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Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Special Council Meeting
Last night I attended a special meeting of Bury Council. The meeting was to agree the “question” to be put to voters in the Mayoral Referendum on 3 July 2008.
Unlike normal meetings of the full Council, which tend to go on till 10pm, the meeting was very short with only one agenda item. Councillors […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Joint Consultative Committee
Last night was a meeting of Bury Council’s Joint Consultative Committee with its staff trades unions. This is an important meeting that brings together representatives of the various Trade Unions which Bury’s employees are members of, with elected Councillors.
There were a number of issues to report.
Equality and Diversity
The Council is doing well having achieved […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Full Council 26 March 2008
Last night was the last “Full Council’ of Bury MBC for the current Municipal Year. Full Council is the only meeting that brings together all 51 councillors across the borough.
The last meeting of the municipal year has the bad habit of descending into a pre-election slanging match between the Labour and Conservative Party’s, with […] -
Meeting Reports
Executive Committee 19 March 2008
Last night was the last meeting of the Council’s Executive Committee for the year. The Executive brings together the eight “portfolio holders” on the Council, together with the two leaders of opposition parties, including me from the Lib Dems. The meeting had an increadably long agenda - 31 items! - so I’ll only report on […]
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Holyrood Ward, Meeting Reports, Bury Council, Local Issues
Prestwich Local Area Partnership 4 March 2008
Tuesday night was the regular meeting of Prestwich Local Area Partnership. This is the meeting that brings together your local councillors, key partners like the police, fire and NHS and appointed community representatives. The meeting, which took place in Sedgley Park School on King’s Road, was also very well attended by members of the public.
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Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Executive Committee 27 February 2008
Last night was the meeting of Bury Council’s Executive Committee. I am one of the two Opposition Party leaders that sits on this Committee. There were a number of interesting issues:
Validation Requirements for Planning Applications
This sets out an improved scheme so that it is clearer how Planning Applications are dealt with by the Council.
Car Parking […] -
Meeting Reports, Schools
Prestwich Arts College Governors 21 February 2008
Thursday night was the termly meeting of the Governors of Prestwich Arts College (formerly Prestwich High). This is one of the two local schools on which I represent you as a Governor.
There were two particularly interesting issues to report on:
Bury Review of Learning
We had a presenation from Bury’s Assistant Director of Learning about a review […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council, News
Budget Council 20 February 2008
Last night was “Budget Council” for Bury MBC. This is probably the most important meeting each year for a local Council as it is when Councillors set the full budget for the following year.
In a shapshot, here’s what has been agreed:
- a Council Tax rise of 3.4% from 1st April. This is a significantly lower […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Executive Committee 13 February 2008
Last night was the meeting of the Council’s Executive Committee, on which I serve as one of the opposition group leaders.
This was a special meeting of the Executive to receive reports relating to the Council’s budget for next year (2008-2009).
Finance Report for this Year
The Council is expecting to end the year with a relatively small […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Full Council 6 February 2008
Wednesday night was the “full” meeting of Bury Council - this is the main formal meeting of all 51 councillors that happens about six times a year.
Regrettably this meeting was not the best example of local democracy in action. There was almost no agenda - no recommendations of the Executive Committee, no motions to discuss, […]
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