Motion submitted under notice
To consider the following motion submitted by Councillor S. P. Shannon:-
“That this Council sets up a cross-party task group to implement environmental initiatives to tackle climate change and reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint .”
Minutes:
Members considered the following motion submitted by Councillor S. P. Shannon:
“That this Council sets up a cross-party task group to implement environmental initiatives to tackle climate change and reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint.”
In the absence of Councillor Shannon, the Monitoring Officer advised that he had intended to make a slight alteration to the wording of the motion to read:
“That this Council sets up a cross-party task group to make recommendations regarding environmental initiatives to tackle climate change and reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint.”
The motion was moved and seconded and on a requisition under Council Procedure Rule 16.5 the following details of voting on the motion were recorded:
For the motion: Councillors Mrs. A. E. Doyle, Ms. J. A. Marshall, Mrs. C. M. McDonald, P. M. McDonald, D. McGrath, E. J. Murray, D. L. Pardoe, G. Selway and C. J. K. Wilson (9);
Against the motion: Councillors A. N. Blagg, Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP, Ms. M. Bunker, S. R. Colella, R. J. Deeming, G. N. Denaro, Mrs. R. L. Dent, Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E., R. Hollingworth, Mrs. H. J. Jones, B. Lewis F.CMI, Dr. G. H. Lord, Mrs. J. D. Luck, C. R. Scurrell, R. D. Smith, Mrs. C. J. Spencer, C. B. Taylor, E. C. Tibby, C. J. Tidmarsh, M. J. A. Webb, P. J. Whittaker and Mrs. J. M. Boswell (22);
Abstention: Councillors J. T. Duddy, S. R. Peters and L. Turner (3).
Accordingly the Chairman declared the motion to be LOST.