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It was moved by Mr Galton, seconded by Mr Parsons and carried:

 

"That MR ROGER MCLACHLAN WILSON be elected Chairman for the period until the next Annual Meeting of the Council."

 

Mr Wilson read out and signed his Declaration of Acceptance of Office which was witnessed and signed by the Chief Executive.

 

Mr Wilson took the Chair and thanked his proposer and seconder and members of the Council for electing him.

 

The Chairman thanked Mr Kershaw for his services to the County during his period of office as Chairman and Mrs Kershaw for her services as his consort.  Mr Parsons, Mr Galton and Mr Hunt each joined the Chairman in associating their Groups with the thanks to Mr and Mrs Kershaw.  Mr Kershaw thanked members for their generous remarks.

 

It was moved by Mr Parsons, seconded by Mr Galton and carried:

 

"That MR PETER CHARLES OSBORNE be appointed Vice-Chairman for the period until the next Annual Meeting of the Council."

 

Mr Osborne read out and signed his Declaration of Acceptance of Office which was witnessed and signed by the Chief Executive.

 

Mr Osborne thanked his proposer and seconder for their generous remarks and members of the Council for appointing him as Vice-Chairman.

 

Andrea Collingridge

 

Members joined the Chairman in congratulating Andrea Collingridge, a Maternity Social Worker in the Children and Young People's Service, who had become a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours list.

 

The Leader commented that he had written to congratulate Andrea on her award.  He had also written to Mrs Manjula Sood, formerly Lord Mayor of the Leicester City Council to congratulate her on also receiving an MBE in the recent Birthday Honours.

 

Awards

 

The Chairman referred with pleasure to the success of the County Council in having recently achieved a number of awards, as follows:-

 

Association of Print and Communications Managers

 

The County Council's in-house printing unit – Central Print – based in Corporate Resources, had won the "Best Full Colour (Litho) Award” in a recent competition.  This was the first time the Authority had entered the competition and followed a large investment in modern equipment. 

 

The Museums and Heritage Award for Excellence – The "Oscars" of the Museums World

 

The County Council's Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre had recently won this year's Classic Award which was open to any museum, gallery or heritage attraction which had been established for ten years or more, beating a shortlist of six national attractions which included the Natural History Museum, National Museums Liverpool and Cabinet War Rooms. 

 

This was an outstanding achievement and recognised the vision of the County Council in seeking to provide high quality services to the public. 

 

Police 'Excellence Award'

 

The County Council's Trading Standards Service had recently received an excellence award in recognition of its contribution to a multi-agency project which targeted the activities of scrap metal merchants in the light of high prices and the incentives to trade in stolen property and short measure.

 

As a result of the exercise the Police had made several arrests and a number of cases relating to the receipt of stolen copper cable were pending.

 

Members joined the Chairman in congratulating all concerned on these well deserved awards.

 

The Leicestershire-Kilkenny Link

 

The Chairman drew to members' attention the longstanding friendship link between Leicestershire and Kilkenny.  He had recently visited Kilkenny with Tony Kershaw and David Parsons, and had been treated to a wonderful and warm hospitality by the Kilkenny people.  A number of possible areas for further joint venture had been discussed and Kilkenny County Council was particularly interested in working with the County Council and the East Midlands China Bureau to explore trading links with Sichuan.  It was understood that the Leader would be following this up as part of his work towards developing trade with China.

 

Armed Forces Day

 

The Chairman reminded members that they had been invited to a special service and parade to be held on Saturday 27 June at St Mary de Castro Church, in Leicester, to mark Armed Forces Day.  The service would be held jointly with the Lord Mayor of Leicester and the Lord-Lieutenant and he encouraged all members to attend.

 

County Service  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

The Chief Executive presented the report of the Returning Officer on the persons duly elected to the County Council at the elections which had been held on 4 June 2009. 

 

The Chairman congratulated all members on their election and in particular extended a welcome to new members.

 

It was moved by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and carried:-

 

“That the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 25 March 2009, copies of which have been circulated to members, be taken as read, confirmed and signed.”

 

The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to make declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting.

 

No such declarations were made.

 

No questions were received.

 

No Position Statements were presented.

 

(A)       Date of Council Meetings 2009/10.

 

It was moved by Mr Parsons, seconded by Prof Preston and carried:

 

"That Council meetings in 2009/10 be held on the following dates:-

 

         Wednesday            8 July 2009

 

         Wednesday            23^.September 2009

 

         Wednesday            2 December 2009

 

         Wednesday            24 February 2010 (Budget

                                          Meeting)

 

         Wednesday            24 March 2010

 

         Wednesday            19 May 2010 (Annual Meeting)."

 

It was moved by Mr Rhodes and seconded by Prof Preston:

 

"That Mr D R Parsons CBE be appointed Leader of the Council for the period until the Annual Meeting of the Council following the County Council elections in 2013."

 

The motion was put and carried.

 

It was moved by Mr Rhodes and seconded by Prof Preston:

 

"That it be noted that the Leader proposes to appoint the members named on list 'A', attached to these minutes, as members of the Cabinet."

 

The motion was put and carried.

 

TO APPOINT CABINET SUPPORT MEMBERS.

 

It was moved by Mr Parsons and seconded by Prof Preston:

 

"That the following members be appointed as Cabinet Support Members, as provided for in Article 7 of the Council's Constitution:-

 

            Mr G A Hart

            Mr D W Houseman

            Mr J T Orson."

 

The motion was put and carried.

 

It was moved by Prof Preston, seconded by Mr Charlesworth and carried:

 

"That the membership of the Scrutiny Commission, Boards and Committees as set out in List 'B', attached to these minutes, be approved."

 

SPOKESMEN

 

Prof Preston named the members shown in the second column of list 'S', as Conservative Spokesmen of the bodies as shown.

 

Mrs Fox named the members shown in the third column of list 'S', as Labour Spokespersons of the bodies as shown.

 

Mr Charlesworth named the members shown in the fourth column of list 'S' as Liberal Democrat Spokesmen of the bodies as shown.

 

A copy of list 'S' is attached to these minutes.

 

SUBSTITUTES

 

It was moved by Prof Preston, seconded by Mr Charlesworth and carried:

 

"That the Chief Executive be authorised to make and terminate appointments to the Commission, committees, boards and other County Council bodies (not including the Cabinet) in accordance with the wishes of the political groups to whom the seat in question has been allocated, subject in the case of those bodies set out in list 'B' to the Group giving one day's notice to the Chief Executive of its wishes."

 

It was moved by Prof Preston, seconded by Mr Charlesworth and carried:

 

"That Mrs Lesley Summerland be appointed as a parent governor co-opted member of the Children and Young People's Service Overview and Scrutiny Committee (or other appropriate scrutiny committee dealing with Education) for the period ending with the County Council elections in 2013."

 

It was moved by Prof Preston, seconded by Mr Charlesworth and carried:

 

"That Reverend M Asquith and Mr R Galvin be appointed as church representatives on the Children and Young People's Service Overview and Scrutiny Committee (or other appropriate scrutiny committee dealing with Education) for the period ending with the County Council elections in 2013."