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Motions on Notice 2017-18 - 20 July 2017

Meeting: 20/07/2017 - Council (Item 28)

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This item has a time limit of 60 minutes.

The full text of motions received by the Head of Law and Governance in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.17 by the deadline of 1.00pm on 10 July 2017 is below. Motions will be taken in turn from the Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat groups in that order.

Substantive amendments to these motions must be sent by councillors to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 10.00am on 19 July 2017 so that they may be circulated with the briefing note.

Minor technical or limited wording amendments may be submitted during the meeting but must be written down and circulated.

Council is asked to consider the following motions:

a)     Support a Fair Voting System

b)     Tackling hate crime

c)     Air quality in the city centre

d)     Seacourt Park and Ride Extension

e)     Oxford Cycling Safety

f)      Fair employment: voluntary charter “Dying to Work”

Minutes:

Council had before it six motions on notice and amendments submitted in accordance with Council procedure rule 11.17 and published with the agenda and briefing note, and reached decisions as set out below.

 

At the start of this agenda item the Lord Mayor sought Council’s agreement to change the order of the motions to consider Oxford Cycling Safety before Seacourt Park and Ride.  Council agreed this request.

 

Council adopted motions as set out in these minutes:

a.    Support a Fair Voting System.

b.    Tackling Hate Crime.

c.    Oxford Cycling Safety.

 

Three motions were not taken as the time for debate had elapsed:

d.    Air quality in the city centre.

e.    Seacourt Park and Ride extension.

f.     Fair employment: voluntary charter “Dying to Work”