Category: Cllr Tony Smith

What are the 4 items on the agenda of the public meeting of all Wirral Council councillors on 20th July 2020?

What are the 4 items on the agenda of the public meeting of all Wirral Council councillors on 20th July 2020?

What are the 4 items on the agenda of the public meeting of all Wirral Council councillors on 20th July 2020?

                                            

By John Brace (Editor)
and
Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

First publication date: 19th July 2020, 12:26 (BST).

Council (Wirral Council) 16th March 2020 (Deputy Mayor Cllr George Davies (background), Mayor Cllr Tony Smith (foreground))
Council (Wirral Council) 16th March 2020 (Deputy Mayor Cllr George Davies (background), Mayor Cllr Tony Smith (foreground))

Tomorrow’s (20th July 2020) public meeting of all 65 Wirral Council councillors is an extraordinary public meeting and is the first time since March 16th 2020 (that meeting only lasted 15 minutes and 2 seconds) that all Wirral Council councillors will meet (but this time virtually rather than in person) due to the pandemic. The public meeting of all 65 Wirral Council councillors scheduled for the 15th April 2020 was cancelled.
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In the age of foodbanks what did “distinguished guests” eat on the evening Cllr Tony Smith was made Mayor of Wirral?

In the age of foodbanks what did “distinguished guests” eat on the evening Cllr Tony Smith was made Mayor of Wirral?

In the age of foodbanks what did “distinguished guests” eat on the evening Cllr Tony Smith was made Mayor of Wirral?

                                                  

Retiring Mayor Cllr Geoffrey Watt 13th May 2019
Retiring Mayor Cllr Geoffrey Watt 13th May 2019

UPDATED by JB on 19.5.19 to include detail on organisation doing catering and video clips of the public meeting on the 13th May.

UPDATED by JB on 24.5.19 to correct spelling of pâté

Yesterday’s public meeting of Wirral Council saw outgoing Mayor Cllr Geoffrey Watt (pictured above) leave and incoming Mayor Cllr Tony Smith start his term of office. Cllr George Davies is Deputy Civic Mayor this year.

In this age of food banks, I thought a list of the food served to over a hundred “distinguished guests” present should be made public. The catering was done this year by Wirral Metropolitan College.
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In scenes of dog-whistle politics which councillors recommended (8:7) that Cabinet withdraws its unpopular Dog Control Public Space Protection Order proposals?

In scenes of dog-whistle politics which councillors recommended (8:7) that Cabinet withdraws its unpopular Dog Control Public Space Protection Order proposals?

In scenes of dog-whistle politics which councillors recommended (8:7) that Cabinet withdraws its unpopular Dog Control Public Space Protection Order proposals?

                                    

Committee Rooms 1 and 2 were full of members of the public to hear and see what happened Wallasey Town Hall Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee 15th January 2019
Committee Rooms 1 and 2 were full of members of the public to hear and see what happened, Wallasey Town Hall (Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee) 15th January 2019

Councillors on Wirral Council’s Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee in a sensational 8:7 vote, voted in favour of a Conservative amendment proposed by Cllr Chris Blakeley to recommend that Cabinet withdraw its proposals for a Dog Control Public Space Protection Order.

Earlier at the start of the meeting, in a discussion on moving the public meeting to the Civic Hall, the Chair Cllr Tony Jones had suggested ending the Council’s webcast for the rest of the meeting, yet had to smile when a dog interrupted him howling sadly at his suggestion.
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Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19

Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19

Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19

                                            

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Annual Meeting (Part 1) (Wirral Council) 14th May 2018 Part 1 of 5
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Councillors on Merseyside Police and Crime Panel agree to 7.2% rise in police element of council tax from April 2018

Councillors on Merseyside Police and Crime Panel agree to 7.2% rise in police element of council tax from April 2018

Councillors on Merseyside Police and Crime Panel agree to 7.2% rise in police element of council tax from April 2018

                                 

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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 Part 1 of 3

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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 Part 2 of 3

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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 slides

Jane Kennedy (Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside) 6th February 2018 Merseyside Police and Crime Panel
Jane Kennedy (Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside) 6th February 2018 Merseyside Police and Crime Panel

On Tuesday, the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel (the two councillors on it from the Wirral are Cllr Tony Smith (Labour) and Cllr Cherry Povall (Conservative)) agreed to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s request for a 7.2% rise in the element of council tax that goes to pay for the Merseyside Police.
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