Agenda and minutes

To elect a Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

Under the provisions of Paragraphs 2(2) and 2(3) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1972, the retiring Mayor for 2013/14, The Worshipful The Mayor Nana Asante, will assume the Chair and preside for the purposes of the proceedings at Item 1 on the Summons, being the election of her successor as Mayor.

Only in the event of there being an equality of votes cast in the election would The Worshipful The Mayor Nana Asante be entitled to vote on the appointment of a Mayor for 2014/15 by virtue of the statutory provisions, notwithstanding that she is not an elected Councillor.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Ajay Maru be elected Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

To elect a Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Krishna Suresh be elected Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

To receive the Mayor’s announcement concerning a Chaplain (as may be

appropriate).

The order of proceedings for items 1 to 3 above is to follow.

The Mayor confirmed to Council that he had appointed Sri Srutidharma Das as his religious representative for his Mayoral Year.

To receive a report of the Director of Legal & Governance Services on the return of Councillors elected for the 21 wards in the Borough at the elections held on Thursday 22 May 2014 and details of the notification received of Members of the Political Groups, including Leaders, Deputy Leaders and Party Whips.

RESOLVED:  That the return of Councillors elected, their respective wards and membership of the respective political groups as contained in Appendix A to the report be noted.

For determination.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor David Perry be elected as Leader of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow.

To receive any communications from the newly elected Mayor as to the Civic

Functions for 2014/15.

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

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from the remaining business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members of the Council.

The Mayor invited appropriate declarations of interest.

Item 13 – Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies

Councillor Barry Macleod-Cullinane declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was an employee of London Councils Ltd.

To receive and consider any procedural motions by Members of the Council in

relation to the conduct of this Annual Meeting.

[Note: Notice of such procedural motions, received after the issuing of this

Summons, will be tabled].

RESOLVED:  That Rules 17.1 and 17.2 be suspended for item 9 – Constitutional Changes, item 10 – Corporate Priorities and Item 14 – Members Allowances.

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

RESOLVED:  That the proposed Constitutional changes outlined in the report to Council be agreed and any resulting necessary minor consequential changes required to the Constitution be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

Report of the Corporate Director of Resources.

RESOLVED:  That the Council adopt the Vision and Council Priorities contained within the report presented to Council.

To note the appointments to Cabinet and to make appointments to Committees.Advisory Panels and Consultative Forums.

RESOLVED:  That

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

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

(iii)             the determination of the allocation of places on the Council’s Committees contained in the report and in accord with the ‘political balance’ rules in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 be agreed;

(iv)             the establishment and terms of reference of all of the Council’s Committees as contained in Appendix A to the report be agreed;

(v)               the establishment and terms of reference of the Cabinet Advisory Panels and Consultative Forums as contained in Appendix B to the report be agreed.

To make appointments of Chairmen to Committees for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

(i)                 Upon a request by more than 10 Councillors a roll call vote was held  on a proposal to appoint Councillor Paul Osborn to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

(ii)               upon a vote, this proposal was not agreed.

Roll Call Vote:

FOR:  Councillors Almond, Mrs Bath, Baxter, Bednell, Chana, Chauhan, Greek, Hall, Hinkley, Jogia, Kara, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, Noyce, Osborn, Mina Parmar, Pritesh Patel, Rabadia, Seymour, Stevenson, Thakker and Wright.

AGAINST:  The Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Ajay Mary, the Deputy Mayor Councillor Krishna Suresh, Councillors Ali, Amadi, Jeff Anderson, Sue Anderson, Borio, Brown, Currie, Dattani, Davine, Dooley, Ferry, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Kendler, Marikar, Miles, O’Dell, Parekh, Varsha Parmar, Primesh Patel, Ramchandani, Robson, Aneka Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Sasi Suresh, Swersky, Weiss, Whitehead.

ABSTAIN:  Councillors Bond and Weston.

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 Outside Bodies for the Municipal Year 2014/15.

RESOLVED:  That

(i)                 Councillor Anne Whitehead be appointed as the sole Council nomination to the Lea Valley Regional Authority;

(ii)               the remaining Outside Body appointments for the Municipal Year 2014/15 be approved, as set out in the report.

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

RESOLVED:  That

(i)                 the Members’ Allowances Scheme, as amended in paragraphs 11, 12 and Schedule 1, be adopted as contained in the report;

(ii)               it be agreed that Members forego their allowance to the extent necessary to discharge any debt to the Council;

(iii)             the Constitution be amended to include the requirement that certain posts and membership of certain bodies, as detailed in this report, require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and relevant training.

Recommendation I:             Overview and Scrutiny Committee

                                                (8^th April 2014)

RESOLVED:  That the Scrutiny Annual Report 2013-14 be endorsed.

To note and confirm the dates of ordinary meetings of the Council for the 2014/15 Municipal Year, as follows:-

24 July 2014             (Extraordinary)

24 July 2014

13 November 2014  

26 February 2015

19 May 2015             (Annual)

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

24 July 2014 (Extraordinary)

24 July 2014

13 November 2014 

26 February 2015

19 May 2015 (Annual)