St Leonards Church, Swithland Open Church, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12, UK

St Leonards Church, Swithland Open Church,  Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12, UK

Saturday 9th July 2011

Open church with coffee/tea and cakes

contact: Jayne  Cranage - 01509 211567

Roger Begy OBE, Conservative Leader and Cabinet Executive, England, Rutland County Council District Council, New 'Stronger Leader' Executive Model

Roger Begy OBE (Conservative)

Leader and Cabinet Executive (England) 

Rutland County Council District Council

New 'Stronger  Leader' Executive Model

Rutland County Council DC adopted new executive arrangements
which took effect after the election.


All principal authorities have been obliged to do the same over the last few
years.

The new model is formally named Leader and Cabinet Executive (England),
but is widely known as the 'strong leader' model.

The only other option available was a directly elected Mayor something Mr Begy
and his fellow Conservatives were not keen to see happen and opted for this
option without any public consultation or referendum.

Rutland County Council, along with the vast majority of other authorities, chose
the model which closer resembled the Leader and Cabinet arrangements which
had had operated successfully since major changes brought about by legislation in 2000.

The main difference is the Council is stuck with the same leader for four years good if he or she
good in their role, this is the whole life of the council (instead of one year) He or She then
appoints their chums to the cabinet as opposed to the Council nominating them. The leader also
decides the Deputy Leader and the allocation of portfolio responsibilities between the Cabinet
members. All those appointments last until the Leader get fed up or just decides to change them.

The Council has retained the right to remove the Leader from office by resolution passed at a meeting
so if they get fed up with whoever is leader they if brave enough get together and kick the leader out.

The Council has continued its position of not giving individual executive powers to portfolio holders.

The Localism Bill, currently in the Parliamentary process includes provisions which would enable
any authority to consider reverting to a decision-making framework based on committees, as was
the case before 2000. As a unitary authority, Rutland did not have the option of continuing with a committee
system (unlike district councils with smaller populations in two-tier shire counties).

Councillor Roger Begy   was elected as Leader at the Annual meeting on 23rd May 2011.

He has appointed  Councillor Terry King   as Deputy Leader

Councillors Ken Bool, Christine Emmett, Martyn Pocock and Gene Plews all 
as Cabinet members     


The portfolio allocations are:-

Councillor Roger Begy Environmental Services, Culture and Housing

Councillor Terry King         Finance and Asset Management

Councillor Gene Plews   Youth, Sport and Community Safety

Councillor Ken Ball Education and Children's Services

Councillor Christine Emmett  Health and Social Care

Councillor Martyn Pocock    Resources               

It was all Rubbish! at Rutland County Council

It was all Rubbish! at Rutland County Council

Last night we received an update from Rutland County Council regarding the Rubbish.

Or as Rutland County Council would prefer to say

An update on the Refuse and Recycling Collection Scheme.

Emily Frikha Waste Projects Officer present us with a the following update.

Rutland's kerbside recycling commenced in April 2008
most households now have three wheelie bins.

Black bins collected one week and the green the next
this is all soon going to change.

But first I am sure Rutland County Council will be pleased if I
share some success and achievements with you.

in 2007 recycling was 28.8% following the introduction of
the scheme this figure nearly doubled to 52.9% in 2009/10

in 2009/10 this increased yet again to 55.8%

In fact in 2009/10 Rutland had the 9th highest recycling rate in
the country and was the highest achieving unitary council.

During 2010/11 the recycling rate increased to an estimated 57.2%

So it seems Rutland County Council are good with Rubbish

Rutland County Council has tendered for new contracts and saved
£770,000

From the 1st April 2011 - 31st March 2013 all the landfill waste
thats the mucky stuff in the black bins will be finding its way to
landfill sites in Stainby, Lincolnshire and Weldon, Northamptonshire

From the 1st of April 2013 - 2021 it will be taken to a waste
transfer station in Rutland WRG's Eastcroft waste to energy
facility in Nottingham.

The transfer site is planned to be located behind Cottesmore
CA site Burley Road (B688) which will be built and run by WRG

From 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2013 all grey bin waste
recyclables are dealt with at a new state of the art  facility being
built in Leicester run and owned by Casepack Ltd. This site will
house a educational visitors centre.

The green bins garden waste will be composted to 31st March 2016
at a farm composting facility in North Luthenham Rutland, run by
J&B Ellis Ltd.

The Council will soon be sending out new information
many household have already been informed of the
many new items that can now be placed in the Grey Recycle Bin.

From October 2011 most household  will find their collection
days changed. Some resident will have to put out the green
bin with the black bin instead of with the grey bin.

All bins will now be emptied Monday - Friday so those
who like a layin on a Saturday won't be woke up early
by the noise anymore.

If you want further information please visit

www.recycle4rutland.org.uk

Big Pink Heart, Respecting Our Communities

Big Pink Heart, Respecting Our Communities

bigpinkheart / big pink ha:t /
noun. an organisation taking action towards positive
social behaviour and respect in the community
adj. ed (person) putting bigpinkheart into action

ORIGIN early 21st Cent.: from www.bigpinkheart.co.uk

How you can help!

Join in!

Become a volunteer
They are always grateful for helping hands, fancy helping
at their theatre workshops or book clubs?

Become an ambassador
does your work place or organisation want to be BigPinkHearted? Find out more:

www.bigpinkheart.co.uk