Also agreed on Monday were the following changes because Jim Wilkie (Chief Executive) is still ill and absent from work. Ian Coleman is Deputy Chief Executive/Acting Chief Executive in Jim’s absence/Director of Finance. David Taylor-Smith is Acting Chief Finance Officer while Ian Coleman is Acting Chief Executive. Tom Sault is Acting Deputy Chief Finance Officer [...]
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Council Annual Meeting Part 2 21/5/12 Senior Management Changes
Posted in Wirral Council, Conservatives, Lib Dems, Labour, tagged David Taylor-Smith, Ian Coleman, Jim Wilkie, Tom Sault on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Employment and Appointments Committee 22/3/2012 Wirral Council
Posted in Employment and Appointments, Wirral Council, tagged Acting Deputy Chief Executive, Bill Norman, Chief Executive, David Armstrong, Deputy Monitoring Officer, Ian Coleman, Jim Wilkie, management, Shirley Hudspeth, Surjit Tour on March 22, 2012 | 3 Comments »
As it was a short meeting I’ve already uploaded it to Youtube. It’s in two parts, part 1 (the first twelve minutes) and part 2 (the last eight minutes), which are also below. The agenda and reports can be found on Wirral Council’s website except at the time of writing this, the AOB item entitled [...]
Cabinet (Wirral Council) 8th December 2011 Part 4 Council Tax Base 2012/2013, Council Tax Discounts, Council Tax Discounts Consultation, Insolvency and Charging Orders Policy, Capital Program (2012-2015)
Posted in 2012 Budget, Finance, Labour, Tax, Wirral Council, tagged Capital Program, Cllr Steve Foulkes, Council Tax, Council Tax Discounts, Ian Coleman on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ian Coleman said report 4 (Council Tax Base 2012/2013) was an annual update and the basis for the grant settlement. Cllr Foulkes asked if the Cabinet were happy to endorse it and it was agreed. Ian Coleman then introduced the report on Council Tax discounts. He said there were a range of discounts in line [...]
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) 24/11/2011 Part 6 Gas disruption (Leasowe and Moreton), Budget Projections 2012-2015
Posted in 2012 Budget, Cabinet, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Steve Foulkes, Ian Coleman, Jim Wilkie on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Steve Foulkes said the debrief should include lessons learnt and a critique. He said he had been there on Friday night and said people had been “working hard” and that it was a “huge National Grid operation”. Cllr Foulkes said they had been lucky the weather had been relatively mild. He referred to Cllr [...]
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 [...]
Wirral Council Cabinet 13/10/2011 Merseyside Pension Fund Annual Governance Report, Statement of Accounts 2010-11 Part 5
Posted in Cabinet, Wirral Council, tagged Annual Governance Report, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Cllr Steve Foulkes, District Auditor, Ian Coleman, Merseyside Pension Fund, Statement of Accounts 2010-11 on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cllr Steve Foulkes referred to the “massive” training given to councillors with oversight of the Merseyside Pension Fund. He referred to continuity and how it was important that the same councillors learn. He asked if the learning could be transferred? Ian Coleman said it was a statutory requirement on trustees to comply with the national [...]
West Wirral Area Forum 6/10/2011, PACSPE (Parks and Countryside Services Procurement Exercise) contract Part 6
Posted in Audit Commission, Cabinet, Cllr Jeff Green, Wirral Council, tagged Bill Norman, dave green, Ian Coleman, Martin Harrison, Mike Thomas, PACSPE, Wirral Parks Forum on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dave Green continued that since 2008 different administrations had agreed to the need for Wirral Council to save money. There were pension costs to do with the contractor joining Merseyside Pension Fund, however there had been briefings and a report on this which detailed the risks and options. The lack of a bid for in-house [...]
Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 Part 5 Budget Projections 2012/2015
Posted in 2012 Budget, Cabinet, Council Excellence, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Brighouse, Cllr Gilchrist, Department of Communities and Local Government, Ian Coleman, Public Works Board on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ian Coleman referred Cllr Brighouse to paragraph 4.5.1 on IT Services. He said that Cabinet had agreed to savings of £500,000 then £400,000 a year which by year 4 comes to £1.7 million. He said that each year the efficiency investment fund was used, mainly for staffing and needed to be replaced. Cllr Alan Brighouse [...]
Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 Part 4 Financial Monitoring Statement, Budget Projections 2012/2015
Posted in 2012 Budget, Census 2011, Council Excellence, Wirral Council, tagged Cllr Alan Brighouse, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Cllr Tony Cox, Ian Coleman, Office of National Statistics on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The committee went to Agenda item 2: Financial Monitoring Statement. Ian Coleman, Director of Finance said this had been brought forward from the Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the 15th September. Cllr Phil Gilchrist said it was for background. The report was noted. The committee then considered Budget Projections 2012/2015. Cllr Gilchrist said [...]

