Minutes of meetings of 5th, 16th and 19th March, 2010
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Hartley,
Seconded by Councillor D. Browne,
That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 5th, 16th and 19th March be approved and adopted.
Amendment
Budget Monitoring Report
Moved by Councillor McCarthy,
Seconded by Councillor Stalford,
That the decision of 19th March under the heading “Finance – Budget Monitoring Report” noting the latest financial position of the Council, be amended to provide that monthly budget reports on the Council’s expenditure be submitted to all the Committees of the Council.
A division on the amendment was demanded. A poll having been taking on the amendment, there voted for it eleven Members, viz., The High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford); and Councillors Attwood, Campbell, Convery, Humphrey, B. Kelly, N. Kelly, Mallon, McCarthy, Mullaghan and O’Reilly; and against it thirty-one Members, viz., the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Long); the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Lavery); and Councillors Adamson, Austin, D. Browne, M. Browne, Brownlee, Crozier, Cunningham, Cush, N. Dodds, Ekin, Empey, Hartley, Hendron, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, A. Maskey, C. Maskey, McCabe, McCann, McCausland, McKenzie, Newton, O’Neill, Patterson, Robinson, Rodgers, Smyth and Stoker.
The amendment was accordingly declared lost.
Further Amendment
Moved by Councillor Rodgers,
Seconded by Councillor D. Browne and
Resolved – That the matter be referred back to the Committee for consideration to be given to a report on the appropriate level of financial reporting which should be made to Committees on a regular basis.
Requests for Matters to be
Taken Back for Further Consideration
Publication of Information on
Payments made to Council Officers
The Chairman (Councillor Hartley), at the request of Councillor D. Browne and with the consent of the Council, agreed that the minute of the meeting of 19th March under the heading “Publication of Information on Payments made to Council Officers” be taken back to the Committee for further consideration.
Members’ Declarations of Interest
At the request of Councillor McCausland, the Chairman (Councillor Hartley), with the consent of the Council, agreed that the minute of the meeting of 19th March under the heading “Members’ Declarations of Interest” be taken back to the Committee for further consideration.
Amendment
Request to Address the Council –
UNISON Northern Ireland
Moved by Councillor McCann,
Seconded by Councillor C. Maskey and
Resolved – That the decision of 19th March under the heading “Request to Address the Council – UNISON Northern Ireland”, agreeing to receive at a future meeting of the Committee a presentation from representatives of the Union, be amended to include representatives from other Trades Unions representing the Council workforce being invited to the Committee meeting.
Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 5th, 16th and 19th March were thereupon approved and adopted, subject to:
(i) the omission of the minute of the meeting of 19th March under the heading “Finance – Budget Monitoring Report” which, at the request of Councillor Rodgers, is referred back to the Committee for further consideration to be given to a report on the appropriate level of financial reporting which should be made to Committees on a regular basis;
(ii) the omission of the minute of the meeting of 19th March under the heading “Publication of Information on Payments made to Council Officers” which, at the request of Councillor D. Browne, is taken back to the Committee for further consideration;
(iii) the omission of the minute of the meeting of 19th March under the heading “Members’ Declarations of Interest” which, at the request of Councillor McCausland, is taken back to the Committee for further consideration; and
(iv) the amendment of the decision of 19th March under the heading “Request to Address the Council – UNISON Northern Ireland” to include representatives from other Trades Unions representing the Council workforce being invited to the Committee meeting.