Agenda and minutes

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46.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made by Councillors regarding items on the agenda.

47.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 329 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 15 February 2022.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 15 February 2022 were agreed as a true record and the Mayor was authorised to sign them.

 

48.

Mayoral Communications/Business

To receive such communications or deal with such business as the Mayor may decide to lay before the Council.

Minutes:

The Mayor made a number of announcements relating to noteworthy events which he had attended over the past 2 months.

49.

Chairs' Statements pdf icon PDF 214 KB

To receive statements from the Chairs of the Council’s Policy Committees, briefing Members on current events and issues relating to the relevant Committee’s area of work.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Council received a written statement from the Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee.

2 questions were asked relating to the statement and responded to by the Committee Chair.

 

 

50.

Constitution Working Group paper pdf icon PDF 230 KB

This is the first report from the Constitution Working Group to keep members informed and to propose changes for agreement by the Council.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Council received a report proposing amendments to the Constitution.

Councillor Colin Keane MOVED the recommendations in the report.

Upon being put the recommendations were CARRIED unanimously.

Accordingly, it was resolved to:

(1)      Agree to the Terms of Reference for the Health Liaison Panel and Human Resources Panel as set out in Appendix 1, for inclusion in Part 3 of the Constitution.

(2)      Agree that the Crime and disorder Sub-Committee will be politically proportionate, with 5 members as set out in paragraph 1.4.1 of this report.

(3)      Agree that the Member Champion profile (Appendix 2) be included in Part 2 of the Constitution as a revision to Article 17.

 

51.

Motions pdf icon PDF 218 KB

This report sets out notices of motions ruled in order.

 

               

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This report sets out notices of motions ruled in order.

Council received one Motion submitted under FCR 14 of Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution.

Motion 1: “Stand together with Ukraine”

The Council resolved by a majority vote to consider this Motion at the meeting. In pursuance of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, Councillor Alex Coley MOVEDand Councillor Christine Cleveland SECONDED the following Motion:

“This Council notes:

That the recent attack on Ukraine by Russia is more than an attack on Ukraines territorial integrity and sovereignty, it is an attack on democracy and freedom, and we condemn these acts of aggression by Russia.

We deplore the use of violence against the civilian population of Ukraine, and sexual violence as a weapon of war. We support the International Criminal Court's announcement of an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

This Council resolves to:

1.    Note the commitments already made by the Government to house displaced Ukraine families.

2.    Utilise the support funding provided by the Government to meet the welfare and care needs of Ukrainian families arriving in the borough via the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

3.    Signpost those residents who house people displaced by this act of aggression to the information and support they are seeking”

An amendment to the motion was MOVED by Councillor Kate Chinn and SECONDED by Councillor Debbie Monksfield:

The proposed amendment was as follows:

For inclusion after the second paragraph

“We believe that, as the invasion of the Donbas region continues, this government must do more to help people fleeing the war by providing more support at the borders of Ukraine to enable the smooth passage of people. Also, to immediately relax the current draconian rules before granting visas to enable Ukrainian citizens to arrive safely in the UK.”

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 unanimously.

Accordingly the Council resolved

This Council notes:

That the recent attack on Ukraine by Russia is more than an attack on Ukraines territorial integrity and sovereignty, it is an attack on democracy and freedom, and we condemn these acts of aggression by Russia.

We deplore the use of violence against the civilian population of Ukraine, and sexual violence as a weapon of war. We support the International Criminal Court's announcement of an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

This Council resolves to:

1.    Note the commitments already made by the Government to house displaced Ukraine families.

2.    Utilise the support funding provided by the Government to meet the welfare and care needs of Ukrainian families arriving in the borough via the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

3.    Signpost those residents who house people displaced by this act of aggression  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51.