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:
Mayor
31.1 The Mayor offered the Council greetings from the Mayor of Metz, whom he had met during a civic visit to the Mirabelle Festival. He hoped that the Council would be able to return the kind hospitality by inviting the Mayor of Metz to visit Gloucester in the future.
31.2 The Mayor invited Members to attend the Civic Service on 18 October 2015 at 3pm at Gloucester Cathedral and the Mayor’s Ball on 19 March 2016 at Kingsholm Stadium.
31.3 The Mayor reported that he and Councillor Noakes (Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure) had attended the opening of the Museum Sweet Shoppe at the Folk Museum and advised that Members and staff were entitled to a 10% discount on purchases.
Cabinet Members
31.4 Councillor James reported that, due to pressures on parking at North Warehouse following the success of the Regus contract, with effect from 28 September 2015 the parking order had been amended to allow enforcement officers to issue tickets to cars parked outside of the parking bays and/or to those not displaying the appropriate authorisation.
31.5 Councillor D. Norman (Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources) announced that the six-week budget consultation had commenced on 14 September 2015 and encouraged Members to highlight it to constituents.
31.6 Councillor Noakes advised that the Invictus exhibition would open on 9 October 2015 at the City Museum, but that the Rodin sculpture would be on display from 6 October for anyone seeking an early viewing.