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Apologies and Announcements Minutes: Apologies were presented on behalf of County Councillors Terry Burns and Jim Lawrenson.
Announcements
The Chairman reported the sad death on 8 January of former County Councillor Tom Burns. Mr Burns had been a county councillor from 2005 to 2009 and had served on the cabinet and as chairman of a number of overview and scrutiny committees.
A number of members including each of the political Group leaders paid tribute to him.
The Chairman also referred to the recent sad death of Sir Tom Finney CBE and to some of his many footballing achievements. The county council was proud of his association with Preston.
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Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Minutes:
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Report of the Employment Committee - Appointment of Chief Executive Minutes: County Councillor Jennifer Mein, as Chairman of the Employment Committee reported that, following a selection process including interviews held on 13 February 2014, the Employment Committee had recommended that Jo Turton be appointed Chief Executive, Head of the Paid Service and Returning Officer of the County Council on a salary of £170, 000 per year with immediate effect.
Six County Councillors requested a recorded vote in accordance with procedural Standing Order 15.2 (9.4). The names of county councillors who voted for or against the Motion and those who abstained are set out below:
For (68)
Against (1)
D Stansfield
Abstain (13)
The Motion was carried and it was:
Resolved: That Jo Turton be appointed Chief Executive, Head of the Paid Service and Returning Officer of the County Council on a salary of £170, 000 per year.
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The County Council's Budget 2014/15 Additional documents:
Minutes: County Councillor Borrow, Deputy Leader of the Council, reported that Brandon Lewis, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government had written to local authorities advising Council's to have a recorded vote for all Budget items. Whilst at the moment there was no statutory requirement for the Council and the requirement would need reflecting in Standing Orders, CC Borrow moved that a recorded vote be held for all matters on the Budget for this meeting requiring a vote.
Following a show of hands it was,
Resolved: That a recorded vote be conducted for all matters pertaining to the Budget.
County Councillor Borrow then moved the report of the Cabinet from its meeting on the6 February 2014. It contained recommendations on:
(1) The Revenue Budget 2014/15;
(2) The Council Tax and Precept 2014/15; and
(3) The Capital Investment Strategy 2014/15 to 2016/17.
In moving the report County Councillor Borrow outlined an adjustment to the proposals contained within the report relating to the Revenue Budget 2014/15. Details of the adjustment were set out in a document circulated to all members, which is appended to these minutes as Annex 1.
The motion was seconded by County Councillor Jennifer Mein, Leader.
There then followed a period of debate after which County Councillor Geoff Driver moved an Amendment to the Budget proposals on behalf of the Conservative Group, which was seconded by County Councillor Albert Atkinson. A copy of the Amendment was circulated to all members and is set out at Annex 2 to these minutes. It was noted that amended pages 240-241 to the Budget proposals had previously been circulated to members.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at this point for a period of fifteen minutes to give members the opportunity to read and consider the Amendment.
On resumption of the meeting there then followed a period of debate following which a recorded vote was taken as agreed earlier in the meeting. The names of county councillors who voted for or against the Amendment and those who abstained are set out below:
For (34)
Against (48)
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Treasury Management Policy and Strategy 2014/15 Additional documents:
Minutes: The County Council considered a report outlining the proposed Treasury Management Policy Framework for 2014/15 as required by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Treasury Management Code of Practice (2011). It included the County Council's borrowing and investment strategies and the proposed Minimum Revenue provision Policy, together with the treasury management prudential indicators which sought to ensure that the Council's borrowing levels remained both sustainable and affordable.
The Cabinet had considered the Treasury Management Policy Framework for 2014/15 set out at Appendices A, B and C to the report now presented and recommended it to the Full Council for approval.
Resolved: That the Treasury Management Policy and Strategy for 2014/15 as set out in Appendices A, B and C to the report now presented, be approved.
Part B - Matters for Information
No matters were reported.
Part C - Notice of Motion
No Notices of Motion had been received.
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