Agenda and minutes

(Special Meeting - Alderman), Council - Wednesday, 13th October, 2021 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF. View directions

Contact: Jacky Denning 

Items
No. Item

36.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor Mee, Nixon and Sutton.

37.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

Minutes:

There were no declarations received.

 

 

 

38.

HONORARY ALDERMAN - MR IAIN ASHCROFT pdf icon PDF 30 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a Notice of Motion moved by Councillor Westley and seconded by Councillor Whittington in the following terms:

“That pursuant to their powers under Section 249 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council do confer upon Mr Iain Ashcroft, the title of Honorary Alderman of the Borough of West Lancashire in recognition of the eminent services which he has rendered to the Council of the Borough of West Lancashire during the 21 years in which he was a Member of the Council.”

 

In moving the above Motion, Councillor Westley paid tribute to the services rendered to the Council by former Councillor Ashcroft during his 21 years as a Councillor.

 

Councillor Whittington, in seconding the Motion, concurred with Councillor Westley’s remarks, as did other Members who were in attendance.

 

The Mayor then put the Motion to the vote and as there were more than two-thirds of the Members voting thereon in favour of the Motion, as required by Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, it was

 

RESOLVED:   That pursuant to their powers under Section 249 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council do confer upon Mr Iain Ashcroft, the title of Honorary Alderman of the Borough of West Lancashire in recognition of the eminent services which he has rendered to the Council of the Borough of West Lancashire during the 21 years in which he was a Member of the Council.