Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
Venue: The Council Chamber, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Tim Hogan, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4850, E-mail: tim.hogan@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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To Elect a Mayor of the Borough to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007 (Note: Section 8 and Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act, 1972 provides that the election of Mayor shall be the first item of business transacted at the Annual Meeting of the Council and that in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote to any other s/he may have.) Decision:
DECISION
Councillor Shafiqul Haque elected Mayor until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
Action by – Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement All to note.
Minutes: Mr Ullah addressed the meeting on his year in office during which time he had raised £55,000 for his charity – Crisis.
Councillor Denise Jones responded on behalf of the Council. Councillors Rouse and Oliur Rahman also addressed the meeting on the Mayor’s year in office.
Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam and RESOLVED
That Councillor Shafiqul Haque of 18 Halliday House, Christian Street, London E1 1PA. be elected as Mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold office from 24th May, 2006 until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
The Mayor, Councillor Shafiqul Haque in the chair.
The Mayor then addressed the meeting and set out his proposed programme for the year, together with details of two charities he would be supporting during his mayoralty, Daneford Trust and Tower Hamlets Summer University.
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TO ELECT A DEPUTY MAYOR TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL IN 2007 Decision: DECISION
Councillor Ann Jackson elected as Deputy Mayor until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
Action by - Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement All to note.
Minutes: Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam
RESOLVED
That Councillor Ann Jackson of 34 Cardigan Road, London E3 5HU be elected as Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold office from 24th May 2006 until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
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Apologies For Absence Decision: There were no apologies for absence submitted.
Minutes: There were no apologies for absence submitted.
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To note any Declarations of Interest To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
Decision: No declarations of interest were made.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made.
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To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, 1st March, 2006 (Copy attached) Decision: DECISION
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 1st March, 2006 were confirmed as a correct record
Action by - Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement.
Minutes: MINUTES: RESOLVED:
That the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 1st March, 2006 be confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and the Mayor be authorised to sign them.
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To receive announcements from the Mayor and the Chief Executive Decision: No announcements were made.
Minutes: There were no announcements made.
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TO ELECT THE LEADER AND DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OF THE COUNCIL Decision:
DECISION
1 - Councillor Denise Jones elected as Leader of the Council, until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
2 - Councillor Sirajul Islam elected as Deputy Leader of the Council, until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007
Action by – Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement All to note
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Helal Abbas, Seconded by Councillor Ann Jackson and
RESOLVED: That Councillor Denise Jones be elected as Leader of the Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2007.
Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Salim Ullah and it was
RESOLVED: That Councillor Sirajul Islam be elected Deputy Leader of the Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2007.
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To consider the number of Members to be appointed to the Cabinet and to appoint Members to the Cabinet Decision:
DECISION
Cabinet to comprise 10 Members and those Members with the allocated portfolios, as set out in the attached schedule be appointed thereto.
Action by – Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement. All to note Minutes:
The Chief Executive tabled a schedule which informed the Council of proposed appointment of cabinet members for the municipal year 2006/2007 together with allocated portfolios.
Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam
‘That the Cabinet comprise 10 Members and those members with the allocated portfolios, as set out in the tabled schedule be appointed thereto’
Councillor Simon Rouse, Seconded by Councillor Peter Golds Moved an amendment in the following terms
‘That the Cabinet be reduced to a membership of 9 by the aboltion of the post of Lead Member Culture with the responsibilities arising absorbed within the portfolio of the Lead Member Children’s Services and the resulting savings allocated to front-line services’.
The Mayor put the amendment to the vote and there voted
For – 7 Against – 25 Abstentions – 12
The Mayor declared the amendment to be Lost.
The Mayor put the substantive motion to the vote and there voted
For – 26 Against – 6 Abstentions – 12
The Mayor declared the substantive motion to be Carried and
Resolved
That the Cabinet comprise 10 Members and those Members with the allocated portfolios, as set out in the tabled scheduled be appointed thereto.
For ease of reference the Members appointed to the Cabinet and their allocated portfolios are set out below
Councillor Denise Jones - Leader of the Council Councillor Sirajul Islam - Deputy Leader of the Council Councillor Helal U.Abbas - Lead Member, Children’s Services Councillor Ohid Ahmed - Lead Member, Regeneration, Localisation and Community Partnerships Councillor Anwara Ali - Lead Member, Equalities, Employment and Skills Councillor Abdul Asad - Lead Member, Older People and Health Councillor Abdal Ullah - Lead Member, Cleaner, Safer, Greener Councillor Josh Peck - Lead Member, Resources and Performance Councillor Lutfur Rahman - Lead Member, Culture Councillor Rupert Bawden - Lead Member, Housing and Development
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Review of Proportionality and Appointment to Committees/Panels of the Council (Note: Part 4 of the Authority’s Constitution provides for the Council annually to appoint Committees/Panels as may from time to time be determined and also provides for the Council to appoint up to 3 deputies for each elected Member)
Decision: DECISIONS
1 – The Review of proportionality be noted.
2 – The nominations to Committees / Panels agreed per the attached schedule.
3 – Appointment of Committee/Panel Chairs agreed as per the attached schedule.
4 – Part 3 of the Constitution to be amended to reflect changes to the size of committees/panels.
Action by -1, 2 and 3 - Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement. 4 – Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) All to note.
Minutes: The Chief Executive tabled a report which reviewed proportionality as required by Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and which also informed the Council of the nominations received from the political groups on the Council for membership of committees/panels of the Authority for the Municipal Year 2006/2007 .
Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam and
Resolved
1 That the Review of proportionality be noted.
2 That the nominations to membership of Committees / Panels of the Authority agreed as per the tabled schedule.
3 That the appointment of Committee/Panel Chairs agreed as per the attached schedule.
4 That Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution to be amended to reflect changes to the size of Committees/ Panels of the Authority.
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Appointment of Political Assistants PDF 54 KB Decision: DECISION
1 – That the Council appoint political assistants in accordance with section 9 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989;
2 – That in accordance with (1) above and having regard to the political balance on the Council, a full-time post be allocated to the Labour Group and provision from existing be used to create 2 part-time posts of 3.5 and 2.5 days a week for the Respect and Conservative Groups respectively.
Action by – Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement.
Minutes: Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam
‘1 That the Council appoint political assistants in accordance with section 9 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989;
2 That in accordance with (1) above and having regard to the political balance on the Council, a full-time post be allocated to the Labour Group and provision from existing be used to create 2 part-time posts of 3.5 and 2.5 days a week for the Respect and Conservative Groups respectively.’
The motion was subject to an amendment by Councillor Oliur Rahman, Seconded by Councillor Objol Miah in the following terms -
‘That full-time political assistants be appointed to assist the Labour and, Respect Groups on the Council and a part-time political assistant be appointed to assist the Conservative Group’
The Mayor put the amendment to the vote and there voted for:-
For – 12 Against - 26 Abstained – 0
The Mayor declared the amendment to be Lost and he then put the substantive motion to the vote and there voted:-
For - 32 Against - 12 Abstained - 0
The Mayor declared the substantive motion to be Carried and
Resolved
1 That the Council appoint political assistants in accordance with Section 9 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
2 That in accordance with ( 1) and having regard to the political balance on the Council, a full-time post be allocated to the Labour Group and provision from existing resources be used to create 2 part-time post of 3.5 and 2.5 days for the Respect and Conservative Groups respectively.
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Appointment of Representatives to the Association of London Government Moved by Councillor Denise Jones and Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam
‘That in accordance with Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution those Members and Deputies as listed in Appendix A to the report be nominated to the various bodies of the Association of London Government’
Councillor Rouse suggested that the nominations should be made in accordance with proportionality and Seconded by Councillor Phillip Golds Moved
‘That proportionality rules apply to the Council’s nominations to the Association of London Government resulting in allocation of – 8 places to the Labour Group, 3 places to Respect, 2 places to the Conservative Group and 1 place to the Liberal Democrat Group’
The Mayor put the amendment to the vote and there voted
For – 25 Against – 26
The Mayor declared the amendment to be LOST
The Mayor put the substantive motion to the vote and there voted
For – 26 Against – 25
The Mayor declared the substantive motion to be Carried and it was
RESOLVED
That in accordance with Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution those Members and Deputies as listed in Appendix A to the report be appointed to the various bodies of the Association of London Government.
Decision: DECISION –
That the nominations to the ALG’s panels and committees agreed, as per the attached schedule.
Action by – Interim of Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement.
Close of meeting.
The meeting ended at 8.25 pm.
Tim Revell Interim Head of Democratic Renewal and Engagement.
Minutes: The Chief Executive tabled a report which requested the Council to consider making nominations to a number of bodies of the Association of London Government The ALG had requested the Council to its nominations by 1st June which precluded consideration by the General Purposes Committee.
Moved by Councillor Denise Jones, Seconded by Councillor Sirajul Islam
“That the nominations to the Association of London Government’s panels and committees be agreed, as per the tabled schedule”.
Moved as an amendment by Councillor Simon Rouse and Seconded by Councillor Peter Golds.
‘That the nominations to the Association of London Government be made in accordance with the principles of proportionality’.
The Mayor put the amendment to the vote and it was LOST.
The Mayor then put the substantive motion to the vote and it was
RESOLVED: That the nominations to the Association of London Government’s panels and committees be agreed, as set out in the appendix.
Close of meeting.
There being on further business the Mayor thanked everyone for their contributions and attendance and closed the meeting ended at 8.25 pm.
Councillor Shafiqul Haque Mayor
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