Agenda and minutes

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

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Hogan, Mrs Marshall and Pope.

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is

advised to contact the Head of Legal and Democratic Services 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.)

There were no declarations of interests.

To consider the report of the Chief Operating Officer.

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 Mrs May Blake, the title of Honorary Alderman of the Borough of West Lancashire in recognition of the eminent services which she has rendered to the Council of the Borough of West Lancashire during the 28 years in which she 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 Mrs Blake during her 28 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 Mrs May Blake, the title of Honorary Alderman of the Borough of West Lancashire in recognition of the eminent services which she has rendered to the Council of the Borough of West Lancashire during the 28 years in which she was a Member of the Council.