Minutes:
The Mayor reminded Members that this was the last meeting of the Council before the Municipal Election to be held on Thursday 5th May, 2016. It would, therefore, be the last meeting to be attended by several Members prior to their retirement from the Council.
The Leader of the Council, Sir Steve Houghton CBE paid tribute to the following Members for their hard work to the Council and the local community they represented:-
· Councillor Brook
· Councillor Duerden
· Councillor Morgan
· Councillor Worton
The Mayor and Leader of the Council wished the Members well for the future.
The Mayor presented Councillor Worton, the only retiring Member present at the meeting, with a vase.
Councillor Duerden would be presented with a vase and Councillors Brook and Morgan would be presented with an engraved bowl.
The Mayor and Leader of the Council wished the Members well for the future.
The Leaders of the Barnsley Independent Group and Conservative Group added their own thanks to the retiring Members as did several other Members of the Council.