Brighton and Hove City Council policy and resources (From The Argus)
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Brighton and Hove City Council policy and resources
4:14pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News
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- Brighton and Hove City Council policy and resources committee agenda:
- 2013/14 budget
- New chief executive
- Sale of Kings House
- Tim Rigway reports from the meeting
10:42am
News from last night's meeting:
Brighton council sell-off of part of Hove Town Hall moves step closer.
6:13pm
Tory cllr peltzer dunn says "heart trembles at part of what's in proposal" re selling of hove th. Adds important to look at options #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
6:13pm
Lab cllr mitchell supports plans. Grn cllr littman says feels like part of his past being sold-former maternity ward in Buck Rd poss flogged
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
6:13pm
Now on to potential sale of king's house and part of hove town hall. As well as cash boost of £8.7m, could save btw 870k and 990k pa #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
5:54pm
>But lab cllr hamilton said "it's lot on money. It's just sort of thing ppl don't understand-why are greens spending money on pet projects"
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
5:54pm
#bhcc meeting still ongoing. Lengthy debate on 500k+50kpa spend on installing smart meters for utilities. Greens claim save £ in long run>>
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
5:10pm
#bhcc welcome tory suggestion of a signing ceremony and launch event for the armed forces community covenant
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
5:10pm
Now onto creating armed forces covenant to support returning service persnl, taken yr to draft.Includes Welcome Home scheme with local biz
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
5:03pm
Green cllr littman adds parking charges also to improve air quality. Adds EU threatening multimillion £ fines for areas over limit #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:54pm
Green cllr west said there's ppl across country who falsely believe parking prices too high. Adds opp cllrs putting ppl off visiting #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:54pm
Green cllr pete west says awful lot to celebrate with predicted underspend for coming year. Points to funding for coastal erosion #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:44pm
Tory cllr theobald says fears parking charges leading to biz moving out of city. Refs today's #argus featuring hove firm moving to portslade
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:41pm
Cllr hamilton adds he's found parking machine in whitehawk that offers £1 for 30mins, not advertised hour #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:41pm
Lots of examination of figs. Lab cllr hamilton asks for #bhcc to look at school transport budgets across council - at mo sep for taxis/buses
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:26pm
Council leader jason kitcat responds saying parking income is up but "no1 would have predicted wettest summer in 100yrs" #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:25pm
Tory cllr ann norman asks why #bhcc has 700k shortfall on pay/display income. Qus blaming it on weather, asks for 2011 levels reinstated
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
4:19pm
Late arriving to council's policy and resources meeting. First up, review of council's current budget #bhcc
— @ridgwaytim 11 October 2012
Comments(3)
Sarah Booker
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10:28pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Martha Gunn
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12:15am Fri 12 Oct 12
Can I recommend a cleft stick for Mr. Ridgway's future dispatches? Probably more reliable than his preferred methods of communication.
Martha Gunn says...
8:38pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Can't blame him - this is deadly boring stuff. Greenspeak confronts Geoffrey Theobald. Not an appetizing menu and best to go elsewhere for a cuppa.