"Part of it is that we keep very well maintained book stocks, and listen to what people like to read, as well as embedding the library service at the heart of delivering council objectives on things like education and employment".
Mr Pickles said it was "not unreasonable" that a decent bin service should be among councils' objectives "in return" for receiving the money.
This council's objective is "to bring together representatives of the energy industries of the United States and Mexico to discuss issues of mutual interest".
The council provides objective oversight to the reviews, analyses and conference program.
Is monitoring of the council's objectives and policies for natural hazards undertaken?
The new administration said it would begin the process of revising the council's objectives and choosing a new governance structure between now and August, with the key posts being appointed at a meeting on 17 May.
An anti-pope protest meeting would fall foul of it too, not to mention the council's wider objectives of impartiality and the promotion of community relations, which would be strained should one group attack the deeply held religious convictions of another.
Generally, I think the closer the relationship the better, because that way Almos are proactively anticipating how best they can support their council to deliver its objectives for the city.
Despite Colley's assertion that the proposal is not in tune with the council's aims and objectives, the awkward truth is that it seems to fit in well with the council's policy of selling out the area to developers with vague assertions of creating a "mixed community" which will in fact be a mixture of foreign buy-to-let investors and very wealthy city workers.
A statement said: "Encouraging people of all ages to get involved in sport is a key objective for the council, and naturally providing support for Queen's Baton Relay at a grassroots level - particularly in some of our more deprived areas, was very important to us".
His approach seems nothing more than an effort to use council negotiations for larger political objectives.
