Minutes of meetings of 9th and 23rd November.
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Hargey,
Seconded by Councillor Lavery,
That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 9th and 23rd November and the Voluntary Transition Committee of 9th November be approved and adopted.
Amendment
Flying of the Union Flag at the Belfast City Hall
Moved by Councillor Hendron,
Seconded by Councillor Jones,
That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 23rd November under the heading “Flying of the Union Flag at the Belfast City Hall” be amended to provide that this Council should adopt the practice of flying the Union Flag on designated days, as applied at Parliament Buildings. This reflects the agreed sovereignty of Northern Ireland confirmed in the Good Friday Agreement and accepted by all its signatories. By doing it regularly and with dignity, we recognise that we live in a society and City made up of people who are British, Irish and both. The designated days’ solution does justice to these principles; the agreement by all on British sovereignty; the fact of a shared society; and the need for respect and avoiding all triumphalism and the arrangements currently operating at Stormont. It also reflects the preferred determination of the Equality Commission.
A division on the amendment was demanded.
A poll having been taken, there voted for it twenty-nine Members and against it twenty-one Members and it was declared carried:
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For 29
The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Cunningham); and Councillors Attwood, Austin, M.E. Campbell, Convery, Corr, Curran, Garrett, Groves, Hanna, Hargey, Hartley, Hendron, Jones, Keenan, Kelly, Lavery, Mac Giolla Mhín, Mallon, Maskey, McCabe, McCarthy, McNamee, McVeigh, Mullan, Ó Donnghaile, Ó Muilleoir, O’ Neill and Webb. |
Against 21
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Robinson); the High Sheriff (Alderman M. Campbell); Aldermen Browne, Humphrey, McCoubrey, R. Newton, R. Patterson, Rodgers, Smyth, Stalford and Stoker; and Councillors Haire, Hussey, Kingston, Kyle, McKee, A. Newton, L. Patterson, Reynolds, Spence and Thompson. |
THE COUNCIL STOOD ADJOURNED FOR 50 MINUTES.
Further Amendment
Flying of the Union Flag at the Belfast City Hall
Moved by Councillor Reynolds,
Seconded by Alderman Browne,
That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 23rd November under the heading “Flying of the Union Flag at the Belfast City Hall” be further amended to provide that the Council’s Joint Group of the Party Leaders’ Forum and the Historic Centenaries Working Group be requested to consider a proposal that the Union Flag be flown 365 days a year in the civic space in the Garden of Remembrance in the grounds of the City Hall with a view that a report thereon be submitted for consideration by the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 14th December.
A division on the amendment was demanded.
A poll having been taken, there voted for it thirty-four Members and against it sixteen Members and it was declared carried:
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For 34
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Robinson); the High Sheriff (Alderman M. Campbell); Aldermen Browne, Humphrey, McCoubrey, R. Newton, R. Patterson, Rodgers, Smyth, Stalford and Stoker; and Councillors Attwood, Convery, Curran, Hanna, Hendron, Haire, Hussey, Jones, Kelly, Keenan, Kingston, Kyle, Mallon,Mullan, McCarthy, McKee, McNamee, A. Newton, L. Patterson, Reynolds, Spence, Thompson and Webb. |
Against 16
The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Cunningham); and Councillors Austin, M. E. Campbell, Corr, Garrett, Groves, Hargey, Hartley, Lavery, Mac Giolla Mhín, Maskey, McCabe, McVeigh, Ó Donnghaile, Ó Muilleoir and O’Neill.
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Local Investment Fund - Update
At the request of Councillor Mallon, and with the permission of the Council, it was agreed that a report be submitted for consideration by the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 14th December which would outline the governance and expenditure arrangements overseeing the work of the Local Area Working Groups.
Adoption of Minutes
Subject to the aforementioned amendments, the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 9th and 23rd November, together with the Voluntary Transition Committee of 9th November, were thereupon approved and adopted.