Agenda item

Report:  See supplemental agenda 2, pages 1-54

The report had not been circulated five clear working days in advance of the meeting.  The report was accepted by the Mayor as urgent business because the cabinet was due to consider a report on the councils’ future accommodation strategy in November and this item would need to be informed by decisions made by the Democracy Commission that have a bearing on future accommodation requirements.  The report was late as the commission had only meet on 8 October 2010 and it was not possible to circulate this report on the main agenda.

Following an earlier variation in the order of business, this report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.10(3) & (4) the report was afford up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

The Mayor informed councillors that the cabinet had considered the same report on the previous evening, 19 October 2010, and had endorsed the recommendations of the Democracy Commission.

The chair of Southwark Democracy Commission, Councillor Abdul Mohamed, presented the report.

Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, seconded by Councillor Columba Blango, moved Amendment A.

Following debate (Councillor Peter John), the Mayor announced that the 15 minutes allocated to the consideration of the report had elapsed. 

Amendment A was put to the vote and was declared to be lost.

Councillors Paul Noblet and Jeff Hook, formally moved and seconded Amendment B.  Amendment B was put to the vote and was declared to be lost.

Councillors Columba Blango and Anood Al-Samerai, formally moved and seconded Amendment C.  Amendment C was put to the vote and was declared to be lost.

Councillors Catherine Bowman and David Noakes formally moved and seconded Amendment D.  Amendment D was put to the vote and was declared to be lost.

Councillors Lisa Rajan and Catherine Bowman formally moved and seconded Amendment E.  Amendment E was put to the vote and was declared to be lost.

The substantive motion was put to the vote and was declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the report of the Democracy Commission be noted.

2.  That the cabinet recommendation of 19 October 2010 be noted.

3.  That the recommendations of the Democracy Commission be agreed (see Appendix 4 of the report).

4.  That the cabinet be tasked with producing an implementation plan that fully considers the resource implications of the commission’s recommendations.