Shannon.ie - Town Council Meeting Minutes June 2009

Present were Councillors, Duff, McCarthy, Lambert, Hillery, Mulcahy, McKee McLoughlin and McMahon

In attendance Mr. Gerard Dollard – Town Manager and Tomás Mac Cormaic - Town Clerk

Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved; “that in sympathy with Cllr. Patricia McCarthy on the recent death of her father, Mr. John O’Connell, the meeting be adjourned for fifteen minutes.”

The meeting reconvened at 6.45 p.m

Proposed by Cllr. McKee, seconded by Cllr. McLoughlin and resolved; “that the minutes of the May monthly meeting of the Shannon Town Council held in the Shannon Town Hall at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday May 5th 2009, having been circulated, be adopted and signed by the Meara Bhaile.”

The Meara Bhaile reported that the Arts Centre was again discussed as was traffic calming and the clearing and security of a laneway in Tullyglass Crescent,

Cllr. McMahon had nothing to report. Cllr. Duff reported on the financial status of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. The account has a current credit of €1,957.86

A very comprehensive report on the activities of the Council had been prepared by the Manager and circulated to each member. The manager was complemented on the detail of report

Cllr. McCarthy withdrew a notice of motion she had submitted in relation to An Post Deliveries

A Notice of Motion submitted by Cllr. Mc Mahon had already been adopted in June 2007 whereby an amount of €700 provided in the budget for a “Mayor’s Award” during his term as Meara Bhaile be allocated to a Shannon Literary and Culture Project. The Town Clerk confirmed that this €700 is available when and if such a project is properly defined and is recognised as a community association

Closing the meeting all members complemented each other on their achievements over the past five years and wished those retiring good health and happiness and wished those seeking re-election success. Kind words were also expressed to the Town Manager who was attending his last meeting as Shannon Town Manager before taking up duty as Ennis Town. All agreed that Ennis’s gain would be Shannon’s loss but all wished him well in his future career