1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: I already see some shuffled rubbish bins down Burnett Street. 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Made the tough call not to put mine out this morning, 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: so we've got to try and get home before the 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: rubbishmen arrived. Famous Reek. I'm always thinking of your rubbish 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: collectors on days like this efforts. 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, the big ones, that's all. We've got those little 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 2: clips now that you can get to play God keep 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: the lid down, yes, save some of that spillage. When 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 2: when we have these really big ones. 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it's when it's been emptied and then you 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: find this halfway down the road. 12 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: Coming in here that we're tumbled over. 13 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: But there we are the songs for you. Now the 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: election and all those silly radio rules are behind us, 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: we can recommence regular council chair, I have you missed us? 16 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: I've missed you. 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: You want to look, it's been It's been a gap, 18 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: hasn't it. While the time is going on. But of 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: course elections being completed now and the new council, new 20 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: mayor Lis and the new councilors all settling in and 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: we've had a couple of induction sessions already with them 22 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: to help explain, you know, what their role is and 23 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: how counsels work. 24 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: And I saw Liz at New Mayor's school on the 25 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: news last night. 26 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, so there's a that's a great opportunity for all 27 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: the meors together for a couple of days before they 28 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: get stuck into their stuff on the home patch, just 29 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 2: to have some speakers and learn some stuff from mears 30 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: who have been around the traps a little bit and 31 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: give them a bit of wisdom and they connect with 32 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 2: the new new visas themselves and yeah, create the you know, 33 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: the class of twenty five, and that's good. 34 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: It must be mixed emotions for yourself. We caught Neil 35 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: Brown for an extended ketch up and reflecting on some 36 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: of the highlights from his six years as mayor twenty 37 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: one years and council. Of course, you guys work to 38 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: get that for the most part of that past six years. 39 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: Any we quirks that you got to miss side. Did 40 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: he have a phrase he'd share when he came into 41 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: the office each morning or blaring Fleetwood. 42 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: Mac No, No, No, we did work together well, I 43 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: think for the six years, and just as we plan 44 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: to work well, you know with Liz now that she's 45 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: the mayor, so I know the different people lives a Neil. 46 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: But that's that's how it is, isn't it. They lead 47 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: in their own way and we support them to do that. 48 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: You at least crack the window in the office to 49 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: let it air out. Lis rolls in. 50 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, well that's right. All the all the me and 51 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: Neil stuff has gone and the mere list stuff is. 52 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: I noticed a couple of pot plants have arrived, so 53 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: perhaps perhaps into the fauna like that, a different office 54 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: style than the previous man. 55 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: So when does our new council first meet? 56 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: Our first full meeting is next Wednesday, the twenty ninth. 57 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: It's largely a ceremonial meeting where they get sworn in. Yeah, 58 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: so until they're sworn and they're not officially able. 59 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: To act, That's something I wanted to touch on. It 60 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: wasn't until I was watching the last council meeting a 61 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: few weeks back and I heard Neil say that there's 62 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: a transition period of sorts where they kind of dissolve 63 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: council and then everything turns to you. So what for 64 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: the next week? You have ultimate power? 65 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: I do, I do, but but one in plates using 66 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: it very carefully, Luke, because you have to report how 67 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: you've used those powers. Once the new councils sworn. 68 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: In, there's still auditing. 69 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: Okay, well, well this had massive order, so if you 70 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: use it unwisely, then next Wednesday you're up before the 71 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: beak for trying to explain yourself there for emergencies, not 72 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: not for unfitted. 73 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: You're not able to give yourself a performance review. 74 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: Good job, keep on, No, no, In fact, I think 75 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: there's some rules around extending your own contract through that 76 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 2: period so that it's more around emergencies and just the 77 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: opportunity of that. If some key decisions must be made 78 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: and they can't genuinely waited, at least we can carry on. 79 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: Well, welcome to our new counselors, and I'm sure everybody's 80 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: feeling nervous and excited, and bring on all the formalities. 81 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Next Wednesday you say. 82 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: Yes indeed, and just as we finish up, look a 83 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: big shout out of course to the Hammers who did 84 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: so well on Saturday. Really delighted to see that result. 85 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: That was a super effort and hard work, you know, 86 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: both as samely and the final went there. They worked 87 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: really hard. 88 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: So well you could do with your ultimate power? Can 89 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: you commission a ticket Tape Parade. 90 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: Well, indeed, indeed. 91 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: My mind, I'm just planting that seed there. 92 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: They certainly did very well, and they were very proud 93 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: of them. That's a wonderful effort.