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Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 26th March 2013 Part 1 Spending Freeze, Overspends and Bad Debts

John Brace wrote 1 month ago: The agenda and reports for this meeting can be found on Wirral Council’s website and this blog … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Cllr Gilchrist, Merseyside Pension Fund, Peter Timmins, overspend, Bad debts, Cheshire West and Chester

A roundup of Wirral Council meetings: Sustainable Communities, Council Excellence and Audit and Risk Management

John Brace wrote 3 months ago: In a change to the more detailed format, below are brief write ups of three meetings this week. Sust … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Audit and Risk Management, Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Improvement Board, Audit Commission, Hespe, Richard Penn, gifts, Food Hygiene

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Special) 22nd January 2013 Four yearly elections, Destination Marketing, Pest Control, redundancies and procurement

John Brace wrote 4 months ago: The Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee was a special meeting with only one main agen … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, élections, Cllr John Hale, Chris Hyams, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Cllr Stuart Wittingham, Local Government Association, redundancy, Procurement

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee 27th November 2012: Changes to Council Tax Benefit1 comment

John Brace wrote 5 months ago: The Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed (except for Cllr Gilchrist) to recomme … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Council tax benefit, Local Council Tax Support Scheme

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 1st October 2012

John Brace wrote 7 months ago: 53.402022 -3.070415 … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Freedom of Information, ict strategy, Improvement Board

Wirral Council burying bad news in a supplementary agenda

John Brace wrote 7 months ago:   OPINION PIECE BY JOHN BRACE Normally the papers for a meeting have to be (it’s a legal … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, council excellence, Wirral Metropolitan Borough, Overview and Scrutiny, Peter Timmins, Working Neighbourhood Fund, iPad

Council (16th July 2012) Parts 1 to 7

John Brace wrote 10 months ago: I’ve finally uploaded the video footage from last Monday’s well attended Council to Yout … more →

Tags: Cllr Gerry Ellis, Cllr Harry Smith, Cllr Jeff Green, Cllr Phil Davies, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, colas, Conservatives, Corporate Plan, Council

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee 26/3/2012 part 1 (exempt bit)

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Well apart from about seven minutes of exempt session, I was present during the whole of the Council … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Cllr Gerry Ellis, Deputy Mayor, Community Patrol, Mike Collins

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 17th November 2011 Early Voluntary Retirement/Voluntary Severance and Organisational Change Part 3

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hyams continued by saying that the restructures had gone to the Employment & Appointments … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Lib Dems, Employment and Appointments, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Chris Hyams, Finance Department, Children and Young People department, METRO

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 17th November 2011 Early Voluntary Retirement/Voluntary Severance and Organisational Change Part 2

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hyams introduced the report (agenda item 16) on Early Voluntary Retirement/Voluntary Redundanc … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Strategic Change, Chris Hyams, Early Voluntary Retirement, Voluntary Severance

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 17th November 2011, Declarations of Interest, Minutes (15/9 and 27/9), Early Voluntary Retirement/Voluntary Severance and Organisational Change Part 1

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Present: Cllr Phil Gilchrist (Lib Dem) (Chair) Cllr Ron Abbey (Labour) Cllr Darren Dodd (Labour) Cll … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Conservatives, Lib Dems, Labour, Minutes, declarations of interest, Chris Hyams, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Cllr Paul Doughty

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 Part 5 Budget Projections 2012/2015

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Ian Coleman referred Cllr Brighouse to paragraph 4.5.1 on IT Services. He said that Cabinet had agre … more →

Tags: Cabinet, Wirral Council, 2012 Budget, Cllr Brighouse, Cllr Gilchrist, Ian Coleman, Department of Communities and Local Government, Public Works board

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 Part 4 Financial Monitoring Statement, Budget Projections 2012/2015

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: The committee went to Agenda item 2: Financial Monitoring Statement. Ian Coleman, Director of Financ … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, census 2011, 2012 Budget, Cllr Alan Brighouse, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Ian Coleman, Office of National Statistics, Cllr Tony Cox

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 You Choose Budget simulator Part 3

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Cllr Brighouse, Vice-Chair said that he had no problems with the £14 million & £25 million issue … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, 2012 Budget, Cllr Brighouse, Cllr John Hale, Ian Coleman, Cllr Ron Abbey, Cllr John Salter, Cllr James Keeley

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 You Choose Budget simulator Part 2

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Cllr John Hale asked a question about the consequences used for reduced budgets. He also asked about … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Conservatives, Lib Dems, Labour, 2012 Budget, Cllr Gilchrist, Cllr John Hale, Cllr Ron Abbey, Cllr Steve Williams

Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wirral Council 27th September 2011 Declarations of Interest, You Choose Budget simulator Part 1

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: The Chair, Cllr Phil Gilchrist welcomed those present to the Council Excellence Overview and Scrutin … more →

Tags: Wirral Council, Lib Dems, Labour, Cllr Steve Foulkes, Cllr Alan Brighouse, Cllr Phil Gilchrist, Cllr Ron Abbey, Cllr Jon Salter, Peter Molyneux

Cabinet 1st September 2011 Part 4 - Referral from Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Local Government Resource Review

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: The Cabinet then considered a referral from the Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee o … more →

Tags: Cabinet, Wirral Council, Finance, Cllr Phil Davies, Business Rates, Cllr George Davies, Ian Coleman, SIGOMA

Wirral Council - Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee 12th July 2011 Part 5

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Cllr Cox asked where was the value for money? Chris answered that they had to meet the criteria and … more →

Tags: Wirral Council

Wirral Council - Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee 12th July 2011 Part 4

John Brace wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hyams replied that the policy works for home working with a risk assessment, performance manag … more →

Tags: Wirral Council


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