Vickers | Wilson (VC) |
Wardle |
HEALTH SCRUTINY PANEL (5 members)
Conservative (3) Councillors: |
Labour (2) Councillors: |
Mrs Bromby (C) | Bainbridge |
Eckhardt | Barker |
Ogg | |
Church Representatives
Mr W Egan (To be appointed) |
Parent Governor Representatives
Mrs D Senior ) Mrs L Hickson–Wells ) Scrutiny and Mrs P Whittaker ) Admissions |
Note: The Church representatives and the Parent Governor representatives are entitled to attend meetings dealing with education issues. Parent governor representatives will be entitled to substitute for one another as and when required.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD (1 member)
Conservative (1)
Councillor:
Waltham
Motion Carried
2179 APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES/PANELS –
To be moved by Councillor Liz Redfern and seconded by Councillor John Briggs
That Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees/Panels be appointed as follows:-
Committee/Panel | Chairman | Vice-Chairman |
Planning Committee | Councillor Arthur Bunyan | Councillor John England |
Licensing Committee | Councillor Keith Vickers | Councillor John Wardle |
Audit Committee | Councillor William Eckhardt | Councillor John England |
People Scrutiny Panel | Councillor Elaine Marper | Councillor John Collinson |
Places Scrutiny Panel | Councillor Jonathan Evison | Councillor Andrea Davison |
Corporate Scrutiny Panel | Councillor David Robinson | Councillor Stuart Wilson |
Health Scrutiny Panel | Councillor Mrs Jean Bromby | Councillor Trevor Barker |
Standards Committee | Councillor Neil Poole | Councillor John England |
Health and Wellbeing Board | Councillor Rob Waltham | (To be appointed) |
Appeals Committee | (To be appointed at each meeting) |
Motion Carried
2180 APPOINTMENT OF LEAD MEMBERS – Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –
That Lead Members be appointed as follows –
Councillor Ron Allcock – Flooding and Drainage
Councillor Jonathan Evison – Corporate and Community
Councillor Ralph Ogg – Highways
Councillor David Robinson – Sport and Leisure
Councillor Helen Rowson – Children and Adults
Councillor David Wells – Finance and Procurement
Councillor Paul Vickers – Regeneration
Councillor Ivan Glover – Asset Management and Culture
Motion Carried<a
2181 (2) NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD – Members had before them a report by the Director of Policy and Resources seeking confirmation of the establishment of the North Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) and its membership and seeking approval of the board’s terms of reference.
Moved by Councillor Liz Redfern and seconded by Councillor John Briggs –
That the recommendations contained in the report be approved and adopted.
Motion Carried<a
2182 (3) CONSTITUTION – Members had before them a report by the Director of Policy and Resources outlining proposed amendments to the Constitution to facilitate changes to the council’s working arrangements.
The amendments necessary to facilitate these changes were set out in the report and the accompanying appendices.
Moved by Councillor England and seconded by Councillor Mrs Redfern –
That the recommendations detailed in the report and appendices be approved and adopted and the Constitution be amended and where appropriate re-numbered accordingly.
At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.23(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the motion are as follows –
FOR: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham, and Wells.
AGAINST: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson.
ABSTAINING: Nil
Motion Carried
At this point Councillor Davison left the meeting.
2183 (4) MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES – Members had before them a report of the Director of Policy and Resources with the attached report of the Elected Members’ Remuneration Panel for 2013/2014. The council was asked to consider the contents of the report with a view to approving a revised scheme of members’ allowances for 2013/2014.
Each year the council was required to make an annual scheme for members’ allowances based on advice from the Elected Members Independent Remuneration Panel. This was the fourteenth year that the panel had considered members’ allowances. The panel consisted of members representing the multi-faith community, the voluntary sector and business communities. The detailed report of the panel was attached as an appendix to the Director’s report and the report itself contained a number of recommendations.
Moved by Councillor England and seconded by Mrs Redfern –
(a) That the panel be thanked for its work; (b) that a members allowance scheme for 2013-14 be adopted as attached to include a 15% reduction in the Special Responsibility Allowance (SRAs) for the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and the respective opposition posts, a 10% reduction in all other SRAs and the deletion of any remuneration for the posts of Secretary to the Majority and Minority Groups on the Council; (c) that appropriate officers publicise the scheme in accordance with the 2003 regulations; (d) that arrangements be made for members to be paid on the 28th day of the month with effect from 28 July 2013, and (e) that this council recognises the over £200,000 or 23.9% savings delivered since 2011 on
councillors allowances, this includes scrapping of the free food budget, all of these commitments made and delivered by this Conservative controlled Council.
MEMBERS ALLOWANCES APPROVED SCHEME 2013/2014
APPENDIX A
2013/2014 | ||
Group | Special Responsibility Allowance | Proposed New Allowance £ |
1 | Leader of the Council | 16,799 |
2 | Deputy Leader of the Council | 11,127 |
Mayor | 11,781 | |
3 | Cabinet Members (x 4) | 10,162 |
Chairman of Planning Committee | 9,146 | |
Chairman of Licensing Committee | 8,130 | |
Chairman of Scrutiny Panels (x 4) | 8,637 | |
Leader of Minority Group | 8,400 | |
4 | Chairman of Audit Committee | 5,312 |
Deputy Mayor | 5,902 | |
Deputy Leader of Minority Group | 5,563 | |
5 | Vice Chairman of Planning Committee | 4,461 |
Vice Chairman of Licensing Committee | 3,965 | |
Vice Chairman of Scrutiny Panels (x 4) | 4,213 | |
Lead Members (x 8) | 4,957 | |
Appeals Committee | £253 per annum | |
Co-optees Allowance | £42.00 per meeting attended | |
Basic Allowance | £6,874 | |
The dependants’ carers allowance (including child care) will no longer be included in the scheme |
APPENDIX B
(1) Mileage Rates
Travel to be paid at the following approved Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom (HMRC) rates –
Cars – 45p per mile
Motorcycles – 24p per mile
An additional 5p per mile can be claimed in respect of each passenger carried to whom a travelling allowance would otherwise be paid.
A maximum of 5,000 miles has been set as eligible for claim.
In addition, the actual cost of tolls, ferries and parking fees may be claimed. Receipts, must be provided. Discounted Humber Bridge tickets are available from the Political Group Offices and should be used.
(2) Public Transport
If you are using public transport for journeys out of the council’s area you may use standard class travel only. Wherever possible travel arrangements should be pre-booked in advance in order to allow better access to discounts. Only as a last resort should warrants for rail travel be used. These can be obtained through the group office. Receipts or used tickets (train tickets tube fare tickets etc) should be retained and produced as receipts. The reimbursement of public transport costs is not taxable or subject to NI contributions.
(3) Hired transport
If you wish to hire a vehicle, please contact your group PA who will ensure that the best possible rates are obtained.
(4) Bicycle – Travel to be paid at the approved HMRC rate of 20p per mile.
(5) Subsistence
Subsistence allowances will no longer be included in the member allowance scheme and members will not therefore be able to claim for lunch or dinner.
(6) Overnight rates
Actuals, claimed to a maximum of
London £100.50
Elsewhere £88.10
Out of pocket expenses £4.39 per night
Overseas allowance £20.50 per night
Accommodation should be pre booked by group office staff in order for the council to reclaim VAT and take advantage of discounts.
At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.23(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the motion are as follows –
FOR: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham, and Wells.
AGAINST: Nil
ABSTAINING: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Ellerby, L Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson.
Motion Carried
2184 (5) REVISION OF THE 2013/2014 PAY POLICY STATEMENT – Members had before them a report of the Director of Policy and Resources outlining and seeking approval for revisions to the Council’s Chief Officer Pay Policy Statement for 2013/2014, which had been amended to incorporate relevant NHS public health posts which transferred to the council on 1 April, 2013.
Moved by Councillor Liz Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –
That the recommendations contained in the report be approved and adopted.
Motion Carried
2185 TIMETABLE OF MEETINGS 2013/2014 – The Director of Policy and Resources submitted a proposed timetable of meetings for 2013/2014.
Moved by Councillor England and seconded by Councillor Mrs Redfern –
That the timetable of meetings for 2013/2014 be approved and adopted, subject to the Licensing Committee scheduled for 14 November being changed to 7 November, 2014.
Motion Carried