Meeting Details

Meeting of the City Council
25 Feb 2020 - 14:00 to 19:29
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Agenda

Public Agenda
1 Notice of Recording
Lord Mayor to advise that this meeting will be webcast for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's Internet site (www.civico.net/birmingham) and that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.
2 Declarations of Interests
Members are reminded that they must declare all relevant  pecuniary and non pecuniary interests arising from any business to be discussed at this meeting. If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not speak or take part in that agenda item. Any declarations will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 4 February 2020.

 

4 Lord Mayor's Announcements

(1400-1410)

 

To receive the Lord Mayor's announcements and such communications as the Lord Mayor may wish to place before the Council.

5 Petitions
(10 minutes allocated) (1410-1420)

To receive and deal with petitions in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure (B4.4 E of the Constitution)

As agreed by Council Business Management Committee a schedule of outstanding petitions is available electronically with the published papers for the meeting and can be viewed or downloaded.

(5 minutes allocated) (1420-1425)

 

To make appointments to, or removals from, committees, outside bodies or other offices.

(The remaining time until the close of the meeting at 1915 is allocated) (1425-1915 inclusive of the break)

 

To consider a report of the Interim Chief Finance Officer.

 

At this stage in the Council meeting, the following procedural Motion will be moved-

 

"That, pursuant to a Council Business Management Committee discussion, Council Rules of Procedure be waived to allocate the remaining time of the meeting to 1915 hours for the whole debate on the Financial Plan 2020 - 2024 report, permit the leader of the City Council to make a speech of up to 30 minutes, permit the other Group Leaders to make a speech of up to 30 minutes each permit all other speakers in the debate to speak for up to 5 minutes and permit the Leader of the City Council to reply to the debate without time limit.

 

(A 30 minute break will be taken during the debate)

 

The Leader to move the Motions set out in document at Pages 75 to 78.

 

Members must, in reaching their decision on the Budget Motions, have full regard to the responses to the budget consultation, as set out in Appendix I of the Financial Plan 2020 2024.

 

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken at Full Council and Cabinet on any vote in respect of the Council’s budget and council tax. The names of Members who voted for or against such a decision or abstained shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the relevant meeting. A recorded vote shall also be taken on any proposed amendments relation to the budget and council tax.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Robert AldenAgenda Item 7Declared a pecuniary interest in that his wife worked for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery which he had declared before the meeting.PecuniaryStayed in the meeting, spoke and voted on the item.
Councillor Josh JonesAgenda Item 7 Advised the monitoring officer during the meeting that he worked for a Trade Union.PecuniaryStayed in the meeting and voted on the item.
Councillor Brigid JonesAgenda Item 7 Had declared an pecuniary interest to the Monitoring Officer before the meeting that her partner worked for the City Council. PecuniaryStayed in the meeting took part in the debate and voted on the item.
Councillor Brigid JonesAgenda Item 7Declared a Non-pecuniary interest as a Director of Colmore BIDNon-PecuniaryStayed in the meeting took part in the debate and voted on the item.
Councillor Ian WardAgenda Item 7Declared a Precuniary interest which hehad declared before the Meeting.PecuniaryStayed in the meeting presented the report and voted thereon.
Councillor Waseem ZaffarAgenda Item 7 Indicated that he had a Pecuniary interest to the Monitoring Officer before the meeting and had dispensation to participate in the debatePecuniarySpoke and voted on the item.

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