Agenda and minutes

(Special Meeting - Freedom of the Borough Joe Nelson), Council - Wednesday, 13th October, 2021 6.30 pm

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

Contact: Jacky Denning 

Items
No. Item

32.

PRAYERS

Minutes:

The Mayor’s Chaplain for the evening, Father Godric, led Members and officers in prayer.

 

33.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

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

34.

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 of interests.

 

 

 

35.

FREEDOM OF THE BOROUGH - MR JOE NELSON pdf icon PDF 122 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources.   A copy of the procedure is attached as an Appendix to the report.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

“That, pursuant to its powers under Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council grant the honour of the Freedom of the Borough upon Mr Joe Nelson, Chairman of Skelmersdale Football League, in recognition of the eminent services he has rendered to the community and the Borough of West Lancashire.”

 

The Mayor 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 of the Local Government Act 1972, it was

 

RESOLVED:  That, pursuant to its powers under Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council grant the honour of the Freedom of the Borough upon Mr Joe Nelson, Chairman of Skelmersdale Football League, in recognition of the eminent services he has rendered to the community and the Borough of West Lancashire.