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1. |
Minutes Silence - Death of Former Councillor Bob Pullin
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The Lord Mayor
(Councillor Jayne Dunn) reported with sadness, the death, on 3 June
2024, of former Councillor Bob Pullin who had served on the Council
from 2015 to 2021, and Members of the Council observed a
minute’s silence in his memory.
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Apologies for Absence
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Apologies for
absence were received from Councillors Nikki Belfield, Mike
Chaplin, Dawn Dale, Mike Drabble, Marieanne Elliot, Maleiki Haybe,
Brian Holmshaw, Ruth Mersereau, Laura Moynahan, Martin Phipps,
Janet Ridler, Maroof Raouf and Paul Wood.
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Further to the
reporting of the apologies for absence from Councillor Wood, it was
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion of the Lord Mayor (Councillor
Jayne Dunn), seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Safiya
Saeed), that in view of the ill-health of Councillor Paul Wood,
approval be given for his period of office to be extended beyond 6
August 2024, being the six-month period of non-attendance provided
for within Section
85(1) of the Local Government Act 1972.
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Exclusion of the Press and Public
To identify items where resolutions may be
moved to exclude the press and public.
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There were no items
of business identified where resolutions may be moved to exclude
the press and public.
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Declarations of Interest PDF 86 KB
Members to declare any
interests they have in the business to be considered at the
meeting.
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Minutes:
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There were no
declarations of interest made by Members of the Council.
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5. |
Public Questions and Petitions and Other Communications PDF 177 KB
(a) To receive any questions or
petitions from the public, or communications submitted by the Lord
Mayor or the Chief Executive and to pass such resolutions thereon
as the Council Procedure Rules permit and as may be deemed
expedient.
NOTE: There is a time limit of one hour for
the above item of business. In accordance with the
arrangements published on the Council’s website,
questions/petitions are required to be submitted in writing, to
committee@sheffield.gov.uk,
by 9.00 a.m. on Monday 15 July 2024. Questions/petitions submitted
after the deadline will be asked at the meeting subject to the
discretion of the Chair (the Lord Mayor).
(b) Petition Requiring Debate
The Council’s Petitions Scheme requires
that a petition containing over 5,000 signatures from individuals
who live, work or study in Sheffield, be the subject of debate at
the Council meeting. A qualifying petition has been received as
follows:-
Petition Relating to the Funding of Therapy
Services Delivered by Sheffield Women’s Charity,
Vida
To debate an electronic petition containing
over 27,440 signatures, requesting the Council to provide funding
to save Sheffield’s vital free therapy service delivered by
Sheffield Women’s Charity, Vida.
The online petition -
Petition · Keep our vital therapy service open ·
Change.org - includes further information. An update on the financial position of the Charity
will be provided at the meeting by the Charity’s Chief
Executive Officer.
There is a time limit of 25 minutes for this
debate.
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Minutes:
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Petitions and Public Questions
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The Lord Mayor
(Councillor Jayne Dunn) reported that one ordinary petition was to
be received at the meeting and questions would be taken from eleven
members of the public. She added that four further ordinary
petitions were to be received in the absence of a
presenter. Finally, a petition
containing over 5,000 signatures would be debated at the end of
this item of business, and that petition was referred to at item
5(b) on the agenda for the meeting.
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5.2
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Ordinary
Petitions
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Petition Calling on the Council to
Keep Burngreave Vestry Hall Under Council Management
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The Council received
a paper petition containing 186 signatures calling on the Council
to keep Burngreave Vestry Hall under Council management, making it
accessible and affordable to all.
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Representations on
behalf of the petitioners were made by Mohammed Issa, who stated
that a local organisation called ACORN had held meetings and asked
people to sign a petition with a view to obtaining community
support for the group taking over the management of the
Hall. This had included the community
being misinformed regarding the price of hiring the premises and
regarding its current uses. Mr Issa
advised that the doors to the Hall were kept closed for security
reasons but this did not mean the Hall was not used, entry was
facilitated by an intercom. Mr Issa
explained that the community was satisfied with the way the Hall
was managed, and with its security and access, and wanted the
Council to continue to manage it. He
added that, if for any reason the Council did want to cease its
management, organisations currently operating from within the
building would be happy to discuss that with the
Council.
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The petition was
referred to Councillor Kurtis Crossland (the Chair of the
Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee) to
respond. Councillor Crossland thanked
the petitioner and everyone who had signed the
petition. He apologised that the
community had been misinformed and confirmed that there were no
plans to change the operating model of Burngreave Vestry
Hall. It would continue to be available
to the community, for hire. He advised
that any changes to the operating model would follow the relevant
Council policies which were currently under development.
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Councillor Crossland
added that the Council was responsible for managing and maintaining
approximately 100 community buildings, as well as owning several
others that were leased to voluntary, community, and faith-based
organisations. The new policy would aim
to ensure a more consistent, sustainable, and asset-based
approach. The programme was being
piloted in the south of the city in collaboration with the
voluntary, community and faith sector.
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Petition Calling on the Council to
Install Parking Restrictions on Scraith Wood Drive
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The Council received
a paper petition containing 145 signatures calling on the Council
to install double yellow lines along the odd-numbered side of
Scraith Wood Drive. The lead petitioner
was Lesley Smith.
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There was no speaker
for this petition.
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The petition was
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6. |
Members' Questions PDF 1 MB
6.1 Questions relating to
urgent business (submitted in accordance with Council Procedure
Rule 16.6).
6.2 Supplementary questions
(in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.5) - on the answers,
to be circulated at this meeting, provided to written questions
(submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.1) to the
Leader of the Council, or any Policy Committee (or Sub-Committee)
or Regulatory Committee Chair, or a Member appointed by the Council
to serve on the South Yorkshire Joint Authorities (under the
provisions of Section 41 of the Local Government Act 1985), the
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, or any other external
body or joint committee, on matters within the functions of that
Body.
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Minutes:
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Urgent
Business
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There were no
questions relating to urgent business, submitted under the
provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.6.
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6.2
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Written
Questions
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A schedule of
questions, submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16,
and which contained written answers, was circulated. Members
of the Council are able to ask the Leader of the Council, or any
Policy Committee or Sub-Committee or Regulatory Committee Chairs,
or Members appointed by the Council to serve on the South Yorkshire
Joint Authorities, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority,
or any other external body or joint committee, questions on matters
within the functions of those Bodies.
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6.2.2
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Supplementary
questions, under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5,
were asked by the Members who had submitted the original questions
and were answered by the relevant Member, until the expiry of the
time limit for Members’ Questions (in accordance with Council
Procedure Rule 16.7).
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7. |
Notice of Motion Regarding "Debate Not Hate" - Given By Councillor Fran Belbin and To Be Seconded By Councillor Ibby Ullah
That this Council:-
(a) notes two city wide
elections have taken place in Sheffield in the last three months
and thanks everyone who voted and all those who helped to
administer the elections for playing their part in the democratic
process;
(b) believes that debating and
respectfully disagreeing with one another is a healthy part of our
democracy, but that this cannot cross the line into abuse or
intimidation;
(c) further notes that abuse
and toxicity in public and political discourse has a detrimental
impact on local democracy and that prevention, support and
responses to abuse and intimidation of local politicians must
improve to ensure councillors and Members of Parliament (MPs) feel
safe and able to represent their residents;
(d) notes that female
councillors and councillors from minoritised groups and those with
other protected characteristics often receive the most abuse;
(e) believes that the
intimidation and abuse of councillors and MPs, in person or
otherwise, undermines democracy, prevents elected members from
representing the communities they serve, deters individuals from
standing for election, and undermines public life in democratic
processes;
(f) therefore resolves
to:-
(i) challenge the
normalisation of abuse against politicians and officers and uphold
exemplary standards of public and political debate in all it
does;
(ii) sign up to the Local
Government Association’s Debate Not Hate campaign and calls
on each councillor to sign up to the campaign; the campaign aims to
raise public awareness of the role of councillors in local
communities, encourage healthy debate and improve the response to
and support those in public life facing abuse and intimidation;
(iii) work with the LGA to
address the abuse and intimidation of local politicians;
(iv) ensure the Council has a
clear reporting mechanism which councillors can use to monitor and
record incidents of harassment and abuse of councillors and
officers;
(v) regularly review the
support available to councillors in relation to abuse and
intimidation and councillor safety;
(vi) work with the local police
to ensure there is a clear and joined-up mechanism for reporting
threats and other concerns about the safety of councillors and
their families and discuss the need to take a preventative approach
that accounts for the specific risks that councillors face, as they
do with other high-risk individuals, like MPs;
and
(vii) take a zero-tolerance approach
to abuse of councillors and officers.
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Minutes:
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It was moved by
Councillor Fran Belbin, and seconded by Councillor Ibby Ullah,
that this Council:-
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(a) notes two
city wide elections have taken place in Sheffield in the last three
months and thanks everyone who voted and all those who helped to
administer the elections for playing their part in the democratic
process;
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(b) believes
that debating and respectfully disagreeing with one another is a
healthy part of our democracy, but that this cannot cross the line
into abuse or intimidation;
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(c) further
notes that abuse and toxicity in public and political discourse has
a detrimental impact on local democracy and that prevention,
support and responses to abuse and intimidation of local
politicians must improve to ensure councillors and Members of
Parliament (MPs) feel safe and able to represent their
residents;
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(d) notes that
female councillors and councillors from minoritised groups and
those with other protected characteristics often receive the most
abuse;
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(e) believes
that the intimidation and abuse of councillors and MPs, in person
or otherwise, undermines democracy, prevents elected members from
representing the communities they serve, deters individuals from
standing for election, and undermines public life in democratic
processes;
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(f)
therefore resolves to:-
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(i)
challenge the normalisation of abuse against politicians and
officers and uphold exemplary standards of public and political
debate in all it does;
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(ii) sign
up to the Local Government Association’s Debate Not Hate
campaign and calls on each councillor to sign up to the campaign;
the campaign aims to raise public awareness of the role of
councillors in local communities, encourage healthy debate and
improve the response to and support those in public life facing
abuse and intimidation;
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(iii) work with
the LGA to address the abuse and intimidation of local
politicians;
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(iv) ensure the
Council has a clear reporting mechanism which councillors can use
to monitor and record incidents of harassment and abuse of
councillors and officers;
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(v) regularly
review the support available to councillors in relation to abuse
and intimidation and councillor safety;
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(vi) work with
the local police to ensure there is a clear and joined-up mechanism
for reporting threats and other concerns about the safety of
councillors and their families and discuss the need to take a
preventative approach that accounts for the specific risks that
councillors face, as they do with other high-risk individuals, like
MPs; and
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(vii) take a
zero-tolerance approach to abuse of councillors and officers.
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Whereupon, it was
moved by Councillor Penny
Baker, and seconded by
Councillor Robert Reiss, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be
amended by the addition of new paragraphs (e)
and (f) as follows and the re-lettering of original paragraphs (e)
and (f) as new paragraphs (g) and (h):-
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(e) notes that whilst social
media is a valuable tool for councillors to connect with
constituents, it has led to the rise of online harassment and abuse
directed to elected officials;
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(f) further notes that
this online abuse can transcend traditional boundaries into
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8. |
Notice of Motion Regarding "A Health And Social Care Emergency In Sheffield" - Given By Councillor Sophie Thornton and To Be Seconded By Councillor Will Sapwell
That this Council notes:-
(a) that the
NHS and social care system face multiple crises of access, staff
retention, long waiting times, missed targets and poor outcomes;
(b) that
people across Sheffield are struggling to access health and care
services;
(c) that in
2023, almost 900,000 GP appointments in Sheffield took place more
than two weeks after booking, representing 24% of all appointments
that year;
(d) that
despite this, primary care providers have not been given the
funding to employ more GPs, leaving qualified doctors facing
unemployment;
(e) that
there is a national dentistry crisis as increasing numbers of
practitioners leave the NHS;
(f)
that short staffing of Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodivergent
Service (SAANS) is causing astronomical wait times for ADHD
assessments;
(g) that the
Adult Health and Social Care and Education, Children and Families
Policy Committees face significant pressure to continue to deliver
savings in 2024/25 in the context of increasing demand for
services;
(h) that the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee overspend in 2023/24
was greatly reduced by one-off government funding, with no
guarantee that this will continue in 2024/25;
(i) that difficulty
accessing services increases pressure on acute care such as
Accident & Emergency as well as undermining overall population
health; and
(j)
that both The King’s Fund and the new Secretary of State for
Health and Social Care have acknowledged the positive vision the
Liberal Democrats have for social care reform and that cross-party
working is the only way to achieve this;
This Council advocates
for:-
(k)
cross-party collaboration both locally through the Health and
Wellbeing Board and nationally through a long-term agreement on
funding and provision of social care;
This Council resolves
to:-
(l)
call for:-
(i) the establishment of
a cross-party commission to forge a long-term agreement on
predictable, consistent funding for free personal care;
(ii)
the immediate review of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme
(ARRS) funding rules so that primary care providers in Sheffield
can employ extra GPs; and
(iii) an
Emergency Health and Care Budget to put this national crisis at the
top of the new government’s agenda; and
(m) request the
Chief Executive to convey these calls to the Secretary of State for
Health and Social Care.
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It was moved by
Councillor Sophie Thornton, and seconded by Councillor Will
Sapwell, that:-
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This Council
notes:-
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(a) that the
NHS and social care system face multiple crises of access, staff
retention, long waiting times, missed targets and poor
outcomes;
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(b) that people
across Sheffield are struggling to access health and care
services;
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(c) that in
2023, almost 900,000 GP appointments in Sheffield took place more
than two weeks after booking, representing 24% of all appointments
that year;
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(d) that
despite this, primary care providers have not been given the
funding to employ more GPs, leaving qualified doctors facing
unemployment;
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(e) that there
is a national dentistry crisis as increasing numbers of
practitioners leave the NHS;
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(f) that
short staffing of Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodivergent Service
(SAANS) is causing astronomical wait times for ADHD
assessments;
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(g) that the
Adult Health and Social Care and Education, Children and Families
Policy Committees face significant pressure to continue to deliver
savings in 2024/25 in the context of increasing demand for
services;
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(h) that the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee overspend in 2023/24
was greatly reduced by one-off government funding, with no
guarantee that this will continue in 2024/25;
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(i) that
difficulty accessing services increases pressure on acute care such
as Accident & Emergency as well as undermining overall
population health; and
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(j) that
both The King’s Fund and the new Secretary of State for
Health and Social Care have acknowledged the positive vision the
Liberal Democrats have for social care reform and that cross-party
working is the only way to achieve this;
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This Council advocates for:-
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(k) cross-party
collaboration both locally through the Health and Wellbeing Board
and nationally through a long-term agreement on funding and
provision of social care;
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This Council resolves to:-
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(l) call
for:-
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(i) the
establishment of a cross-party commission to forge a long-term
agreement on predictable, consistent funding for free personal
care;
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(ii) the
immediate review of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)
funding rules so that primary care providers in Sheffield can
employ extra GPs; and
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(iii) an
Emergency Health and Care Budget to put this national crisis at the
top of the new government’s agenda; and
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(m) request the Chief
Executive to convey these calls to the Secretary of State for
Health and Social Care.
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Whereupon, it was
formally moved by Councillor Laura
McClean, and formally seconded by
Councillor Ruth Milsom, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be
amended by:-
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1. the deletion of
paragraph (j) and the re-lettering of paragraph (k) as a new
paragraph (j).
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2. the deletion of the
section containing paragraphs (l) and (m).
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3. the addition of new
paragraphs (k) to (q) (under the section “This Council
advocates for”), as follows:-
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(k) greater
elected member involvement in developing local healthcare
strategies, creating opportunities for experience of communities to
be heard and utilised;
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(l) a new
national approach to social care, believing successive governments
have failed to address the crisis, noting that various political
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Notice of Motion Regarding "Reallocating South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Funding From Doncaster Sheffield Airport To Insulating Homes" - Given By Councillor Paul Turpin and To Be Seconded By Councillor Peter Gilbert
That this Council notes:-
(a) the
intention of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to
commit £138 million of Gainshare Funding to the reopening of
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (£5.3million/yr for 26 years);
(b) that
£3.1 million of funding has already been allocated to develop
an Outline Business Case to support the reopening of the
Airport;
(c) the
proximity to Sheffield of Manchester, Leeds Bradford and East
Midlands Airports;
(d) that the
Aviation Sector has stated that it will be net zero by 2050 but
there is “no single, clear, sustainable alternative to
jet fuel able to support flying on a scale equivalent to present
day use” according to the Royal Society;
This Council believes:-
(e) that any
supposed emission savings from “Sustainable” Aviation
Fuels will be almost completely negated by growth in flights;
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that airport subsidy benefits people who are already relatively
privileged and doesn't do anything to address inequality;
(g) that,
given the proximity of other airports, giving public money to
reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport is unnecessary;
(h) that
airport expansion is incompatible with our local, regional and
national climate targets;
(i) that £5.3
million/year funding would be better spent on supporting a scheme
to help insulate homes and develop and increase the amount of renewable technologies to reduce carbon
emissions and householders’ energy bills;
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that long distance train travel needs investment in infrastructure
and lower prices to make it cheaper than highly subsidised air
travel;
(k) that air
travel should be limited to sustainable levels with full costs of
environmental impacts charged to airlines and airports;
This Council resolves:-
(l) to
not support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport;
(m) to express the
view that the £5.3 million/year should be reallocated from
supporting airport expansion to supporting a scheme to make homes
more energy-efficient;
(n) to call
on the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to release the
report on the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on
Climate;
(o) to
request the Leader of the Council to convey these views to the
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; and
(p) to
request the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister
asking him to support policies to lift the implicit subsidy to the
aviation industry and tax aviation fuel fairly in order to use the funding raised to support the
development of long-distance rail travel.
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Minutes:
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It was formally
moved by Councillor Paul Turpin, and formally seconded by
Councillor Peter Gilbert, that:-
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This Council notes:-
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(a) the
intention of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to
commit £138 million of Gainshare Funding to the reopening of
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (£5.3 million per year for 26
years);
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(b) that
£3.1 million of funding has already been allocated to develop
an Outline Business Case to support the reopening of the
Airport;
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(c) the
proximity to Sheffield of Manchester, Leeds Bradford and East
Midlands Airports;
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(d) that the
Aviation Sector has stated that it will be net zero by 2050 but
there is “no single, clear, sustainable alternative to jet
fuel able to support flying on a scale equivalent to present day
use” according to the Royal Society;
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This Council believes:-
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(e) that any
supposed emission savings from “Sustainable” Aviation
Fuels will be almost completely negated by growth in flights;
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(f) that
airport subsidy benefits people who are already relatively
privileged and doesn't do anything to address inequality;
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(g) that, given
the proximity of other airports, giving public money to reopening
Doncaster Sheffield Airport is unnecessary;
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(h) that
airport expansion is incompatible with our local, regional and
national climate targets;
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(i) that
£5.3 million per year funding would be better spent on
supporting a scheme to help insulate homes and develop and increase
the amount of renewable technologies to reduce carbon emissions and
householders’ energy bills;
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(j) that
long distance train travel needs investment in infrastructure and
lower prices to make it cheaper than highly subsidised air
travel;
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(k) that air
travel should be limited to sustainable levels with full costs of
environmental impacts charged to airlines and airports;
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This Council resolves:-
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(l) to
not support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport;
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(m) to express the
view that the £5.3 million per year should be reallocated
from supporting airport expansion to supporting a scheme to make
homes more energy-efficient;
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(n) to call on
the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to release the
report on the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on
Climate;
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(o) to request
the Leader of the Council to convey these views to the South
Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; and
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(p) to request
the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister asking him
to support policies to lift the implicit subsidy to the aviation
industry and tax aviation fuel fairly in order to use the funding
raised to support the development of long-distance rail travel.
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Whereupon, it was
formally moved by Councillor Tom Hunt, and formally seconded by
Councillor Ben Miskell, as an amendment, that the Motion now
submitted be amended by the deletion of all
the words after the words “That this Council” and the
addition of the following new paragraphs (a) to (e):-
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(a) is committed to regional
economic growth and notes that re-opening Doncaster-Sheffield
Airport would significantly boost the regional economy, create
3,000-4,500 jobs directly, and thousands more in indirect and
catalyst roles across various sectors;
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(b) believes that reopening
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Notice of Motion Regarding "Building Homes And Better Managing Housing Stock To Deal With The Housing Emergency And Improve Lives Of Sheffield Citizens" - Given By Councillor Dianne Hurst and To Be Seconded By Councillor Garry Weatherall
That this Council:-
(a) notes research published
by Shelter, which states that:-
(i)
between April 2023 and April 2024, 260,000 social
rent homes in England have been lost through demolition or
purchase;
(ii) over 145,800
children are currently in temporary accommodation due to
homelessness;
(iii) landlords are converting
their homes into affordable rent housing, which is not social rent
housing; and
(iv) in the financial year
2022-23, there was a net loss of 11,684 social rent homes in
England;
(b) notes that Sheffield
mirrors this picture:-
(i)
between April 2014 and April 2023, the number of
Sheffield City Council owned and managed homes declined from 41,059
to 38,470;
(ii) in the financial
year 2023-24 the main homelessness duty was owed to 843 households,
and there were 765 households in temporary accommodation as of 20th
June 2024;
(iii) at the same time,
applicants are advised to seek private rental homes, incurring
higher costs which are unaffordable for many; the average private
rent was £850 per month last December, compared to an average
social rent of £358 for the last financial year;
and
(iv) the Housing Revenue
Account Business Plan 2024-25, which was presented to Full Council
in February 2024, acknowledges that the city has a shortage of 902
homes and anticipates a further loss of stock each year; it
contains no clear targets for building, investment or acquisition
during 2024-25 and, in the absence of a 10-year housing strategy,
says that a partnership approach will be required;
(c) believes that this
commitment is not sufficiently clear, demonstrates a lack of
ambition and, put simply, lets the
people of Sheffield down;
(d) resolves to ask the
Housing Policy Committee to consider using the full range of tools
available to borrow monies to increase housing stock;
(e) calls upon central
government to restrict the Right to Buy, in order to protect its
investment in social housing and the wellbeing of its citizens;
(f) resolves to ask the
Housing Policy Committee to consider managing remaining properties
effectively by:-
(i) reviewing and
managing tenancies appropriately where reports of empty homes are
received;
(ii) bringing void
properties, regardless of their management arrangements across the
Council portfolio, back into use as soon as possible;
and
(iii) promoting a system whereby
properties can be pre-allocated on receipt of notice in order to
minimise lost income and prevent damage and vandalism whilst
vacant;
(g) also resolves to ask the
Housing Policy Committee to consider investing in retrofitting
existing homes on the basis of
‘worst first’, to create sustainable and desirable
homes; and
(h) further resolves to ask
the Housing Policy Committee to consider building new homes for
rent at social rent levels, enabling the regeneration of whole
communities as a result.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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It was formally
moved by Councillor Dianne Hurst, and formally seconded by
Councillor Garry Weatherall, that this Council:-
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(a) notes
research published by Shelter, which states that:-
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(i)
between April 2023 and April 2024, 26,000 social rent homes in
England have been lost through demolition or purchase;
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(ii) over
145,800 children are currently in temporary accommodation due to
homelessness;
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(iii) landlords
are converting their homes into affordable rent housing, which is
not social rent housing; and
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(iv) in the
financial year 2022-23, there was a net loss of 11,684 social rent
homes in England;
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(b) notes that
Sheffield mirrors this picture:-
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(i)
between April 2014 and April 2023, the number of Sheffield City
Council owned and managed homes declined from 41,059 to 38,470;
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(ii) in
the financial year 2023-24 the main homelessness duty was owed to
843 households, and there were 765 households in temporary
accommodation as of 20th June 2024;
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(iii) at the
same time, applicants are advised to seek private rental homes,
incurring higher costs which are unaffordable for many; the average
private rent was £850 per month last December, compared to an
average social rent of £358 for the last financial year;
and
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(iv) the
Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2024-25, which was presented
to Full Council in February 2024, acknowledges that the city has a
shortage of 902 homes and anticipates a further loss of stock each
year; it contains no clear targets for building, investment or
acquisition during 2024-25 and, in the absence of a 10-year housing
strategy, says that a partnership approach will be required;
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(c) believes
that this commitment is not sufficiently clear, demonstrates a lack
of ambition and, put simply, lets the people of Sheffield down;
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(d) resolves to
ask the Housing Policy Committee to consider using the full range
of tools available to borrow monies to increase housing stock;
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(e) calls upon
central government to restrict the Right to Buy, in order to
protect its investment in social housing and the wellbeing of its
citizens;
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(f)
resolves to ask the Housing Policy Committee to consider managing
remaining properties effectively by:-
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(i)
reviewing and managing tenancies appropriately where reports of
empty homes are received;
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(ii)
bringing void properties, regardless of their management
arrangements across the Council portfolio, back into use as soon as
possible; and
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(iii) promoting
a system whereby properties can be pre-allocated on receipt of
notice in order to minimise lost income and prevent damage and
vandalism whilst vacant;
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(g) also
resolves to ask the Housing Policy Committee to consider investing
in retrofitting existing homes on the basis of ‘worst
first’, to create sustainable and desirable homes; and
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(h) further
resolves to ask the Housing Policy Committee to consider building
new homes for rent at social rent levels, enabling the regeneration
of whole communities as a result.
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Motion (Councillor Dianne Hurst), the Motion as published on the
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Order of Notices of Motion at Council Meetings PDF 57 KB
To agree the order in which
Notices of Motion will be listed on the Council Summons for
ordinary meetings of the Council during the Municipal Year 2024-25,
in accordance with Council Procedure Rules 10.2 (b) and (c).
Details of a proposed order will be circulated at the meeting for
approval.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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It was formally moved by
Councillor Paul Turpin, and formally seconded by Councillor Dianne
Hurst, that:-
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Further to Council Procedure
Rule 10.2, and having regard to the fact that the order for this
meeting had been determined as Labour / Lib
Dem / Green / Sheffield Community Councillors, the order in which Notices of Motion shall be listed on the
Summons for the remaining five ordinary meetings of the Council in
the Municipal Year 2024-25 shall be as follows:-
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4 September 2024
– LibDem / Green / Labour / Labour / Cllr
Al-Ahdal
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2 October 2024
– Labour / LibDem / Labour / LibDem
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6 November 2024
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4 December 2024
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5 February 2025
– Labour / Sheff Community
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Whereupon, it was formally
moved by Councillor Mary Lea, and formally seconded by Councillor
Fran Belbin, that the motion now submitted be amended by the
deletion of all the words after the word “that:-” and
the addition of the following words:-
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“this
Council:-
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(a) believes that Council
Procedure Rule (CPR) 10.2 which states “Provision shall also
be made for the inclusion of any individual Motions that are not
submitted through the recognised Groups” is unclear in its
meaning;
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(b) notes that a group, by
definition, is more than one member, and believes that the
provision for Members who are not part of a recognised group to
submit a motion for debate at Full Council must be more clearly
defined;
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(c) requests that following
liaison with Group Whips, the Monitoring Officer brings back a
report to the next Full Council meeting suggesting any amendments
to the Council Procedure Rules to provide for a more precise and
unambiguous definition of how individual motions that are not
submitted through the recognised groups should be accommodated
within the formula for the order of notice of motions, as well as
providing different options regarding formulas; and
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(d) resolves that (i) the
order in which Notices of Motion shall be listed on the Summons for
the ordinary meeting of the Council on 4th September 2024 shall be
Lib Dem, Green, Labour, Labour and (ii) the order of motions for
subsequent Full Council meetings in the municipal year 2024/25
shall be determined by Full Council following consideration of the
above-mentioned report of the Monitoring Officer.
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On being put to the vote, the
amendment was lost, except for paragraph (c) of the amendment,
which was carried.
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(NOTE: The result of
the vote was FOR - 28 Members; AGAINST - 38 Members; ABSTENTIONS
– 1 Member. Although Liberal Democrat
Group Members voted against, they voted for paragraph (c) of the
amendment.)
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The original Motion,
as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following
form and carried:-
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RESOLVED: That:-
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Council Procedure Rule 10.2, and having regard to the fact that the
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Parental Leave Policy for Members PDF 134 KB
To approve, with or without amendment, the
recommendations in the report of the Director of
People and Organisational Culture, published with this
agenda, seeking approval to a Sheffield City Council
Members’ Parental Leave Policy.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion
formally moved by Councillor Mary Lea and formally seconded by
Councillor Joe Otten, that this Council:-
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(a) approves
the Parental Leave Policy for Members, attached as an appendix to
the report of the Director of People and Organisational Culture,
and agrees that it be added to the Constitution as an Appendix to
the Members’ Allowances Scheme at Part 6; and
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(b) approves
that maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave taken
under this Policy is an approved reason under Section 85 of the
Local Government Act 1972 without needing the further approval of
the Council.
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Annual Standards Report 2023 PDF 50 KB
To receive the Annual Standards Report for 2023 which was approved for
submission to full Council by the Audit and Standards Committee at
its meeting held on 21st March 2024.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Council received
and noted the Annual Standards Report for 2023, which had been
referred to full Council by the Audit and Standards Committee at
its meeting held on 21 March 2024, and which showed details of the
outcome of the Standards complaints received from January to
December 2023.
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14. |
Changes to the Remit of Finance Committee PDF 105 KB
To approve, with or without amendment, the
recommendations to be made by the Governance Committee, at its
meeting to be held on 11 July 2024, relating to proposed amendments
to the remit of the Finance Committee.
A report of the General Counsel
(and Monitoring Officer) setting out the Governance
Committee’s recommendations will be published
prior to the Council meeting.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion
formally moved by Councillor Fran Belbin and formally seconded by
Councillor Sue Alston, that, as recommended
by the Governance Committee,this Council:-
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(a) approves that the Finance Committee be
re-established as a Finance and Performance Policy Committee,
retaining the same membership; and
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(b) approves the changes to Part 3.3.1 of
the Constitution (Matters Delegated to Policy Committees), as
outlined in the report to Governance Committee and as set out in
the Appendix to that report.
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Minutes Of Previous Council Meetings PDF 555 KB
To (a) receive the records of
the proceedings of the ordinary meeting of the Council held on 7
February 2024, the special meeting of the Council held on 6 March
2024 and the annual meeting of the Council held on 15 May 2024, and
to approve the accuracy thereof; and
(b) give approval for a note of
explanation to be added to the minutes of the meeting on 6 March
2024, at the end of section 4.3.2 (Public Questions from Russell
Johnson), as follows:-
(NOTE: Subsequent to the meeting, it came
to light, following receipt of a challenge to the accuracy of the
response given at the meeting by the Leader of the Council, that
the Leader had inadvertently omitted to state several words which
had been included in his pre-prepared written response and that
those words were of relevance to his explanation of why the formal
complaints received in 2021 had been put on hold. The words which
had been omitted at the meeting were “and the Council’s
response to it”, and the complete response should have been
as follows:- “He stated that the
formal complaints submitted in 2021 had not been progressed at that
time. This had been because the Independent Inquiry into the Street
Trees Dispute had been announced, and it had been felt that the
Inquiry and the Council’s response to it, would be the better
way to resolve the issues raised.”).
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion
formally moved by Councillor Mary Lea and formally seconded by
Councillor Joe Otten, that (a) the minutes of the ordinary meeting
of the Council held on 7 February, the special meeting of the
Council held on 6 March and the annual meeting of the Council held
on 15 May 2024, be approved as true and accurate records and (b)
approval be given for a note of explanation to be added to
the minutes of the meeting on 6 March 2024, inserted in section
4.3.2 (Public Questions from Russell Johnson), as follows:-
(NOTE: Subsequent to the meeting, it came
to light, following receipt of a challenge to the accuracy of the
response given at the meeting by the Leader of the Council, that
the Leader had inadvertently omitted to state several words which
had been included in his pre-prepared written response and that
those words were of relevance to his explanation of why the formal
complaints received in 2021 had been put on hold. The words which
had been omitted at the meeting were “and the Council’s
response to it”, and the complete response should have been
as follows:- “He stated that
the formal complaints submitted in 2021 had not been progressed at
that time. This had been because the Independent Inquiry into the
Street Trees Dispute had been announced, and it had been felt that
the Inquiry and the Council’s response to it, would be the
better way to resolve the issues raised.”).
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Memberships of Council Bodies, Representatives to Serve on Other Bodies and Related Issues PDF 85 KB
To consider any changes to the
memberships and arrangements for meetings of Committees etc.,
delegated authority, and the appointment of representatives to
serve on other bodies, which may be proposed at the
meeting.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion
formally moved by Councillor Mary Lea, and formally seconded by
Councillor Joe Otten, that:-
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(a) Councillor
Ann Whitaker be appointed as Deputy Chair of the Admissions
Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2024/25;
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(b) it be noted that, in accordance with the
authority given by the City Council at its annual meeting held on
15th May 2024, the Monitoring Officer had authorised the following
appointments, with effect from the dates shown:-
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Strategy and Resources Policy
Committee
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(1) Councillors David Barker,
Laura Moynahan, Minesh Parekh and Ibby Ullah appointed as
substitute members of the Committee, with effect from
28th May 2024; and (2) Councillor Denise Fox appointed
as substitute member of the Committee, with effect from
7th June 2024.
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Planning and Highways
Committee
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(1) Councillors Rob Bannister,
Mia Drazaic, Mark Jones, Gareth Slater and John Wright appointed as
substitute members of the Committee, with effect from
15th May 2024; (2) Councillors Peter Gilbert and Toby
Mallinson appointed as substitute members of the Committee, with
effect from 29th May 2024; (3) Councillor Ibby Ullah
appointed as a substitute member of the Committee, with effect from
31st May 2024; (4) Councillor Mark Whittaker replaced
Councillor Laura Moynahan, with effect from 5th June
2024; and (5) Councillor Laura Moynahan replaced Councillor Rob
Bannister as a substitute member of the Committee, with effect from
2nd July 2024.
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Governance Committee
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(1) Councillor Julie Grocutt
appointed as member of the Committee, with effect from
7th June 2024; and (2) Councillor Mark Rusling replaced Councillor Laura
Moynahan, with effect from 11th June
2024.
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Audit and Standards
Committee
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Councillor Dianne Hurst
appointed as member of the Committee, with effect from
7th June 2024.
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Admissions Committee
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Councillor Garry Weatherall
appointed as member of the Committee, with effect from
7th June 2024.
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Senior Officer Employment
Committee
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(1) Councillor Terry Fox
appointed as member of the Committee, with effect from
7th June 2024; and (2) Councillor Ibby Ullah replaced
Councillor Laura Moynahan, with effect from 15th June
2024.
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Monitoring and Advisory Board
(Adult Services)
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Councillor Angela Argenzio
appointed as member of the Board, with effect from 20th
May 2024.
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Standing Advisory Council for
Religious Education
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Councillor Garry Weatherall
appointed as member, with effect from 7th June
2024.
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Tenant Voices Matter
Panel
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Councillor Douglas Johnson
appointed as member, with effect from 26th June
2024.
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South Yorkshire Mayoral
Combined Authority – Overview and Scrutiny
Committee
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Councillor Christine Gilligan
Kubo replaced Councillor Marieanne Elliot as substitute member of
the Committee, with effect from 15th May
2024.
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Sheffield Theatres Trust
– Directors and Members
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Councillors Laura Moynahan, Ann
Woolhouse and Brian Holmshaw appointed as members of the Trust,
with effect from 15th May 2024.
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Youth Justice Management
Board
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Councillor Dawn Dale appointed
as member of the Board, with effect from 3rd June 2024.
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