Agenda and minutes

To elect a Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

RESOLVED (Unanimously): That Councillor Nitin Parekh be elected Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

To elect a Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

RESOLVED (Unanimously): That Councillor Ghazanfar Ali be elected Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

To receive the Mayor’s announcement concerning a Chaplain.

The Mayor confirmed to Council that he had appointed His Holiness Shri Rajrajeshwar Guruji, Founder and Spiritual Leader of the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre as his Chaplain for his Mayoral Year.

To receive any communications from the newly elected Mayor as to the Civic Functions for 2019/20.

RESOLVED: That the dates of the Civic Functions be noted.

There were no declarations of interests made by Members.

There were no procedural motions.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2019 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2019 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services

RESOLVED: That Long Service Awards marking Councillors Jean Lammiman, Chris Mote and Phillip O’Dell25 years’ service as Members for Harrow Council in May 2019 be approved.

To receive a report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services to note the appointments to Cabinet and seek Council approval to the appointments to Committees.

RESOLVED: That

(i)            it be noted that Councillor Keith Ferry was the Deputy Leader of the Council;

(ii)          the Councillors appointed to Cabinet with the identified portfolios, as contained within the report be noted;

(iii)         the termsof reference for Cabinet and the Portfolio Holders attached at Appendix A to the report be agreed;

(iv)         the determination of the allocation of places on the Council’s Committees contained in the report in accordance with the ‘political balance’ rules in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 be agreed and Members be appointed to them, in accordance with the notification from Political Groups;

(v)          subject to noting that Councillor Keith Ferry would be a main member of the Pension Fund Committee and Councillor Kareema Marikar would be first reserve, the establishment and terms of reference of the Committees and other bodies as set out in the report and Appendix B be agreed.

To receive a report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services seeking Council approval to the appointment of Chairs of Committees for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

RESOLVED:  That the  following Councillors be elected as the Chairs of the relevant Committees:

To receive proposals from Political Groups as to the appointment of representatives of the authority to serve on the Outside Bodies listed for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

RESOLVED: That the Outside Body appointments for the Municipal Year 2019/20, as set out on the supplemental summons, be approved.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

Recommendation I: Overview and Scrutiny Committee

                                      (9 April 2019)         

RESOLVED: That the Scrutiny Annual report be noted.

To note and confirm the dates of ordinary meetings of Council for the 2019/20 Municipal Year as follows:-

18 July 2019

28 November 2019

27 February 2020

14 May 2020

RESOLVED: That the dates of the following Council meetings be confirmed:

18 July 2019

28 November 2019

27 February 2020

14 May 2020 (Annual)