To receive announcements from:
a) The Mayor
b) Leader of the Council
c) Members of the Cabinet
d) Chair of Committees
e) Head of Paid Service
Minutes:
The Mayor
65.1 The Mayor congratulated Councillor Chatterton on being elected as a Member of the Royal Historical Society.
65.2 The Mayor presented Steve Elway with the Mayor’s medal in honour of his 42 and half years’ service to the Council and City and in recognition of role in building and leading Aspire Trust.
65.3 Mr Elway thanked the Council for the unexpected honour and for the trust that the Council had placed in him over many years to deliver the vision and priorities for leisure services in the City. He noted the savings achieved by Aspire and the excellent services and facilities that its staff had provided to the people of Gloucester in partnership with the Council.
65.4 Councillors Porter (Cabinet Member for Environment), Haigh (Leader of the Labour Group) and Hilton (Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group) congratulated Mr Elway on his award and spoke in support of the achievements and contributions he had made. They wished him an enjoyable retirement.
Members of the Cabinet
65.5 Councillor Dallimore (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods) announced that Gloucester had won Best New Scheme at the Best Bar None Award. She congratulated all involved and added that she hoped it would encourage more premises to join the scheme.
65.6 Councillor Noakes (Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure) announced that the Tourist Information Centre won Gold in the South West Tourism Awards and had been shortlisted for Visitor Information Service of the Year in the national VisitEngland Awards. She congratulated the staff involved.
65.7 Councillor Norman (Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources) read a statement from Leadership Gloucestershire in response to the announcement about the intention of Cotswold District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council to form a unitary authority. He explained that Cotswold District was an integral part of Gloucestershire and that a meeting of the Devolution Working Group would be convened at the earliest opportunity.