| |
Town Hall Breaking News - Council Meeting
Date: 01/12/2009
Despite the fact the Northern Echo regularly sends a reporter to cover
the Darlington Borough Council meetings the follow up reporting in the
newspaper is minimal.
Perhaps this is because the Echo thinks the whole business is
uninteresting or more likely because some editorial individual
supporting Labour does not want to see them taken to task.
Nevertheless we will try and fill the information blackhole.
The Council met on Thursday 26th November.
There was all party support for the revisions to the Gambling Act of 2005
Similarly there was all party support to ensure members of the
Council's Audit committee were properly trained in Treasury Management
All parties supported the re-designation of a Senior Officer in the Adult Social Care and Housing Department.
There was all party support in confirming Adult Social care contracts.
Considerable discussion took place in respect of the mayors Charity
Shop and all parties agreed a solution to keep the shop should be found.
Cllr Johnson,Chairman of Evolution said he would leave no stone
unturned to keep the shop and all the Liberal Democrat political hot
air is not the way forward.
There was a lengthy debate of the future of the consultation forums held in the Town.
The Labour Group wished to get rid of the Environment Forum,Transport Forum and the Town Centre forum.
Cllr G Cartwright put forward an early amendment to keep these valuable consultation bodies and this would be voted upon.
Cllr Johnson then called for a named vote which was defeated by five Labour votes.
With reference to the Talking together event on dogs, Cllr Johnson said
contrary to the report it was a shambles and this was the reason dog
owners did not attend the second event.
Facts not spin please in Council reports.
Councillor Dixon was asked why none of the residents of Dinsdale Court wished to return to the new building,he did not reply
The Council were reminded the revenue budget despite receiving some one
off income payments was still in departmental deficit and was not as
rosy as the report suggests.
Cllr Mrs Scott asked Cllr Williams the leader of the Cabinet to make a
public apology in request of the cabinets failure to manage the
Pedestrian Heart project costing the taxpayer many thousands of
additional pounds.
Cllr Williams ignored the request.
|
|
|
|
