In a meeting lasting just under an hour, Cllr Phil Davies (Labour) was elected as the new Leader of Wirral Council. He announced the following Cabinet portfolios: Improvement and Governance/ Deputy Leader Cllr Ann McLachlan (Labour) Public Health & Social Care Cllr Anne McArdle (Labour) Housing and Community Safety Cllr George Davies (Labour) Children Services [...]
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Council Annual Meeting Part 2 21/5/12
Posted in Cabinet, Council, Labour, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Phil Davies, Phil Davies on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Cabinet (Wirral Council) 24/11/2011 Part 7 Budget Projections 2012-2015, Insurance Fund Budget (2012-2013), Annual Children’s Services Assessment 2011
Posted in 2012 Budget, Cabinet, Labour, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Ann McLachlan, Cllr Phil Davies, Cllr Steve Foulkes, Ian Coleman on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Motion on Item 3 Projected Budget Proposed Cllr Steve Foulkes Seconded Cllr Phil Davies Cabinet recognises that, although the projected budget gap is diminishing, considerable work is still required to set a balanced budget in March. In order to avoid any undue delays as proposals are explored, Cabinet authorises the Chief Executive, in consultation with [...]
Cabinet (Wirral Council) 24th November 2011 Declarations of Interest Part 1
Posted in Cabinet, tagged Bill Norman, Cabinet, Cllr Chris Meaden, Cllr Jeff Green, Cllr Phil Davies, Cllr Steve Foulkes on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Present: Cllr Steve Foulkes (Chair) (Finance and Best Value) Cllr Chris Meaden (Culture, Tourism and Leisure) Cllr Harry Smith (Streetscene & Transport Services) Cllr Ann McLachlan (Children’s Services & Lifelong Learning) Cllr Anne McArdle (Social Care & Inclusion) Cllr Jean Stapleton (Community & Customer Engagement) Cllr Adrian Jones (Corporate Resources) Cllr Phil Davies (Regeneration & [...]
Corporate Governance Committee (Wirral Council) 26th October 2011 5.00pm (Committee Room 1) Part 9
Posted in Corporate Governance Committee, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Foulkes, cllr green, Cllr Phil Davies, Jim Wilkie, legislation, policy unit on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Foulkes moved the meeting on to the Policy Unit report. Jim Wilkie said he had been critical of the formation of a policy unit, but it would have to be at the heart of the decision making process. It would initially agree policies to be implemented. He was aware of the changes in circumstances, [...]
Corporate Governance Committee (Wirral Council) 26th October 2011 5.00pm (Committee Room 1) Part 8
Posted in Corporate Governance Committee, tagged Anna Klonowski, Bill Norman, Cllr Ann McLachlan, Cllr Anne McArdle, Cllr Foulkes, Cllr Jeff Green, Cllr Phil Davies on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Foulkes said the report raised two issues. The first would help feed into the corporate governance work program, the other issue was to do with the work stream which would have to bid into the Budget. Cllr Anne McArdle raised the issue of external customers, schools, what schools needs and school employment. Bill Norman [...]
Corporate Governance Committee (Wirral Council) 26th October 2011 5.00pm (Committee Room 1) Part 7
Posted in Corporate Governance Committee, tagged Anna Klonowski, Bill Norman, Cllr Ann McLachlan, Cllr Foulkes, Cllr Phil Davies, David Smith on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Ann McLachlan said they should not be diverted from their primary purpose or stretching too thin. She said they needed focus. Cllr Foulkes said to tell him what they wanted but it would have a direct effect on resource implications (which he said was not unique to Wirral Counci). Cllr Phil Davies said Jim [...]
Corporate Governance Committee (Wirral Council) 26th October 2011 5.00pm (Committee Room 1) Part 6
Posted in Corporate Governance Committee, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Foulkes, cllr green, Cllr Harney, Cllr Phil Davies, Democracy Working Group, Jim Wilkie, quickly surround Africa, The Goon Show on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Harney said he agreed with all that, but he’d appreciate a flowchart with the key dates. He said the approach with reviews and milestones would be helpful as each stage was reached, this way he would know they were “all singing from the same hymn sheet”. Jim Wilkie agreed and said that in the [...]
Corporate Governance Committee (Wirral Council) 26th October 2011 5.00pm (Committee Room 1) Part 5
Posted in Corporate Governance Committee, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Foulkes, cllr green, Cllr Phil Davies, corporate governance, Jim Wilkie on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Foulkes said they had additional recommendations so that all councillors and all political parties were involved. He said they needed more work as part of a wider program specifically around councillor involvement at every stage. The Budget was serious and they would be putting resources in. The Cabinet committee agreed in principle to a [...]
Wirral Council Cabinet 13/10/2011 Statement of Accounts 2010/11, Annual Governance Report Part 6
Posted in Finance, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Phil Davies, Cllr Steve Foulkes, HESPE, Ian Coleman, Jim, Statement of Accounts 2010/11, Value for Money on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ian Coleman, Director of Finance said he agreed with the comments except the last comment. They had closed the accounts on the 4th July. Complying with International Financial Reporting Standards had been a lot of work. He said that 75% in the North West had not achieved the 30th September deadline. He said it had [...]
Cabinet 1st September 2011 Part 7 – Setting the Scene for Wirral Waters – A Green Infrastructure Investment Framework M53 Junction 3, Woodchurch – Major Safety Scheme – Cost Variation, Pothole Funding
Posted in Cabinet, Cllr Harry Smith, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Anne McArdle, Cllr Phil Davies, Kevin Adderley, M53 Junction 3, Pothole Funding, Setting the Scene for Wirral Waters - A Green Infrastructure Investment Framework, Woodchurch - Major Safety Scheme - Cost Variation on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Item 8 and its appendix were considered next. Kevin Adderley said there was a change in 4.2 which refers to the Housing and Community Agency which they had been informed of yesterday. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills was taking forward the Green Infrastructure Framework but it was not confirmed yet. There would be [...]

