Issue - meetings
MAYOR'S REPORT
Meeting: 13/04/2011 - Council (Item 7)
MAYOR'S REPORT
In accordance with the Council’s Constitution as amended, provision is made at each ordinary Council meeting for the Elected Mayor to give a report.
A maximum of five minutes is allowed for the Elected Mayor’s report, following which the Chair of Council will give the respective political group leaders an opportunity to respond for up to one minute each if they wish.
Decision:
The Mayor made his report to the Council meeting. The Leader of the Majority Group and the Leaders of the Minority Groups each responded briefly to the Mayor’s report.
Minutes:
The Mayor made his report to the Council meeting.
He referred to the coalition government’s tax and benefit changes which were negatively affecting a large section of the population especially in the Borough, although robust management of the Councils finances had ensured that unlike the position in many other authorities which were closing facilities such as SureStart centres or libraries, frontline services in Tower Hamlets were protected and with increased investment in schools and libraries planned to be rolled out.
The Mayor stated that he would continue to deliver improvements to the residents of the Borough and extended best wishes to those communities who would be celebrating forthcoming religious holidays.
The Leader of the Majority Group and Leaders of the Minority Groups each responded briefly to the Mayor’s report.