Agenda

That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Council held on 23 May 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair of Council Business (or other person presiding) (Minutes attached).

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of the Council.

To receive any announcements or communications from the Chair of Council Business, the Executive Leader, Members of the Executive Cabinet or the Chief Executive.

To consider any questions submitted by Members of the public in accordance with Standing Orders 31.12 and 31.13.

To receive the minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Cabinet held on 28 June 2017 and to consider the following recommendations:

(a)          MINUTE 5 - COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT SCHEME           

That the Council Tax Support scheme for 2018/2019 in principle remains the same scheme as that effective from April 2017, subject to annual benefit uprating as detailed in the scheme and any further guidance which may be issued from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

(b)          MINUTE 8 -    REVIEW OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICIES AND CONDITIONS

That Council be RECOMMENDED to agree that the amended policies and conditions for private hire and hackney carriage drivers and vehicles as appended to the minutes be adopted by the Council.

To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Democratic Processes Working Group held on 17 July 2017 (to follow).

Councillor Taylor to move:

“That this Council notes that a cap on public sector pay has been in force since 2010. During these seven years pay has been frozen for two and limited to a rise of 1% in the other five. This has led to wage rises being significantly outstripped by inflation, handing millions of public sector workers a real terms pay cut.

Tameside Council values the work of all public servants, a category of employee that includes teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and all directly employed workers here at the Council. We believe that the Government should value the work of the nation’s public servants and end the year on year cuts to their wages.
 
This council supports the Trade Union campaign led by the GMB to end the public sector pay pinch and calls on the government to commit to:

An end to public sector pay cuts;

Proper funding for public services;

Restoration of independence for the Pay Review Bodies;

A real Living Wage of at least £10 an hour for all public sector workers.”

To answer questions (if any) asked under Standing Order 17.2, for which due notice has been given by a Member of the Council.

To consider any other items which the Chair of Council Business (or other person presiding) is of the opinion shall be dealt with as a matter of urgency.