Agenda and minutes

To receive any declarations of interest from Members

The Lord Mayor announced that a list of written declarations submitted by Members was on display in the ante-room, on deposit in the public galleries and had been circulated to each Member’s place in the Chamber.

Members were also provided with an additional copy of the Note of Advice on interests from the City Solicitor prepared in light of advice received from Colin Crawford of Counsel which had been circulated at the meeting on 13^th July 2011.

Following an invitation to declare further individual interests, declarations in accordance with the Council’s Member’s Code of Conduct were made as follows:- 

Members declared personal interests in minute 37 of this meeting, as follows:-

To further consider the minutes received at the meeting on the 13^th July 2011.

It was moved by Councillor Wakefield, seconded by Councillor J Lewis that the minutes received at the meeting held on 13^th July 2011 be further considered.

RESOLVED – That the minutes received on 13^th July 2011 be considered further.

To consider the White Paper Motion in the name of Councillor A Lamb, the debate in respect of which was adjourned at the Council meeting of 13^th July 2011:

‘This Council understands and recognises the valuable role played by Trades Unions in ensuring effective industrial relations and reaffirms the principle of providing reasonable support to Trades Unions including time off for stewards for this purpose.

However, this council believes that given the current state of the public finances taxpayer subsidy of full time Trade Union officials should now be brought to an end. The £417,000 annual cost to taxpayers in Leeds for 15 full time convenors is now unjustifiable both in terms of the massive budget pressure faced by Leeds City Council and the programme of cuts to frontline services currently being undertaken by the Labour administration.

This Council also notes the wider context of the huge donations that Trade Unions are able to offer to the Labour Party.’

  A LAMB

It was moved by Councillor Lamb, seconded by Councillor Campbell that this Council understands and recognises the valuable role played by Trades Unions in ensuring effective industrial relations and reaffirms the principle of providing reasonable support to Trades Unions including time off for stewards for this purpose.

However, this council believes that given the current state of the public finances taxpayer subsidy of full time Trade Union officials should now be brought to an end. The £417,000 annual cost to taxpayers in Leeds for 15 full time convenors is now unjustifiable both in terms of the massive budget pressure faced by Leeds City Council and the programme of cuts to frontline services currently being undertaken by the Labour administration.

This Council also notes the wider context of the huge donations that Trade Unions are able to offer to the Labour Party.

Upon being put to the vote the motion was declared lost.

On the requisition of Councillors Lobley and J Procter, the voting on the motion in the name of Councillor Lamb was recorded as follows:-

YES

Anderson, Bentley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Ewens, Feldman, Fox, Golton, Harrand, W Hyde, Kirkland, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, J Procter, Pryke, Robinson, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson, Wood.

31

NO

Akhtar, Armitage, Atha, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Congreve, Coulson, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Elliott, Gabriel, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, MacNiven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, Wakefield, Walshaw, Yeadon.

56

ABSTAIN

Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Varley.

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