ITEM CC1(b)

OXFORDSHIRE

MINUTES of the meeting of the Extraordinary County Council held at County Hall on Tuesday 8 September 2009 commencing at 12.30 pm and finishing at 1.00 pm

Present:

Councillor TONY CRABBE – in the chair

Councillors:

Alyas Ahmed Timothy Hallchurch MBE Rodney Rose M Altaf-Khan Jenny Hannaby John Sanders Alan Armitage Steve Hayward Larry Sanders Lynda Atkins Mrs J Heathcoat Don Seale Marilyn Badcock Hilary Hibbert-Biles Bill Service Michael Badcock Ian Hudspeth Dave Sexon Roger Belson Ray Jelf Chip Sherwood Maurice Billington Peter Jones C H Shouler Norman Bolster Stewart Lilly Peter Skolar Ann Bonner Lorraine Lindsay-Gale Roz Smith Liz Brighouse Sandy Lovatt Val Smith Iain Brown Sajjad Hussain Malik Richard Stevens Nick Carter Kieron Mallon John Tanner Louise Chapman Charles Mathew Alan Thompson Jim Couchman Keith R Mitchell CBE Melinda Tilley Roy Darke David Nimmo-Smith Nicholas P Turner Arash Fatemian Neil Owen Carol Viney Jean Fooks Zoé Patrick Michael Waine Anthony Gearing Susanna Pressel David Wilmshurst Michael Gibbard G A Reynolds Patrick Greene David Robertson

The Council considered the matters, reports and recommendations contained or referred to in the agenda for the meeting and decided as set out below. Except insofar as otherwise specified, the reasons for the decisions are contained in the agenda and reports, copies of which are attached to the signed Minutes.

82/09 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE (Agenda Item 1)

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Apologies for absence were received from Mrs Fitzgerald O’Connor, Mrs Fulljames, Goddard, Godden, Handley, Harbour, Harvey, Hutchinson, Purse, Stratford, Strangwood and David Turner.

83/09 APPOINTMENT OF HONORARY ALDERMEN (Agenda Item 6)

The Council had before them a report (CC6), setting out in more detail the criteria for appointment, along with the rights and responsibilities of an Honorary Alderman.

(a) Margaret Ferriman

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Brighouse and seconded by Councillor Tanner and carried nem con) to confer the of Honorary Alderman on Margaret Ferriman, under section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, in recognition of her significant contribution to the Council in particular and public service in general.

(b) Brian L Hook

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Mitchell and seconded by Councillor Robertson and carried nem con) to confer the title of Honorary Alderman on Brian L Hook, under section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, in recognition of his significant contribution to the Council in particular and public service in general.

(c) Dermot Roaf

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Patrick and seconded by Councillor Fooks and carried nem con) to confer the title of Honorary Alderman on Dermot Roaf, under section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, in recognition of his significant contribution to the Council in particular and public service in general.

...... in the Chair

Date of signing ...... 2009

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