Agenda and minutes

The Mayor’s Chaplain offered prayer.

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Extraordinary and Ordinary meetings of the Council held on 21 January 2014 be approved as a correct record.

The Worshipful the Mayor, moved, under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 7,that Council Procedure Rule 3.2 be suspended to allow 30 minutes for Part 1 business, as this included the election of the Mayor Designate for the year 2014/15. The Worshipful Mayor further proposed that Council Procedure Rule 20.1 and 26.1 also be suspended to permit the Councillor Richard Cornelius, Councillor Alison Moore and Councillor Jack Cohen to speak for a time in excess of five minutes each on the Council Budget and Council Tax 2014/15, item 2.1.

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried.

RESOLVED –

(i)         That Council Procedure Rule 3.2 be suspended to allow 30 minutes for Part 1 business as this included the election of the Mayor Designate for the year 2014/15. 

(ii)        That Council Procedure Rule 20.1 and 26.1 be suspended to allowCouncillor Richard Cornelius, Councillor Alison Moore and Councillor Jack Cohen to speak for a time in excess of five minutes eachon the Council Budget and Council Tax 2014/15, item 2.1.

There were none.

There was none

The Worshipful the Mayorcalled for nominations for election of Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet for 2014/15:

Conservative Group Nomination

Councillor Tom Davey, duly seconded by Councillor Kate Salinger moved that Councillor Hugh Rayner be proposed for the appointment of Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 2 June 2014.

Labour Group Nomination

Councillor Geoffrey Johnson, duly seconded by Councillor Zukia Zubairi moved that the Councillor Agnes Slocombe be proposed for the appointment of Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 2 June 2014.

Upon being put to the vote, the nomination in the name of Councillor Hugh Rayner was declared carried.

RESOLVED – That Councillor Hugh Rayner be formally proposed and seconded at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 2 June 2014 for the appointment as Mayorof the London Borough of Barnet for the Municipal Year, 2014/15.

Councillor Hugh Rayner thanked those present for the confidence shown in him and undertook to do his very best in his term of office as Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet. He announced that Councillor David Longstaff had consented to be his Deputy Mayor.

The Worshipful the Mayor under Council Procedure Rule 6.2 varied the order of business to bring forward Item 1 in the Report of the Head of Governance - Recorded votes at the Council’s Budget meetings.

The Council is required to amend its procedure rules in line with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into force on the 25th February 2014.  This means that the votes of each individual Councillor on the budget (and alternative budgets) will be recorded by name in the minutes of the meeting. The full details and background are set out in Item 1, Report of the Head of Governance.

Upon being put to the vote the recommendations were declared carried

         RESOLVED - 

1.         That Council approve the amendments to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules, paragraph 15, Voting, to reflect the recording in the minutes of the Council budget meeting on how each Member present voted, on any decision relating to the budget or Council tax.

         2.         That the amendment take effect immediately.

The Leader, Councillor Richard Cornelius, moved reception and adoption of the recommendations set out in the Cabinet Report.

Councillor Alison Moore, Councillor Jack Cohen and Councillor Brian Coleman moved their alternative budgets. 

Debate ensued.

Upon being put to the vote, the Labour Group’s Alternative Budget was declared lost.

Voting on the Labour Group’s Alternative Budget

Upon being put to the vote, the Liberal Democrat Group’s Alternative Budget was declared lost.

Voting on the Liberal Democrat Group’s Alternative Budget

Upon being put to the vote, the Independent Member’s Alternative Budget was declared lost.

Voting on the  Independent Member’s Alternative Budget

There were none.

Councillor Richard Cornelius moved adoption and reception. Upon being put to the vote the recommendations as set out in the report were declared carried.

RESOLVED - That Council endorse the council’s Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2014/15.

1.         REPORT EXEMPT FROM CALL IN

            RESOLVED - That Council note the report exempt from call-in.       

2.         CHANGE TO COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

RESOLVED – That Council note the change of meeting date contained in the table above.

3.         VACANCIES ON SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES

RESOLVED - That the following appointment be approved:

Frith Manor School

·         Mr John Ward be appointed to the Governing Body of Frith Manor School

At its meeting on 4February 2014, the Group Leaders Panel considered a complaint against Councillor Coleman which resulted in the Panel making a recommendation to Council to censure Councillor Coleman for his failure to act in accordance with the authority’s reasonable requirements when using the council’s resources (section Paragraph 5 (b) (i) of the Members’ Code of

Conduct). It was found that Councillor Coleman had disposed of council property (his laptop) where he did not have the right to do so.

Council considered the recommendations from the Group Leaders Panel. Upon being put to the vote the recommendations set out below were declared carried.

1.        That there was a breach of Paragraph 5 (b) (i) of the Members’ Code of Conduct  “You must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of your authority act in accordance with your authority's reasonable requirements.”

2.        That in view of (1) above, the Panel recommends that Councillor Coleman be censured.

RESOLVED - That Council hereby censure Councillor Brian Coleman.