Independent member motion

Original text

Oxford City Council has many partners and stakeholders both within and outside the city. Oxford City Council in order to develop and facilitate good practice will develop a 360-degree feedback forum on its website, publishing suggestions, materials sharing good practice associated with climate change.

Council is resolved to:

Liaise with its stakeholders and partners including Schools, Colleges, Universities, Community Centres, Parish Councils and retail outlets to ask them to recognise the climate emergency. To facilitate good practice, City Council will make available to these organisations, suggestions on how to deliver sustainable outcomes to contest climate change, and encourage these organisations to contribute their own three-point plan on how they have delivered sustainable outcomes and carbon reduction over the past year. This 360-degree feedback to be promoted on the council’s website and other media.

Therefore, the Council asks that the Leader:

·       writes to the council’s partners and stakeholders asking them to recognise the climate emergency.

·       Introduces the 360-degree feedback plan, asking our partners and stakeholders to contribute 3 strategies to contest climate change.

·       instructs officers to develop a 360-degree feedback page that advices promotes the activities and suggestions of our both the council, it stakeholders and partners.

Council agreed that this motion should be withdrawn.

Councillors Donnelly, L Smith and Turner left the meeting.