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Meeting: 24/02/2016 - Council (Item 112)

112 Motion on Notice - Parkside Drinks Policy pdf icon PDF 108 KB

A period of up to one hour is allocated to consider the motions on notice.  This may only be extended with the agreement of the Council.

 

Minutes:

The Council considered the following motion submitted by Councillor M. Thompson:

 

“Council recognises that Parkside is a building of government and acknowledges that the Chair’s recent decision not to host gatherings for Councillors where alcohol is consumed is excellent and up-to- date practice. Therefore this motion proposes, aside from consumption by members of the public at functions where its facilities are hired, that Parkside becomes an alcohol free zone as far as Councillors are concerned”. 

 

During the debate some Members expressed the view that the provision of alcohol within a public building such as Parkside was no longer appropriate, particularly  in view of Drink Drive legislation and prevailing public attitudes.

 

The Leader responded that this issue had been raised at the previous Council meeting. She considered it appropriate to offer alcohol at civic events where hospitality was included and that guests and Councillors had the opportunity to decide for themselves whether or not they wished to consume alcohol.  

 

On being put to the vote the Chairman declared the Motion to be lost.