Agenda and minutes

Prayers were said by Pastor Derek Page.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bliss, Duncan, Gardner, Harmsworth, MacDonald, Rhodes and Sansarpuri.

Councillor Puddifoot moved the recommendations as set out in the report. This was seconded by Councillor Khursheed.

Following debate (Councillor Cox) the motion was put to a recorded vote.

Those voting for: The Mayor (Councillor Harper-O’Neill), the Deputy Mayor (Councillor Yarrow), Councillors Allam, Allen, Baker, Bamber, Banks, Barker, Barrett, Bartram, Bianco, Bull, Burrows, Buttivant, George Cooper, Judith Cooper, Corthorne, Courtenay, Crowe, Curling, Dann, Dhillon, Eginton, Garg, Hensley, Higgins, Horn, Jackson, Jarjussey, Jenkins, Kauffman, Kelly, Liz Kemp, Peter Kemp, Khursheed, Lavery, Lewis, Major, Markham, Melvin, Mills, O’Connor, Oswell, Payne, Puddifoot, Retter, Riley, Routledge, Sandhu, Seaman-Digby, Simmonds, Stead, Way, White and Willmott-Denbeigh

Those voting against: Councillors Bishop and Cox.

Those abstaining: none.

RESOLVED: That:

1.         the ''new-style'' Leader and Cabinet Executive [England] form of governance, as provided for by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, be adopted with effect on the third day after the date on which the 2010 local elections are held;

2.         the Head of Democratic Services be authorised to take the following steps in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007:

[a] to secure that copies of a document setting out the provisions of the new governance arrangements are available at the Civic Centre for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable hours, and

[b] to arrange to publish a Notice in a local newspaper circulating in the borough which complies with the requirements of section 29[2] [b] of the Local Government Act 2000; and

3.         the amendments to the Constitution, as previously approved by Council on 6 November 2008, and attached as Appendix B to the report, be confirmed.