Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
The Council is composed of 66 Councillors with one third elected three years in four. Councillors are democratically accountable to residents of their ward. The overriding duty of Councillors is to the whole community, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.
Functions and Powers
(b) Meanings
(ii) Budget – The approval or adoption of a plan or strategy for the control of the local authority’s borrowing, investments or capital expenditure, or for determining the authority’s minimum revenue provision, which meaning will include:
· the allocation of financial resources to different services and projects,
· proposed contingency funds
· the Council tax base
· setting the Council tax
· decisions relating to the control of the Council’s borrowing requirement
· treasury management functions
· the control of its capital expenditure and
· the setting of virement limits.
Public Questions
Notice for public questions must be put in writing to the Monitoring Officer no later than midday three working days before the meeting and should be sent to committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk
Public Statements
A member of the public may speak on up to two non-procedural items on any Agenda if notice has been given no later than midday 3 working days in advance of the meeting. Please give notice to mailto:committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk
Petitions
Petitions may be presented to full council The person presenting the petition will be allowed to address the meeting briefly (not exceeding one minute) to outline the aims of the petition. The Mayor will refer the matter to another appropriate body of the Council within whose terms of reference it falls without discussion ,unless a relevant item appears elsewhere on the Agenda. Please give notice of presentation of a petition to committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk
Membership
- Councillor Tony Smith (Mayor)
- Councillor Tom Anderson
- Councillor Bruce Berry
- Councillor Jo Bird
- Councillor Allan Brame
- Councillor David Burgess-Joyce
- Councillor Helen Cameron
- Councillor Kate Cannon
- Councillor Chris Carubia
- Councillor Pat Cleary
- Councillor Wendy Clements
- Councillor Michael Collins
- Councillor Christopher Cooke
- Councillor Andy Corkhill
- Councillor Tony Cottier
- Councillor Tony Cox
- Councillor George Davies (Deputy Mayor)
- Councillor Steve Foulkes
- Councillor Samantha Frost
- Councillor Andrew Gardner
- Councillor Phil Gilchrist
- Councillor Karl Greaney
- Councillor Jeff Green
- Councillor Elizabeth Grey
- Councillor Paul Hayes
- Councillor Steve Hayes
- Councillor Andrew Hodson
- Councillor Kathy Hodson
- Councillor Jennifer Johnson
- Councillor Adrian Jones
- Councillor Chris Jones
- Councillor Sharon Jones
- Councillor Tony Jones
- Councillor Mary Jordan
- Councillor Stuart Kelly
- Councillor Brian Kenny
- Councillor Anita Leech
- Councillor Ian Lewis
- Councillor Moira McLaughlin
- Councillor Julie McManus
- Councillor Dave Mitchell
- Councillor Christina Muspratt
- Councillor Yvonne Nolan
- Councillor Tony Norbury
- Councillor Cherry Povall, JP
- Councillor Lesley Rennie
- Councillor Jean Robinson
- Councillor Les Rowlands
- Councillor Christine Spriggs
- Councillor Sarah Spoor
- Councillor Jean Stapleton
- Councillor Paul Stuart
- Councillor Michael Sullivan
- Councillor Thomas Usher
- Councillor Joe Walsh
- Councillor Stuart Whittingham
- Councillor Irene Williams
- Councillor Jerry Williams
- Councillor Steve Williams
- Councillor Janette Williamson
- Councillor Gillian Wood
- Councillor Alison Wright
Contact information
Support officer: Andrew Mossop 0151 691 8501. Principal Democratic Services Officer
Postal address:
Wallasey Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wallasey
Wirrral
CH44 8ED
Phone: 0151 691 8501
Web site: http://www.wirral.gov.uk