Agenda and minutes

Following Prayers, the Mayor requested Council to remain standing and to observe a minute’s silence in memory of Cyril Ellement, a former Councillor between 1961 and 1971, who had died on 7 October 2006.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present [in any part of the Chamber].

It was noted that there were no declarations of interests on behalf of Members with regard to business to be transacted at this meeting of the Council.

That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 13 July 2006 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

[Note:  The 13 July Council minutes are published on the Council’s Intranet].

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 13 JULY 2006 BE TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD.

The Director of Corporate Governance formally reports the result of the By?Election held for the Harrow Weald Ward on 24 August 2006 to fill a casual vacancy.

Mr Paul Scott was duly elected as a Borough Councillor, representing the Liberal Democrat Party, to hold office until May 2010.

It is confirmed that Councillor Scott has duly signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

Notice was then given under Regulation 8 (Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990) of Councillors Noyce and Scott having formed a Liberal Democrat Group on the Council, of which Councillor Noyce is the Leader.

Under the Regulations the service of a Regulation 8 Notice required that a Determination be undertaken as to the proportional entitlement of the (three) political Groups on the Council to seats on the Committees.  The Determination confirmed the entitlement of the Liberal Democrat Group to one seat, which was no change on the Committee memberships currently established by the Council.  All Members of Council were advised of this outcome by letter dated 1 September 2006.

FOR INFORMATION

(1)                 Council formally noted the Director of Corporate Governance’s report of the result of the By-Election held for the Harrow Weald Ward on 24 August 2006 to fill a casual vacancy.

Mr Paul Scott was elected as the representative of the Liberal Democrat Party, to hold office until May 2010.

The Mayor welcomed Councillor Scott to his first Council Meeting.

(2)                 It was noted that consequent on Councillor Scott’s election, Notice had been given under Regulation 8 (Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990) of Councillors Noyce and Scott having formed a Liberal Democrat Group on the Council.

A Determination as to the proportional entitlement of the political Groups to seats on Committees had been undertaken and advised to all Members of Council by letter dated 1 September 2006.  

To receive any announcements from the Mayor.

[Note:  Information as to recent Mayoral engagements will be tabled].

RESOLVED:

THAT THE COUNCIL RECEIVE AND NOTE THE REPORT OF THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, AS TABLED, UPON HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, TOGETHER WITH THE OCCASIONS ON WHICH SHE HAD BEEN REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND BY THE HONORARY ALDERMAN, SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL.

To receive and consider any procedural motions by Members of the Council, under relevant Council Procedure Rules, in relation to the conduct of the business for this Council Meeting.

[Note:  Notice of such procedural motions, received after the issuing of this Summons, will be tabled].

Councillor Navin Shah moved and Councillor Bill Stephenson seconded a procedural motion under the provisions of Council Rule 15.2 seeking the admission of an Urgent Motion, regarding Civic Centre refurbishment expenditure, to the business for consideration at this meeting.

The Leader of the Council advised that the stated grounds of urgency did not justify allowing the Urgent Motion to be debated at this meeting.

Upon a vote, the procedural motion was not agreed, and the Urgent Motion was not accepted for consideration.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE PROCEDURAL MOTION UNDER RULE 15.2, FOR THE ADMISSION OF AN ADDITIONAL MOTION AT ITEM 14, BE NOT AGREED.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11 and presented:-

(i)                 by a representative of the petitioners;

(ii)               by a Councillor, on behalf of petitioners; or

(iii)             by the Director of Corporate Governance, on behalf of petitioners.

The following petitions were submitted by Members of Council:

(1)                 Submitted by Councillor Archie Foulds, containing over 1,000 signatures of persons opposed to the closure of the Harrow Young Persons’ Centre, threatened to take place from the beginning of November 2006, and seeking that this valuable and successful organisation should be saved.

[The petition stood referred to the Cabinet].

(2)                 Submitted by Councillor Mrs Lurline Champagnie, containing 7 signatures of residents of The Dell, Pinner, requesting the Council to take measures to make the footpath that runs from Waxwell Lane to Elm Park Road a safe thoroughfare and suitable means of access to private housing.

[The petition stood referred to the Licensing and General Purposes Committee].

(3)                 Submitted by Councillor Mrs Margaret Davine, containing some 126 signatures of residents in the locality of the William Ellis Playing Fields, Camrose Avenue, Edgware, requesting the Council not to proceed with a planning application proposing the building of a School or any other development on those Playing Fields.

[The petition stood referred to the Strategic Planning Committee].

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed under Council Procedure Rule 12 for members of the public to ask questions of members of the Executive, Portfolio Holders and Chairmen of Committees, of which notice has been received no later than 5.00 pm two clear working days prior to the day of this Meeting.

[Note:  Confirmation of any such questions will be tabled].

(i)                   Further to Item 7 on the Summons, the Leader of the Labour Group, Councillor Navin Shah sought that the Council allow a representative of residents present in the public gallery to ask a public question regarding the development applications proposed for the William Ellis Playing Fields, Edgware.

The Mayor advised that the Council Rules on public questions did not provide for a question which had not complied with the requirements for due notice.

(ii)                 The Leader of the Conservative Group, Councillor Chris Mote, proposed to Council that, as there were 6 public questions for which due notice had been given, the 15 minutes provided for Item 7 in Council Rule 12 be extended to allow all those questions to be asked and answered at this meeting.

This proposal received the general assent of the Council.

(iii)                The following 6 questions submitted by members of the public, in accordance with Rule 12.3 were received and answered:-

Council is additionally requested to endorse the revised Scrutiny Sub Committee Terms of Reference arising from the main Recommendation purposes, as now attached.

Further to Item 8 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation I of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 18 July 2006, in this matter.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AS PRINTED, INCLUDING ENDORSEMENT OF THE REVISED SCRUTINY SUB?COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE.

To receive the following Recommendation arising from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Meeting of 10 October 2006:-

[Note:  This Recommendation will be circulated in a Supplemental Summons].

Further to Item 9 on the Summons and the enclosure with the Supplemental Summons, the Council received Recommendation I of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 10 October 2006, in this matter.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AS PRINTED.

Further to Item 10 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation I of the Cabinet meeting of 3 August 2006, in this matter.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AS PRINTED.

Further to Item 11 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation I of the Standards Committee meeting of 19 September 2006, in this matter.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AS PRINTED.

A report arising from the informal Constitution Review Working Group is attached.

FOR CONSIDERATION

Further to Item 12 on the Summons, the Council received a report of the Constitution Review Working Group meeting held on 3 October 2006, wherein eleven Recommendations were submitted proposing changes to the Authority’s Constitution, most of these being minor administrative clarifications and corrections to Rule provisions.

·                     Article 4 and Budget and Policy Procedure Rules:  List of Plans and Strategies

·                     Article 7:  Special Provision to Take Urgent Action in an Election Year

·                     Meetings of the Executive (Cabinet):  Provision for Questions by Members

·                     Meetings of the Executive (Cabinet):  Provisions Governing Special Meetings

·                     Officer Delegations:  Non Executive Decision Procedure – Urgent Action on Behalf of the Council and Committees of the Council

·                     Power to Respond to External Consultations:  Executive Terms of Reference and Delegations of Duties to the Cabinet, etc and Officer Delegations

·                     Business to be Conducted at a Call-In Sub-Committee

·                     Advisory and Consultative Procedure Rules:  Power to Appoint Co?Optees and Advisers

·                     Officer Delegations:  Chief Executive – Individual Delegations

·                     Roll Calls [Voting]

·                     Roles of the Leader and Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service):  High Ethical Standards.  

RESOLVED:

THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS BE ADOPTED AS PRINTED.

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed (Council Procedure Rule 13.2) for the asking of written questions by Members of Council of a member of the Executive or the Chairman of any Committee:-

(i)                 of which notice has been received at least two clear working days prior to the day of this Meeting;

(ii)               or which relate to urgent matters, the consent of the Executive member or Committee Chairman to whom the question is to be put has been obtained and the content has been advised to the (Acting) Chief Executive by 12.00 noon on the day of the Council Meeting.

(Confirmation of any such questions will be tabled).

Further to Item 13 on the Summons, the following six questions had been submitted by Members of Council, notice of which had duly been given under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 13.2, and all of which were answered orally.

The following Motions have been notified in accordance with the requirements of Council Procedure Rule 15, to be moved and seconded by the Members indicated:-

(1)               Proposed Enhanced Powers for the Mayor of London

To be moved by Councillor Chris Mote and seconded by Councillor Marilyn Ashton:-

“This Council believes that the Government’s proposals to grant the Mayor of London greater powers will undermine the authority of London’s boroughs and damage local democracy in London by taking decision-making away from local communities and their locally-elected representatives.

This Council further believes that the Government’s proposals giving the Mayor greater powers over planning and housing will erode the role of boroughs’ planning and development control committees in making decisions about what is built locally, will reduce the extent to which local people can influence what is built in their own neighbourhoods, and will see planning decisions imposed on communities by the Mayor of London.

This Council resolves to:

(a)               make representations about its concerns and opposition to the Government’s proposal to grant further powers to the Mayor in the formal consultation process;

(b)               write to the local MPs and GLA member to ask them to raise these concerns in Parliament and at the London Assembly; and

(c)               work with the other London Boroughs through the ALG in lobbying against these proposals.”

(2)               Protection of Locally Listed Buildings

To be moved by Councillor Brian Gate and seconded by Councillor Navin Shah:-

“Consistent with the resolution passed unanimously by Council on 20^th January 2005 on the protection of Locally Listed Buildings, Council resolves to reinstate the status of Vaughan Centre as a Locally Listed Building and, in so doing, reaffirms the Council’s genuine commitment to the preservation of buildings of an architectural or historic nature.

Emphasizing their importance, Council further resolves not to remove any buildings from the current list of Locally Listed Buildings.”

(3)               Cuts in Social Care Services

To be moved by Councillor Margaret Davine and seconded by Councillor Bill Stephenson:-

“The current administration’s declared wish “to become a borough loved by its residents”, who will be supported by a “caring and effective Council” begins to sound very hollow when set against their proposals for major cuts to all services, particularly, to social care.  We unreservedly condemn the distressing proposals for enormous increases in home-care charges and the ill-conceived proposals for the “meals on wheels” service.  We urge the administration to listen carefully to the many protests coming forward from service users and their carers and withdraw these totally unacceptable proposals.”

(4)               Accountable Scrutiny

To be moved by Councillor Brian Gate and seconded by Councillor Navin Shah:-

“The executive function of the Council is entirely performed by the majority party. In order to enable a strong scrutiny function the Council agrees that the O&S Committee should be chaired by a member of opposition party.”

(5)               Overview and Scrutiny

To be moved by Councillor Mitzi Green and seconded by Councillor Brian Gate:-

“The new administration has reiterated the commitment made by  ...  view the full agenda text for item 73.

(i)                   Councillor Chris Mote moved and Councillor Marilyn Ashton seconded the Motion at Item 14(1) of the Summons.

(ii)                 Councillor Navin Shah moved and Councillor Keith Ferry seconded the following amendment which after debate and upon a vote was not carried:-

“To delete the whole of the original motion and to substitute the following wording:-

“This Council acknowledges that the Greater London Assembly and the Mayor of London have a Strategic Role in the matters relating to Londoners and London’s Local Authorities and require suitable powers to perform their strategic tasks.

Government proposals, as a matter of fact, are about devolving powers down from central government to a London?wide level for a more accountable and effective London Assembly with enhanced powers to develop and implement policies that are relevant to London.

The Council acknowledges that the government’s proposals for planning would not affect the vast majority of planning decisions taken locally by local Councils.  The Council reiterates its concerns on the issues raised at the Strategic Planning Advisory Panel and resolves to:

Write to the Local MPs and GLA member to ask them to raise the Council’s concerns in Parliament and the London Assembly.

Work with “London Councils” (formerly known as ALG) to pursue the Council’s concerns as expressed in this resolution.” ”

(iii)                Upon a vote, the original Motion was carried in the following terms:-

“This Council believes that the Government’s proposals to grant the Mayor of London greater powers will undermine the authority of London’s boroughs and damage local democracy in London by taking decision-making away from local communities and their locally-elected representatives.

This Council further believes that the Government’s proposals giving the Mayor greater powers over planning and housing will erode the role of boroughs’ planning and development control committees in making decisions about what is built locally, will reduce the extent to which local people can influence what is built in their own neighbourhoods, and will see planning decisions imposed on communities by the Mayor of London.

This Council resolves to:

(a)                 make representations about its concerns and opposition to the Government’s proposal to grant further powers to the Mayor in the formal consultation process;

(b)                 write to the local MPs and GLA member to ask them to raise these concerns in Parliament and at the London Assembly; and

(c)                 work with the other London Boroughs through the ALG in lobbying against these proposals.”

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MOTION APPEARING AT ITEM 14(1) ON THE SUMMONS BE ADOPTED, AS SET OUT AT (iii) ABOVE.

[Note:  Councillors Ms Nana Asante, Mrinal Choudhury, Bob Currie, Mrs Margaret Davine, Mano Dharmarajah, Keith Ferry, Archie Foulds, B E Gate, David Gawn, Mitzi Green, Graham Henson, Thaya Idaikkadar, Nizam Ismail, Dhirajlal Lavingia, Jerry Miles, Phillip O’Dell, Asad Omar, David Perry, Raj Ray, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Bill Stephenson, Mrs Sasi Suresh and Keeki Thammaiah wished to be recorded as having voted against the above Motion].

(i)                   Councillor B E Gate moved and Councillor Navin Shah seconded the Motion at Item 14(2) of the Summons.

(ii)                 Following debate and upon a vote the Motion was not carried.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MOTION AT ITEM 14(2) ON THE SUMMONS BE NOT ADOPTED.

(i)                   Councillor Mrs Margaret Davine moved and Councillor Bill Stephenson seconded the Motion at Item 14(3) of the Summons.

(ii)                 Councillor Eric Silver moved and Councillor Chris Mote seconded the following amendment which after debate and upon a vote was carried:-

“After the words, “effective Council”, to delete all the remaining wording to the end of the original Motion.

To substitute for the deleted wording the following new words:-

“:  due to the parlous state left by the Labour administration drastic measures had to be taken, otherwise the Council would have run out of money this month, to enable us to achieve the first paragraph’s stated aim.  We did not flinch from taking decisions, which if taken during the last eight years would not have necessitated these measures.” ”

(iii)                The Council was deemed to have adopted the substantive Motion, as amended, in the following full form:-

“The current administration’s declared wish “to become a borough loved by its residents”, who will be supported by a “caring and effective Council”:  due to the parlous state left by the Labour administration drastic measures had to be taken, otherwise the Council would have run out of money this month, to enable us to achieve the first paragraph’s stated aim.  We did not flinch from taking decisions, which if taken during the last eight years would not have necessitated these measures.”

RESOLVED:

THAT THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION, AS AMENDED, BE ADOPTED AS SET OUT AT (iii) ABOVE.

(i)                   At 10.20 pm, during the debate on Item 14(3) above, a procedural motion under the provisions of Rule 10.2 (ii) was agreed for the closure time of the Council meeting to be extended by 15 minutes, from 10.30 pm to 10.45 pm, to allow more time for debate on the remaining Motions.

(ii)                 At 10.40 pm, during the debate on the following item 14(4), a procedural motion under the provisions of Rule 10.2 (ii) was moved by Councillor Navin Shah for the closure time of the Council meeting to be extended further by 15 minutes, from 10.45 pm to 11.00 pm.

Upon a formal vote this proposal was not agreed.

(iii)                At 10.45 pm, in the course of the consideration of Item 14(4), the Mayor advised that the “guillotine” procedure had come into operation for the determination of the remaining business on the Summons.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE PROVISIONS OF COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULE 10.2 BE APPLIED, AS SET OUT AT (i), (ii) AND (iii) ABOVE.

(i)                   Councillor B E Gate moved and Councillor Navin Shah seconded the Motion at Item 14(4) of the Summons.

(ii)                 Following debate and upon a vote the Motion was not carried.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MOTION AT ITEM 14(4) ON THE SUMMONS BE NOT ADOPTED.

(i)                   Councillor Mitzi Green moved and Councillor B E Gate seconded the Motion at Item 14(5) of the Summons,

(ii)                 Upon a vote the Motion was not carried.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MOTION AT ITEM 14(5) ON THE SUMMONS BE NOT ADOPTED.

(i)                   Councillor Chris Mote moved and Councillor David Ashton seconded the Motion at Item 14(6) of the Summons.

(ii)                 Councillor Navin Shah moved and Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar seconded the following amendment which was not carried:-

“To effect the following changes to the numbered paragraphs of the original Motion:-

(5)Delete all and substitute the following wording:-

“so as to preserve transparency and current good practice Council agrees to appoint non?executive member(s) of Council as Chair(s) of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Development Management Committee.  Accordingly a separate amendment for non?executive Chair(s) to be moved and agreed at Council.”

(6)                 Delete “6.30 pm” and substitute “7.30 pm”.

(8)                 Delete “Councillor Mrs Bath” and substitute “Councillor Navin Shah”.

Add “To have arrangements for another seat on the Cabinet to be made available for a Councillor from the major opposition party.”

(9)                 Amend the Portfolio Holder roles to allow for (8) above.

Add a new paragraph, as follows:-

“(10)Agree that the Strategic Planning and Development Management Committees should observe coffee breaks and that refreshments should be made available to the members of these committees and members of public awaiting decisions.” ”

(iii)                Upon a vote, the original Motion was carried in the following terms:-

“That the Council

(1)                 Delete the Development Control Committee and establish a Strategic Planning Committee and a Development Management Committee and approve their terms of reference, in an appendix;

(2)                 Determine the size of the two new Committees at a membership of eight;

(3)                 Note the proportional entitlement of the political groups to seats on those Committees (Conservative 5: Labour 3) (as notified in advance to all the political groups);

(4)                 Appoint the memberships of the two new Committees and make such changes to other Committees of the Council as have now arisen (including two previously pending changes on the Overview and Scrutiny Committee) (completed membership lists from the political groups to be available for agreement at the Council);

(5)                 Appoint Councillor Marilyn Ashton as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee and of the Development Management Committee;

(6)                 Agree a variation of the relevant Committee Rules in the Constitution to provide for a start time of 6.30 pm and to restrict the “guillotine” provisions to a latest finish time of 11.00 pm for both the Strategic Planning Committee and the Development Management Committee (the revised form of the relevant Rules is attached for adoption);

(7)                 Agree to increase the size of the Cabinet by one to ten (inclusive of the Leader and Deputy Leader);

(8)                 Agree to appoint Councillor Mrs Bath to the additional Cabinet seat;

(9)                 Agree revised Portfolio Holder roles, in an appendix.”

(iv)                In adopting the above Motion Council also received and approved the following documents arising from the relevant paragraph(s) as enclosed with the Summons or the Supplemental Summons:-

“(1)Terms of Reference for the Strategic Planning Committee and the Development Management Committee’:  Appendix 1 to these Minutes.

“(4)Memberships of the newly established Committees and revised memberships for the Cabinet  ...  view the full minutes text for item 79.

By Resolution 38 of the Extraordinary Council Meeting on 31 May 2006 a Revised Schedule 1 of the Members’ Allowances Scheme was adopted for the remainder of the financial year 2006/07.

(1)  Further to Item 3 on this Summons and the formation of a Liberal Democrat Group, there is a requirement to vary Schedule 1 of the Members’ Allowances Scheme by the inclusion of a Special Responsibility Allowance in respect of the office of Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, with effect from 25 August 2006.

The proposal is that this additional SRA be at the Band 3 level (£1,023), the same as for the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group.

(2)  Further to Item 14 (6) on this Summons there is a proposal to increase the Cabinet membership (in addition to the Leader and the Deputy Leader) from seven to eight Members.

If this proposal has been agreed an appropriate change would need to be made to the Members’ Allowances Scheme to add another Member at SRA Band 9 (£12,000) level.

Council is requested to approve the above amendments to Schedule 1.

FOR DECISION

(i)                   Further to the content of Item 15 on the Summons, Councillor Bill Stephenson moved and Councillor Navin Shah seconded the following proposal, as an amendment, which was not carried:-

“To add parts (3) and (4), as below:

(3)  In light of the proposal to replace the Development Control Committee by two smaller committees the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) and the Development Management Committee (DMC) and also in the light of the ever?increasing (i) burden, (ii) number of meetings, (iii) the time spent in meetings and in preparation for them and site visits, in connection with planning matter and each of these two new committees, Council resolves that all members of SPC and DMC should receive a Special Responsibility Alllowance at level Band 3 (£1200 per annum).

(4)  So as not to exceed the agreed budget for Members’ allowances there should be a corresponding reduction in the allowances for executive members to accommodate all the other increases agreed at this Council.”

(ii)                 Upon a vote, the original proposed adjustments to the Members’ Allowances Scheme (Schedule 1 Special Responsibility Allowances) were carried, as hereunder:-

·                     To apply an SRA Band 3 level payment (£1,200) (2006/07) to the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group with effect from 25 August 2006, being the same as the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group.

·                     To increase the number of Cabinet Members from seven to eight, qualifying for the SRA Band 9 level payment (£12,000) (2006/07).

RESOLVED:

THAT THE VARIATIONS IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES SCHEME BE AGREED, AS SET OUT AT (ii) ABOVE.

To receive the following proposals from the Leader of the Council as to changes in the representation on outside bodies for the balance of the Municipal Year 2006/07;-

FOR DECISION

(i)                   The following proposed changes in the outside body appointments for the Municipal Year 2006/07, set out in the Summons and Supplemental Summons, were agreed by a consensus of the Council;-

(ii)                 An additional change was identified (from the report noted at Resolution 83(i) below) and agreed at the Council meeting as follows:-

RESOLVED:

THAT THE REVISED APPOINTMENTS AT (i) AND (ii) ABOVE BE AGREED FOR THE REPRESENTATION ON OUTSIDE BODIES 2006/07.

In accordance with the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules and Rule 17.3 of the Access to Information Rules, as set out in Part 4 of the Constitution, it is a requirement to report those urgent decisions and special urgency decisions taken on behalf of the Executive (that is, as individually authorised by the Portfolio Holders), since the previous Council Meeting.

Those requirements are met in the attached paper from the Director of Corporate Governance.

In accordance with the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules as set out in Part 4 of the Constitution, the Meeting received a report at Item 17 of the Summons regarding decisions taken as a matter of urgency by Portfolio Holders, the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE URGENT DECISIONS TAKEN BY PORTFOLIO HOLDERS, THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CABINET, AS NOW REPORTED, BE NOTED. 

In accordance with the delegations to Chief Officers, the Leaders of each of the political Groups on the Council were consulted on and agreed the following urgent decisions on behalf of the Council, being matters reserved to the Council.

Absence Cover

To appoint Jill Rothwell, Executive Director Business Development, further as Acting Chief Executive (i) pending the return to work from illness of the Chief Executive; or (ii) the end of December 2006,  whichever is the sooner.

Re-Establishment of the Education Appeals Panel for the 2006/07 Academic Year.

To appoint Lay Members and Other Members (as named in the urgent decision) to Harrow’s Education Appeals Panel for the 2006/07 Academic Year, to serve on both Harrow’s Education Appeals Panel and on Appeals Panels set up by Voluntary Aided Schools.

FOR CONFIRMATION

The Council received confirmation of urgent decisions on matters reserved to Council which had been the subject of consultations with the Leaders of the political groups and agreed on behalf of the Council.

(i)                  Outside Body Appointments 2006/07

[These revised appointments had been agreed in July 2006 but had not previously been advised to a Council Meeting].

(ii)                Absence Cover (Chief Executive post)

(iii)              Re-Establishment of the Education Appeals Panel for 2006/07 Academic Year

RESOLVED:

THAT THE DECISIONS TAKEN UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, AS NOW REPORTED AT (i), (ii) AND (iii) ABOVE, BE NOTED.

Further to the decision at Resolution 53 (13 July 2006) to hold a Council Meeting in December 2006 to receive and agree the Authority’s Gambling Policy, no date was then set.

A prospective date of 11 December was identified in the revised Calendar of Meetings 2006/07, as circulated to all Members in August 2006.

Council is requested now to confirm that the date for the Extraordinary Meeting be MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2006, commencing at 7.00 pm).

FOR CONFIRMATION

Further to the decision at Resolution 53 (13 July 2006) to hold a Council Meeting in December 2006, to receive and agree the Authority’s Gambling Policy, it was

RESOLVED:

THAT THE EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING BE HELD ON MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2006, COMMENCING AT 7.00 PM.