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Meeting: 09/06/2016 - Council (Item 23)

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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:

Members considered the following motion submitted by Councillor M. Thompson:

 

“Council notes the failure of the move to Parkside to save the costs it initially promised and the attempts of Cabinet Members to mislead the public about the cost implications of the move. Council therefore calls upon the Cabinet Members responsible for misleading the public to resign.”

 

The motion was moved by Councillor M. Thompson and seconded by Councillor P. M. McDonald.

 

In moving the motion Councillor Thompson referred to information he had received from officers indicating  that heating costs were higher at Parkside than at the former Burcot Lane offices. This had subsequently been publicised in the local press and Councillor Thompson referred to on line comments made in response to this apparently by Councillor R. J. Laight which he felt were derogatory. Councillor Thompson had attempted to contact Councillor Laight on this matter but had not received a response.

 

It was indicated that the lack of a response to the Emails would be referred to the Council’s Monitoring officer for further investigation.

 

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