Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Atkinson, Blackburne, Brennan, Brodie-Browne, Byrom, Carlin, Carr, Corcoran, D’alberquerque, Dodd, Dowd, Doyle, Dutton, Friel, Halsall, Hardy, Howard, Irving, Jones, Sonya Kelly, Killen, Lappin, Lewis, Christine Maher, McGinnity, McKinley, Moncur, Murphy, Myers, Page, Prendergast, Riley, Robinson, Roche, Roscoe, Sathiy, John Sayers, Yvonne Sayers, Shaw, Thomas, Anne Thompson, Lynne Thompson, Tweed, Waterfield, Sir Ron Watson, Webster and Wilson.

(Due to COVID restrictions the Council was required to hold the meeting with a politically balanced quorum of Members present and so the Members listed above were asked to submit their apologies for this Meeting to ensure that Government guidelines were adhered to)  

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Where a Member discloses a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, he/she must withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest, except where he/she is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of a dispensation.

Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest or whether the Member can remain in the meeting or remain in the meeting and vote on the relevant decision.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

It was moved by Councillor Ian Maher, seconded by Councillor John Joseph Kelly and unanimously

RESOLVED:

That Clare Louise Carragher, a Councillor of the Borough, be elected Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing Municipal Year and until the acceptance of office by her successor.

Councillor Clare Louise Carragher took the Chair

at this point in the meeting

It was moved by Councillor Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough and unanimously

RESOLVED:

That June Burns, a Councillor of the Borough, be elected Deputy Chair of the Borough for the ensuing Municipal Year and until the acceptance of office by his successor.

It was moved by Councillor Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough and unanimously

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the Council do hereby place on record its appreciation of the ability, courtesy and impartiality, shown by Councillor June Burns in her capacity as Mayor of the Borough and Chair of the meetings of the Council, during the Municipal Years 2019/20 and 2020/21, and for her attendance at many civic and public functions, both inside and outside of the Borough;

(2)      the Council also desires to extend its thanks to Mr Paul O’Brien for his support and encouragement given to the Mayor;

(3)      the Council wishes to record its appreciation of the excellent effort and involvement by both Councillor Burns and Mr O’Brien, in connection with the Mayor of Sefton's Charity Fund;

(4)      the Council further desires to extend its sincere thanks to Councillor Burns and Mr O’Brien for the hospitality extended to Royal Visits, Overseas Visitors and Civic Dignitaries hosted by this Borough; and

(5)      a copy of these Resolutions be passed under the Corporate Seal and presented to Councillor Burns.

Councillor Burns was then presented with a framed copy of the Vote of Thanks as a token of the Council’s appreciation of the manner in which she and Mr Paul O’Brien had undertaken their duties in the Office of Mayor during the past twenty-four months.

Councillor Burns responded to the Vote of Thanks and expressed her appreciation to her Consort, Mr Paul O’Brien, the members of the public, various organisations and Council officers who had supported her during her Term of Office.

The Council will be requested to adjourn the Annual Council Meeting at this point in the proceedings and reconvene on Thursday 20 May 2021 at 6.30pm at the Golden Miller Suite, Aintree Jockey Club.  A separate agenda for the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting will be circulated to Members of the Council.

The items to be considered at the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting are listed below for information only.

It was moved by Councillor Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough and

RESOLVED

That the meeting be adjourned and the Council re-convene on Thursday, 20May 2021 at 6.30 pm at the Golden Miller Suite, Aintree Race Course.