Agenda Item 9
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Sheffield held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH, on Wednesday 3 April 2019, at 2.00 pm, pursuant to notice duly given and Summonses duly served.
PRESENT
THE LORD MAYOR (Councillor Magid Magid) THE DEPUTY LORD MAYOR (Councillor Tony Downing)
1 Beauchief & Greenhill Ward 10 East Ecclesfield Ward 19 Nether Edge & Sharrow Ward Simon Clement-Jones Andy Bainbridge Mohammad Maroof Bob Pullin Moya O'Rourke Jim Steinke Richard Shaw Alison Teal
2 Beighton Ward 11 Ecclesall Ward 20 Park & Arbourthorne Chris Rosling-Josephs Roger Davison Julie Dore Sophie Wilson Shaffaq Mohammed Ben Miskell Paul Scriven
3 Birley Ward 12 Firth Park Ward 21 Richmond Ward Denise Fox Abdul Khayum Mike Drabble Bryan Lodge Alan Law Dianne Hurst Karen McGowan Abtisam Mohamed Peter Rippon
4 Broomhill & Sharrow Vale Ward 13 Fulwood Ward 22 Shiregreen & Brightside Ward Michelle Cook Sue Alston Dawn Dale Magid Magid Andrew Sangar Peter Price Kaltum Rivers Cliff Woodcraft Garry Weatherall
5 Burngreave Ward 14 Gleadless Valley Ward 23 Southey Ward Jackie Drayton Lewis Dagnall Mike Chaplin Talib Hussain Cate McDonald Tony Damms Mark Jones Chris Peace Jayne Dunn
6 City Ward 15 Graves Park Ward 24 Stannington Ward Douglas Johnson Ian Auckland David Baker Robert Murphy Sue Auckland Penny Baker Martin Phipps Steve Ayris Vickie Priestley
7 Crookes & Crosspool Ward 16 Hillsborough Ward 25 Stocksbridge & Upper Don Ward Adam Hanrahan Bob Johnson Jack Clarkson Anne Murphy George Lindars-Hammond Francyne Johnson Josie Paszek
8 Darnall Ward 17 Manor Castle Ward 26 Walkley Ward Mazher Iqbal Terry Fox Olivia Blake Mary Lea Pat Midgley Ben Curran Zahira Naz Neale Gibson
9 Dore & Totley Ward 18 Mosborough Ward 27 West Ecclesfield Ward Joe Otten David Barker John Booker Colin Ross Tony Downing Adam Hurst Martin Smith Gail Smith Mike Levery
28 Woodhouse Ward Mick Rooney Jackie Satur Paul Wood
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1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Lisa Banes, Keith Davis, Mohammed Mahroof, Ian Saunders and Jack Scott.
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2.1 There were no declarations of interest made by Members of the Council.
3. HONORARY FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD - MR JOHN BURKHILL
3.1 It was moved by the Lord Mayor (Councillor Magid Magid), and seconded by the Leader of the Council (Councillor Julie Dore), that under and by virtue of the provisions of Section 249(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Honorary Freedom of the City of Sheffield be conferred by the Council on Mr. John Burkhill, B.E.M., in recognition of his legendary fundraising and volunteering for cancer charity Macmillan, and, in doing so, rendering eminent services to the City.
3.2 After contributions from three other Members, it was:-
3.3 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: On the Motion of the Lord Mayor (Councillor Magid Magid), seconded by the Leader of the Council (Councillor Julie Dore), that under and by virtue of the provisions of Section 249(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Honorary Freedom of the City of Sheffield be conferred by the Council on Mr. John Burkhill, B.E.M., in recognition of his legendary fundraising and volunteering for cancer charity Macmillan, and, in doing so, rendering eminent services to the City.
(After the passing of the resolution, Mr Burkhill responded and expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Council for conferring the Freedom upon him.)
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