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This report sets out notices of motions ruled in order by the Mayor in consultation with the Chief Legal Officer.

Council received three Motions submitted under FCR 14 of Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution.

Motion1: “To Thank EEBC Members Staff for Their Work During the Covid-19 Emergency.”

The Council resolved by a majority vote to consider this Motion at the meeting. In pursuance of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, Councillor Eber Kington MOVED and Councillor Peter O’Donovan SECONDED the following Motion:

“This Council wishes to place on record its thanks and appreciation to Borough Council officers for their outstanding work in meeting the challenge of the strategic shift in the deployment of staff and resources during the Covid-19 emergency.  Your work and the care shown, particularly in support of more vulnerable members of the community, has been both outstanding and inspiring.

This Council also wishes to acknowledge the vital roles paid by those Officers providing key support for services whilst working from home, and also those members of staff who have ensured that the Council’s important basic services have continued to be provided to residents during the emergency. Your contributions have been hugely appreciated and have been crucial to the work of the council over the past few weeks.

Whatever your role, our thanks to you all”

An amendment to the motion was MOVED by Councillor Debbie Monksfield and SECONDED by Councillor Rob Geleit:

The proposed amendment was as follows:

“This Council wishes to place on record its thanks and appreciation to Borough Council officers for their outstanding work in meeting the challenge of the strategic shift in the deployment of staff and resources during the Covid-19 emergency.  Your work and the care shown, particularly in support of more vulnerable members of the community, has been both outstanding and inspiring.

This Council also wishes to acknowledge the vital roles paid by those Officers providing key support for services whilst working from home, and also those members of staff who have ensured that the Council’s important basic services have continued to be provided to residents during the emergency. In addition this council will identify a scheme to reward council staff for their exceptional efforts during the emergency caused by Covid-19.

Your contributions have been hugely appreciated and have been crucial to the work of the council over the past few weeks

Whatever your role, our thanks to you all.”

Upon being put the amendment was LOST with a majority vote against it.

Following the resolution of the amendment, the substantive motion was debated and put to a vote.

Upon being put the motion was CARRIED with a majority vote for it.

Accordingly, the Council resolved:

This Council wishes to place on record its thanks and appreciation to Borough Council officers for their outstanding work in meeting the challenge of the strategic shift in the deployment of staff and resources during the Covid-19 emergency.  Your work and the care shown, particularly in support of more vulnerable members of the community, has been both outstanding and inspiring.

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