City of York Council
Resolutions and proceedings of the Meeting of the City of York Council held in The Assembly Rooms, Blake Street, York on Thursday, 25 May 2023, starting at 11.00 am
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Present: The outgoing Lord Mayor (David Carr) in the Chair for the first part of the meeting, the incoming Lord Mayor (Cllr Chris Cullwick) in the Chair for the second part of the meeting, and the following Councillors:
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Acomb Ward |
Bishopthorpe Ward |
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Lomas Rose
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Nicholls
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Clifton Ward |
Copmanthorpe Ward |
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D Myers Wells
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Steward
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Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward |
Fishergate Ward |
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Fenton Mason Widdowson
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Whitcroft Wilson
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Fulford and Heslington Ward |
Guildhall Ward |
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Ravilious
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Clarke Melly Merrett
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Haxby & Wigginton Ward |
Heworth Ward |
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Cuthbertson Hollyer Pearson
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B Burton Douglas Webb
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Heworth Without Ward |
Holgate Ward |
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Ayre |
Kent Steels-Walshaw K Taylor |
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Hull Road Ward |
Huntington and New Earswick Ward |
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Baxter Kelly Pavlovic
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Orrell Runciman |
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Micklegate Ward |
Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward |
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J Burton Crawshaw Kilbane
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Rowley BEM Warters |
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Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward |
Rural West York Ward |
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Smalley Wann Waudby |
Hook Knight |
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Strensall Ward |
Westfield Ward |
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Fisher Healey
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Coles Nelson Waller
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Wheldrake Ward |
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Vassie |
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1. Declarations of Interests
Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any pecuniary interest, or other registrable interest, they might have in respect of business on the agenda, if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. No interests were declared.
2. Appointment of Lord Mayor
Councillor Widdowson moved, Councillor Pavlovic seconded, and Council unanimously
Resolved: That Councillor Chris Cullwick be elected Lord Mayor of the City of York for the ensuing municipal year.
3. Qualification of Lord Mayor
Councillor Chris Cullwick signified Acceptance of the Office of the Lord Mayor of the City of York, subscribed the Declaration of such acceptance and took the Oath of Allegiance prescribed by the law in that behalf.
4. Appointment of Sheriff
Councillor Fenton moved, Councillor Rowley seconded, and Council unanimously
Resolved: That Susan Hunter be elected Sheriff of the City of York for the ensuing municipal year.
5. Qualification of Sheriff
Susan Hunter signified Acceptance of the Office of the Lord Sheriff of the City of York, subscribed the Declaration of such acceptance and took the Oath of Allegiance prescribed by the law in that behalf.
6. Appointment of Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillor Cullwick as Lord Mayor moved, Councillor Ayre seconded, and Council unanimously
Resolved: That Councillor Keith Orrell be appointed Deputy Lord Mayor for the ensuing municipal year.
7. Qualification of Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillor Keith Orrell made and subscribed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of York and took the Affirmation of Allegiance prescribed by law.
8. Under Sheriff
The Sheriff advised Council that Karen Pheby had been chosen to serve as Under Sheriff during this year of office, and thanked her for undertaking this service to the City.
9. Vote of Thanks to Outgoing Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
Councillor Cullwick as Lord Mayor moved, Councillor Douglas seconded, and Council unanimously
Resolved: That Council express its sincere thanks to the outgoing Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress for their services to the city during the past municipal year.
10. Vote of Thanks to Outgoing Sheriff and Sheriff's Consort
Councillor Mason moved, Councillor Orrell seconded, and Council unanimously
Resolved: That Council express its sincere thanks to the outgoing Sheriff and Sheriff’s Consort for their services to the city during the past municipal year.
11. Election of the Council Leader
Councillor Kilbane moved, and Councillor Lomas seconded, that Cllr Douglas be appointed as Council Leader. On being put to the vote, the motion was declared CARRIED and it was
Resolved: That Council Douglas be appointed as the elected Leader of City of York Council for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.
12. Formal Business of Council - Committee Arrangements, Allocation of Seats and Appointments to the Council Structure and Other Bodies for 2023/24, and Allocation of Motions
Cllr Douglas moved, and Cllr Kilbane seconded, the recommendations in respect of allocations to seats, appointments, and other matters, as set out in paragraph 36 of the revised report of the Director of Governance at pages 1-9 of the Agenda Supplement, with reference to the revised annexes A and B attached to that report and to Annex C attached to the original report (page 63 of the agenda papers), subject to the word ‘allocations’ in recommendation (iv) being altered to ‘appointments’.
On being put to the vote, the recommendations were declared CARRIED and it was
Resolved: (i) That the revised scrutiny committee arrangements at paragraph 5 of the report be approved.
(ii) That the allocation of seats in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex A be approved.
(iii) That the constitutional amendments to committee structures and out-of-group substitutes (paragraphs 22-23) be approved.
(iv) That the approval of future changes to group appointments be delegated to the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.
(v) That the amended arrangements for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel, including the proposals relating to substitutes and one Vice Chair (paragraphs 19-21), be approved.
(vi) That the Executive appointments and respective portfolios to be approved by the elected Leader of the Council (Annex B1(a)) be noted.
(vii) That the group nominations to Committees and other bodies, as well as appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in the report and its annexes, be approved, in light of the Council’s duty to give effect to group nominations.
(viii) That political balance requirements in respect of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation place be waived, as noted in Annex B.
(ix) That the proposed allocation of motions for consideration at Ordinary Full Council meetings for the period 2023-2027 be agreed; and
(x) That it be noted that, in the event that the Leader of the Council notifies the Monitoring Officer of any changes to the Executive Portfolios, the Monitoring Officer will update the Council’s Constitution accordingly.
Reason: To fulfil the Council’s statutory and constitutional requirements.
Cllr Chris Cullwick
LORD MAYOR OF YORK
[The meeting started at 11.00 amand concluded at 12.12 pm]