Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, City Hall, Belfast

Contact: Mr. Henry Downey  (02890279550) Email: downeyh@belfastcity.gov.uk)

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1.

Apologies

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            Apologies were reported on behalf of the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Copeland); Aldermen Browne, McGimpsey, Rodgers and Councillors Dudgeon, Hussey, Johnston, Kyle, McCusker and Walsh.

 

2.

Summons

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            The Chief Executive submitted the summons convening the special meeting which had been called to consider a recommendation of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 27th March to elect and admit former President William Jefferson Clinton and Senator George Mitchell as a Freemen of the City of Belfast.

 

3.

Freedom of the City

Moved by Councillor Attwood,

Seconded by Councillor Long,

 

“In recognition of their work for peace in Northern Ireland and on these Islands and in recognition of their role in our peace process, this Council agrees that former President William Jefferson Clinton and Senator George Mitchell are hereby elected and admitted as Freemen of the City and County Borough of Belfast.”

 

 

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Moved by Councillor Attwood,

Seconded by Councillor Long and

 

      “In recognition of their work for peace in Northern Ireland and on these Islands and in recognition of their role in our peace process, this Council agrees that former President William Jefferson Clinton and Senator George Mitchell are hereby elected and admitted as Freemen of the City and County Borough of Belfast.”

 

            On a recorded vote, forty-six Members voted for the proposal and three against and it was declared carried.

 

 

For 46

 

The Lord Mayor (Councillor McAllister);

The High Sheriff (Councillor Howard); and

Aldermen Convery, Kingston, McCoubrey, L. Patterson, Sandford and Spence;

Councillors Armitage, Attwood, Baker, Beattie, Boyle, Campbell, Canavan, Carson, Clarke, Corr, Corr Johnston, Craig, Dorrian, Garrett, Graham, Groves, Hargey, Heading, Hutchinson, Long, Lyons, Magee, Magennis, McAteer, McConville, McDonough-Brown, McReynolds, Milne, Mullan, Murphy, Newton, Nic Biorna, Nicholl, O’Donnell, O’Hara, O’Neill,  Pankhurst and Reynolds.

Against 3

 

Alderman R. Patterson; and Councillors Bunting and Collins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Mayor

Chairperson