FREEDOM OF THE CITY
The City Council may, if it so wishes, admit to the Freedom of the City persons of distinction and persons who have, in the Council's opinion, rendered eminent services to the City.
Such an honour is initiated by way of a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the members voting thereon at a meeting of the Council specially convened for the purpose.
Consideration of the conferment of the Freedom of the City is currently underway. To conclude this deliberation, a special meeting of the Council is proposed to be called for 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 12 July 2001, with the ordinary meeting of the Council meeting at 5.05 p.m. or immediately upon the rising of the Special Council, whichever is the later.
Although the Lord Mayor may call a Special Meeting of Council, the Cabinet may vary the start time of a Council meeting.
The Cabinet is, therefore, asked to approve the variation in the start time for the Council meeting scheduled to be held on 12 July 2001, and also to approve the submission of a report to the Special Council Meeting regarding admissions to the Freedom of the City.
Minutes:
The Town Clerk reported that the City Council may if it so wished admit to the Freedom of the City, persons of distinction and persons who had, in the Council’s opinion, rendered eminent services to the City. It was noted that such an honour was initiated by way of a resolution passed by not less than two thirds of the members voting thereon at a meeting of the Council especially convened for the purpose. Consideration of the conferment of the Freedom of the City was currently under way and to conclude this deliberation it was proposed that a Special meeting of the Council be called for 5 pm on Thursday 12 July 2001, with the ordinary meeting of the Council at 5.05 pm or after the Special Council , whichever was the later. Although the Lord Mayor may call a Special meeting, the Cabinet needed to vary the start time of the Council meeting.
RESOLVED:
(1)that approval be given for the variation of the start time of the ordinary meeting of the Council scheduled to be held on 12 July 2001 to allow the Special meeting of the Council to take place at 5pm; and
(2)that approval be given for the submission of a report to the Special Council meeting regarding admissions to the Freedom of the City.