Matters Raised by the Public
To deal with matters raised by members of the public within the Borough, in accordance with the procedures relating to Petitions, Public Questions.and Motions set out in Rule 11 of the Council and Committee Procedure Rules.
Minutes:
The Mayor reported that following the publication of the report relating to the Revenue Budget 2012/13, to be considered under Minute No. 111 later in the meeting, a petition had been submitted, containing 2,124 signatures objecting to the proposal set out in budget saving option E4.8 for the closure of the facilities at the Botanic Gardens and Hesketh Park.
The Mayor indicated that the petition did not contain the requisite number of signatures required under the Council’s Petition Scheme to enable the petition organiser to present and address the Council on the content of the petition but he requested the Council to take the petition into account when it debated the proposals later in the meeting.