Agenda and minutes

(Annual), Council - Tuesday 19 May 2015 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Harrow Civic Centre

Contact: Alison Atherton, Senior Professional - Democratic Services  Tel: 020 8424 1266 E-mail:  alison.atherton@harrow.gov.uk

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84.

MINUTE SILENCE

Minutes:

The Mayor requested Council to join him in observing a minute’s silence in memory of former Councillor and past Mayor Mr E W H Feakins and former Councillor Adrian Knowles.

 

A number of Members spoke in tribute of the service each had given to Harrow.

 

85.

ELECTION OF MAYOR pdf icon PDF 10 KB

To elect a Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Krishna Suresh be elected Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

 

86.

ELECTION AND INVESTITURE OF DEPUTY MAYOR

To elect a Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Mrs Rekha Shah be elected Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

 

87.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAPLAIN

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

Minutes:

The Mayor confirmed to Council that he had appointed Reverend Matthew Stone, Rector of St John the Evangelist, Stanmore as his Chaplain for his Mayoral Year.

 

88.

CIVIC FUNCTIONS pdf icon PDF 10 KB

To receive any communications from the newly elected Mayor as to the Civic Functions for 2015/16.

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Minutes:

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

 

89.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

 

 

90.

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS

To receive and consider any procedural motions by Members of the Council in relation to the conduct of this Annual Meeting. 

 

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

Minutes:

There were no procedural motions.

 

91.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 9 KB

That the minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 26 February 2015 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 2015 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

 

92.

RECOGNITION OF LONG SERVICE - COUNCILLOR CAMILLA BATH AND COUNCILLOR CHRISTOPHER NOYCE pdf icon PDF 11 KB

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Long Service Awards marking Councillors Mrs Camilla Bath and Christopher Noyce’s 25 years service as Members for Harrow Council in May 2015 be approved.

 

93.

CABINET AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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.

 

94.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRS TO COMMITTEES

To make appointments of Chairs to Committees for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

Governance, Audit, Risk Management and Standards

 

Councillor Antonio Weiss

Health and Wellbeing Board

Councillor Anne Whitehead

 

Licensing and General Purposes

 

Councillor Kairul Kareema Marikar

 

Overview and Scrutiny

 

Councillor Jerry Miles

Planning

Councillor Keith Ferry

 

Pension Fund

Councillor Adam Swersky

 

 

95.

APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES

To receive proposals from Political Groups as to the appointment of representatives of the authority to serve on Outside Bodies for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Outside Body appointments for the Municipal Year 2015/16 be approved, as set out in the second supplemental summons.

 

96.

WEST LONDON WASTE PLAN ADOPTION pdf icon PDF 11 KB

Recommendation I : Cabinet

                                    (23 April 2015)

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the West London Waste Plan be adopted as part of the Borough’s Local Plan.

 

97.

SCRUTINY ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 11 KB

Recommendation I : Overview and Scrutiny Committee

                                    (14 April 2015)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Scrutiny Annual Report 2014-15 be endorsed.

98.

CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the proposed changes to the Constitution, as set out in the report, be approved.

 

99.

DATES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS 2015/16

To note and confirm the dates of ordinary meetings of the Council for the 2015/16 Municipal Year, as follows:-

 

24 September 2015

3 December 2015

25 February 2016

19 May 2016 (Annual)

Minutes:

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

 

24 September 2015

3 December 2015

25 February 2016

19 May 2016 (Annual)