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Apologies and Announcements Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors Julia Berry, Howard Hartley, Nweeda Khan and Sobia Malik.
County Councillors Gina Dowding, Andy Fewings, Hasina Khan, Yousuf Motala, Lian Pate and John Potter joined the meeting virtually.
Announcements
Deaths
The Chairman reported the recent death of former County Councillor Colonel Sir Simon Towneley KCVO JP DL who sadly passed away on Friday 11 November 2022.
The Council observed a one-minute silence.
New Executive Director
The Chairman welcomed Mark Wynn, recently appointed Executive Director of Resources, to his first Full Council meeting.
At this point, County Councillor Tim Ashton raised a Point of Order under Standing Order B18(1) relating to industrial action and non-receipt of agenda papers for the meeting. County Councillor Julie Gibson declared a pecuniary interest and left the meeting for the duration of the discussion. |
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Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Minutes: None declared. |
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Questions submitted under Standing Order B28. Minutes: County Councillors Julie Gibson, Lizzi Collinge, Mark Clifford, Tim Ashton, and Samara Barnes asked their questions as follows:
County Councillor Shaun Turner, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change; County Councillor Michael Green, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing; County Councillor Phillippa Williamson, Leader of the County Council; County Councillor Aidy Riggott, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Growth; and County Councillor Jayne Rear, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, replied.
Due to a limit of 30 minutes for Question Time, the following questions were not asked and were subject to a written response copied to all councillors:
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Confirmation of the Minutes from the Meeting held on 13 October 2022 Minutes: Resolved: - That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 October 2022 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman. |
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Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - 2022/23 Members' Allowance Scheme Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Alan Vincent moved a report setting out the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the council's Members' Allowance Scheme for 2022/23, following an informal meeting of the Panel on 22 November 2022 and subsequent written confirmation of the Panel's recommendation.
Resolved: - That:
(i) The recommendation of the Independent Remuneration Panel, as set out in the report and at Appendix 'A', now presented, relating to the county council's Members' Allowance Scheme, be noted. (ii) The revised Members' Allowance Scheme for 2022/23, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved and the Director of Corporate Services be authorised to make any consequential changes to the Constitution. |
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Minutes: County Councillor Eddie Pope moved a report relating to the appointment of new employer and scheme member representatives on the Lancashire Local Pension Board.
Resolved: - That:
(i) The appointment of two new employer representatives and two new scheme member representatives on the Lancashire Local Pension Board, and the length of the terms, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved. (ii) All new Board members are bound by the county council's Code of Conduct with immediate effect. |
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Local Government Reform Cumbria Pension Arrangements Minutes: County Councillor Eddie Pope moved a report proposing that Lancashire County Council agreed the Westmoreland and Furness Council delegating its pension fund administration function to Lancashire County Council pursuant to section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972.
Resolved: - That:
(i) The delegation of the pension fund administration function of Westmoreland and Furness Council to Lancashire County Council pursuant to section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 subject to the council entering into appropriate legal agreements with the parties, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved. (ii) The Director of Corporate Services be authorised to agree the final legal agreements on behalf of Lancashire County Council. |
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Urgent Business An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading. Minutes: There was no urgent business to be considered. |
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Report of the Cabinet (Part B) Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Cabinet from its meetings on 6 October 2022, 3 November 2022 and 1 December 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Cabinet, now presented, be noted. |
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The Urgency Committee Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Urgency Committee setting out details of the decision taken by the Director of Corporate Services (Monitoring Officer) under the county council's urgent business procedure on behalf of the Urgency Committee.
Resolved: - That the report of the Urgency Committee, now presented, be noted. |
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The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Alan Schofield moved the report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee from its meeting on 17 October 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, now presented, be noted. |
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The Employment Committee Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Employment Committee from its meetings on 30 September 2022, 3 November 2022 and 17 November 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Employment Committee, now presented, be noted.
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The Pension Fund Committee Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Eddie Pope moved the report of the Pension Fund Committee from its meeting on 25 November 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Pension Fund Committee, now presented, be noted.
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The Overview and Scrutiny Committees Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor David Westley moved the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees from their meetings as follows:
Scrutiny Management Board - 8 November 2022 Children, Families and Skills - 26 October 2022 Health and Adult Services - 2 November 2022 Environment, Economic Growth and Transport - 20 October 2022 Community, Cultural and Corporate Services - 29 September 2022 and 10 November 2022
Resolved: - That the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, now presented, be noted.
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The Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Michael Green moved the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board from its meeting on 15 November 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board, now presented, be noted.
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Report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor David O'Toole moved the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority from its meeting on 3 October 2022.
Resolved: - That the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, now presented, be noted. |
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To consider Notices of Motion Submitted under Standing Order B36 Minutes:
1. It was moved by County Councillor Nikki Hennessy and seconded by County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson that:
Liverpool has been selected as the host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Following the war in Ukraine, Britain opened its doors to welcome thousands of Ukrainians into our communities and homes in Lancashire.
Lancashire has a proud tradition of warmly welcoming refugees from all parts of the world and is proud of the way communities have welcomed and supported our Ukrainian visitors.
These people have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to all of us having left loved ones to fight against the aggression of Putin.
This Council resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotherham, and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, asking them to provide 'free' complimentary tickets to Ukrainian refugees from Lancashire for events in and around Eurovision 2023.
The following friendly amendment was proposed by County Councillor Peter Buckley, in accordance with Standing Order B42:
Liverpool has been selected as the host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Following the war in Ukraine, Britain opened its doors to welcome thousands of Ukrainians into our communities and homes in Lancashire.
Lancashire has a proud tradition of warmly welcoming refugees from all parts of the world and is proud of the way communities have welcomed and supported our Ukrainian visitors.
These people have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to all of us having left loved ones to fight against the aggression of Putin.
This Council resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotherham, and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and the Mayor of Liverpool City Council asking them to provide 'free' complimentary tickets to Ukrainian guests and their sponsors from Lancashire for events in and around Eurovision 2023.
This Council also resolves to ask Officers to explore the use of Homes for Ukraine Funding provided to Lancashire County Council, to support Ukrainian communities in Lancashire to establish and host their own events on and around the night of the Eurovision final.
The friendly amendment was accepted by County Councillor Hennessy and became the substantive motion.
The substantive motion, as amended by County Councillor Buckley's friendly amendment, was then put to the vote and was CARRIED. It was therefore:
Resolved: - That:
Liverpool has been selected as the host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Following the war in Ukraine, Britain opened its doors to welcome thousands of Ukrainians into our communities and homes in Lancashire.
Lancashire has a proud tradition of warmly welcoming refugees from all parts of the world and is proud of the way communities have welcomed and supported our Ukrainian visitors.
These people have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to all of us having left loved ones to fight against the aggression of Putin.
This Council resolves ... view the full minutes text for item 12. |