What does the Lord Mayor mean to you?
The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent what image does that raise in your mind, to me it conjures up an image of a ancient Town Crier but one that doesn’t holler, shout, has no voice just the accessories the funny hat and a big chained medallion.
I know to some it will somehow create the image of a linkage to royalty, that somehow through the Lord Mayor give us access to royalty, the Queen, to grandeur
But these are tough times the Council is currently consulting on its budget plans, one of those proposals is to save £130,000 by removing the Mayors secretary, his car and chauffeur
If we keep his car and chauffeur we will have to raise £50,000 by increasing School Swimming prices (meaning schools may stop swimming lessons) have to Cut £18,000 from Parks Maintenance, Cut £31,000 from early years development officer (reduced support for early years providers) and make a £30,000 reduction in staff who visit and maintain quality for children in care.
If we Cut the Lord Mayors car and chauffeur we can use £90,000 to continue replacing items in the equipment library for children with disabilities and continue the £40,000 contract with NSPCC to support children traumatised by domestic abuse, otherwise these services will have to end.
So yes some will want to see the Lord Mayor continue to open School Fetes, but I would rather see those schools continue to teach our school children to swim, and it could have been in Tunstall Pool had the car and chauffeur been considered last year.
There is Currently a petition running which you can sign here http://130000mayor.tk/
or send your views to the budget team at budget2012@stoke.gov.uk
Comments
Hi Ian, as you've outlined
Hi Ian, as you've outlined the Lord Mayors office in a time of money to throw at anything is a luxury that is "nice" to have.
Right now, the people of this city have more important things that this money needs spending on.
The Sentinel this weekend reported that former lord mayor is campaigning to save the role, but she doesn't go on to say how "vital" it is to have the lord mayor in place. Surely it's the Chief Exec and head of council who are vital to business.
I'm sure John van der Laarschot, would be far better suited to the role than a lord mayor who only sits in office for one year, and may or may not be the worlds biggest business brain. yes a Lord Mayor can smuse, but right now we don't want any old bungler walking into a room and scuppering deals.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Petition-save-Lord-Mayor-role/story...
Advertise the role with a
Advertise the role with a salary equivalent to the minimum wage and see how many takers they get.
A great opportunity for
A great opportunity for anyone wanting to build a reputation which could lead to better things at the end of the year maybe?
ADULT & NEIGHBOURHOOD
ADULT & NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES INVESTMENT ASPIRATIONS 2012/13
INV-ANS11
Match Funding towards bid for external funding re creation
of a new swimming pool at Dimensions.
Enhancement to current centre. Provision of swimming
facility in the north of the city.
REALLY.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What realy what you want to provide a SWIMMING facility in the North of the City?????
ohhh ohh I could swear I could
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You couldnt make it up. I'm
You couldnt make it up. I'm staggered. If this was the plan why let the Tunstall Pool Group continue that the route it took for so long.
You thought it should have
You thought it should have been as would effected there business plan if they new a competitor was opening. I couldn't believe it when saw it, still cant
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I was born and grew up in
I was born and grew up in Tunstall and I have never so far as I know been in the company of the Lord Mayor officialy, but I did used to go swimming 3 times a week so I know the one I would rather do without. How much would we get if we sold the Bling???.
I'd love to know who you
I'd love to know who you mean,
I was not refering to a
I was not refering to a person when i said bling that was meant to be the chain of office it has got to be worth a bob or two. I dont think the chain is costume jewellery and with gold the price it is today.
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