Minutes:
The Mayor informed the meeting that the Standards Committee had granted a dispensation to allow Members who had an interest arising from ownership or occupation of property in Oldham, to participate and vote on the setting of the Council Tax and matters directly related to such decisions including the budget calculations. All members declared a pecuniary interest in Item 3 – Budget Proposals, but the dispensation was applicable allowing Members to participate and vote on Item 3.
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, the following Councillors declared an interest in the items indicated:
Councillor Ahmad declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Greenhill School, Waterhead Academy and Oldham College and Director at Harmony Trust.
Councillor Dearden declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment to Positive Steps, Groundwork Trust and Mahdlo.
Councillor Ames declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Limehurst School, Hollinwood.
Councillor Haque declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Mills Hill School.
Councillor Hussain declared a personal interest at Item 3 in virtue of his appointment as a School Governor at Kingfisher School.
Councillor Roberts declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a Positive Steps Trustee, a Governor at Blackshaw Lane Primary School and District Advisory Board (Children’s Centre) Royton.
Councillor Garry declared a pecuniary interest at Resolution 4 by virtue of her husband’s employment with Greater Manchester Police.
Councillor McLaren declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as Governor at Radclyffe School, Chadderton School, Christ Church C of E Primary School, representative on Oldham Play Action Group, and District Advisory Board (Children’s Centre) Chadderton.
Councillor Marie Bashforth declared a pecuniary interest at Item 3 by virtue of her employment at an Oldham Secondary School.
Councillor Peter Dean declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Unity Partnership Board and Joint Venture Board.
Councillor Steven Bashforth declared a pecuniary interest by virtue of his employment by the Governors of Radclyffe School.
Councillor Zahid Chauhan declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Hulme Grammar School and Alexandra Park Primary School and appointment to the Oldham Care and Support and Oldham Care and Support at Home Boards.
Councillor Judge declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as Governor at Thorp Primary School and Royton and Crompton School and Oldham Coliseum Board.
Councillor Williams declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at New Bridge School and Limeside School.
Councillor Ball declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a Governor at St. Theresa, Watersheddings, SACRE and ACE Centre.
Councillor Akhtar declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Werneth Primary School and Oldham Sixth Form College, Oldham Economic Development Association Board Member, Best Start in Life Partnership , Failsworth Memorial Park and properties owned within Oldham.
Councillor Mushtaq declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as Chair of Oldham College Governors.
Councillor Brownridge declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as Governor at St. Herbert’s Primary School, Oldham Community Leisure Board, First Choice Homes Oldham Board and Failsworth Memorial Park.
Councillor Hibbert declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the First Choice Homes Oldham Board, Foxdenton Development Company and Oldham Economic Development Association.
Councillor Jabbar declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Oldham Economic Development Association, Unity Partnership Board, Foxdenton Development Company and Governor at Oldham College.
Councillor Stretton declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as Governor at Limehurst Primary School, Governor at Oasis Academy, Oldham Economic Development Association, Unity Partnership Board and Foxdenton Development Company.
Councillor Moores declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor of Mills Hill Primary School, Radclyffe School and Director at Blue Coat School.
Councillor Harrison declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a Governor at Alexandra Park Junior School, to Oldham Care and Support, Oldham Care and Support at Home and Children’s Centre Advisory Board for West Oldham.
Councillor Chadderton declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as Governor at Blackshaw Lane Primary School and Oldham Academy North School.
Councillor Fielding declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as Oldham Positive Steps Trustee, Governor at Greenacres Primary School and IEB Member at Failsworth School.
Councillor Ginny Alexander declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment to Oldham Care and Support and Oldham Care and Support at Home.
Councillor Williamson declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment to the Positive Steps Board.
Councillor Sykes declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Groundwork Trust, Unity Partnership Board and as a Governor to St. Joseph’s RC Primary School.
Councillor Harkness declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Oldham Community Leisure Board.
Councillor Murphy declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the First Choice Homes Oldham Board.
Councillor Gloster declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a Governor at Crompton House School and Doveshell Federation and a pecuniary interest at Resolution 4 by virtue of his employment with Greater Manchester Police.
Councillor Toor declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a Governor at St. Thomas Primary School, Medlock Valley Primary School and Chair of Governors at Heathcot Pre-School.
Councillor Sedgwick declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a governor at St. Thomas Leesfield Primary School and Hey with Zion Primary School.
Councillor Iqbal declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Primrose Centre.
Councillor Wrigglesworth declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a Positive Steps Trustee.
Councillor McCann declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment to the Unity Partnership Board, Unity Joint Venture Board, Oldham Care and Support and Oldham Care and Support at Home Board.
Councillor Price declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of her appointment as a governor at Clarksfield Primary School.
Councillor Ali declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a governor at Radclyffe School.
Councillor Shuttleworth declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a governor at Limehurst Primary School.
Councillor Heffernan declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as Chair of Governors at Knowsley Primary School.
The Mayor, Councillor Ur-Rehman, declared a personal interest at Item 3 by virtue of his appointment as a governor at Hathershaw College.