Extraordinary Meeting of Salford City Council

Extraordinary Meeting of Salford City Council

Salford City Council

30 October 2013

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF SALFORD CITY COUNCIL

30 October 2013

Meeting commenced:9.30 a.m.

“ ended:9.40 a.m.

PRESENT:Councillor Alan Clague (Ceremonial Mayor) - in the Chair

Mr Ian Stewart - City Mayor

CouncillorsEric Burgoyne, Val Burgoyne, Stephen Coen, Jillian Collinson, Graham Compton, Peter Connor, Richard Critchley, Jim Dawson, Paul Dennett, Peter Dobbs, John Ferguson, Karen Garrido, Robin Garrido, Christine Hudson, Jimmy Hunt, David Jolley, Roger Jones, Jim King, David Lancaster, Iain Lindley, Ray Mashiter, Charles McIntyre, Margaret Morris, John Mullen, Michelle Mullen, Thomas Murphy, Stephen Ord, Sue Pugh, Gina Reynolds, Brendan Ryan, Pat Ryan, Lisa Stone, Les Turner, John Walsh,Peter Wheeler, George Wilson and Ronnie Wilson.

1.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Paula Boshell, Andy Cheetham, Christopher Clarkson, Sareda Dirir, Bill Hinds, Ann-Marie Humphreys, Joe Kean, Tracy Kelly, John Merry, Matt Mold, John Warmisham and Michael Wheeler.

2.DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST.

There were no declarations of interest.

3.COUNCILLOR NORBERT POTTER.

The Council and those present at its meeting observed a period of silence in tribute for Councillor Norbert Potter, who was held in high esteem by all those he worked with.

4. INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO THE DISCHARGE OF THOSE OF THE COUNCIL’S STATUTORY, PROPER OFFICER AND NON-EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY DELEGATED TO THE POST OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER AND SUPPORT SERVICES

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report outliningthe interim arrangements that Council is asked to make to ensure that where the post of Chief Executive or Strategic Director for Customer and Support Services is currently designated to act as a Statutory Officer or as a “Proper Officer” of Salford City Council; other Chief Officers are designated by the Council to act in their place.. Similarly there is a need for the Council to make interim arrangements to ensure that all of the Council’s non-executive functions that were delegated by Council at its meeting on 17 July 2013 to the posts of Chief Executive and Strategic Director of Customer and Support Services are delegated to other Chief Officers by the Council.

Councillor Karen Garrido sought clarification on a number of issues, including the delayed circulation of the report.

In response, the Monitoring Officer reported that:

  • The appropriate statutory notice of the Extraordinary Meeting of Council and of the business to be transacted was provided;
  • The report was made available and published once it was available
  • It is for Council to decide whether to accept the report submitted;
  • Council has a statutory duty to appoint a head of paid service.

Councillor Karen Garrido moved a procedural motion that consideration of the report be deferred until the next meeting of Council. The motion was lost. It was then moved that the report be approved. The motion was carried.

RESOLVED:

  1. To note the need to make interim arrangements to ensure that where the

postof Chief Executive or Strategic Director of Customer and Support

Services is currently designated to act as a Statutory Officer,

or asthe “Proper Officer” of Salford City Council, another Chief Officer is

designated by the Council to act in their place;

2.To adopt the interim designations of Chief Officers to act as the Council’s Statutory Officers and “Proper Officers” as set out in Appendix 1 to this report;

3.To note the need to make interim arrangements in order to ensure that all of the Council’s non-executive functions that are currently delegated to the post of Chief Executive and Strategic Director of Customer and Support Service, are delegated to other Chief Officers by the Council;

4.To adopt the interim delegations of the Council’s non-executive functions to Chief Officers set out in Appendix 2 to this report.

5.To make interim arrangements to designate the Strategic Director for Children’s Services to act as the Council’s Head of Paid Service.

Councillor Peter Wheeler, on behalf of Council, formally thanked the Chief Executive and wished her all the best for the future.

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