City of York Council
Resolutions and proceedings of the Meeting of the City of York Council held at The Racecourse, York on Wednesday, 27 April 2022, starting at 6.00 pm
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Present: The Lord Mayor (Cllr Chris Cullwick) in the Chair, and the following Councillors: |
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Acomb Ward |
Bishopthorpe Ward |
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Lomas
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Clifton Ward |
Copmanthorpe Ward |
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Myers Wells
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Carr
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Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward |
Fishergate Ward |
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Fenton Mason Widdowson
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D'Agorne D Taylor
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Fulford and Heslington Ward |
Guildhall Ward |
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Aspden
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Craghill Fitzpatrick Looker
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Haxby & Wigginton Ward |
Heworth Ward |
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Cuthbertson Hollyer Pearson
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Douglas Perrett Webb
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Heworth Without Ward |
Holgate Ward |
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Ayre
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Heaton Melly K Taylor
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Hull Road Ward |
Huntington and New Earswick Ward |
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Musson
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Orrell Runciman
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Micklegate Ward |
Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward |
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Crawshaw Kilbane
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Rowley Warters
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Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward |
Rural West York Ward |
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Smalley Waudby
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Hook
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Strensall Ward |
Westfield Ward |
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Fisher
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Daubeney Hunter Waller
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Wheldrake Ward |
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Vassie |
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Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Baker, Barker, Barnes, Doughty, Galvin and Norman.
61. Declarations of Interest
Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interests or other registrable interests they might have in the business on the agenda, if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. None were declared.
62. Public Participation
It was reported that there had been two registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme in relation to the motion at Item 3 on the agenda.
Gwen Swinburn stated that the motion did not go far enough and that Prince Andrew should also lose the title ‘Duke of York’ and not be invited to the city again.
Francis Richard Connolly stated that removing Prince Andrew’s titles would not change anything; nobody was above the law and there should be a judicial review regarding the allegations against him.
63. Notice of Motion - Removal of Prince Andrew's Honorary Freedom of the City of York
Cllr Smalley moved, and Cllr Widdowson seconded, the following motion:
“The Council resolves that, pursuant to Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, the City of York Council withdraws the Honorary Freeman of the City status from the Duke of York which was conferred upon him in 1987.”
After debate, a named vote was taken on the motion, with the following result:
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Cllr Aspden |
Cllr Carr (Lord Mayor Elect) |
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Cllr Ayre |
Cllr Cullwick (Lord Mayor) |
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Cllr Craghill |
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Cllr Crawshaw |
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Cllr Cuthbertson |
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Cllr D’Agorne |
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Cllr Daubeney |
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Cllr Doughty |
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Cllr Douglas |
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Cllr Fenton |
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Cllr Fisher |
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Cllr Fitzpatrick |
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Cllr Heaton |
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Cllr Hollyer |
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Cllr Hook |
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Cllr Hunter |
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Cllr Kilbane |
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Cllr Lomas |
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Cllr Looker |
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Cllr Mason |
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Cllr Melly |
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Cllr Musson |
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Cllr Myers |
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Cllr Norman |
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Cllr Orrell |
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Cllr Pearson |
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Cllr Perrett |
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Cllr Rowley |
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Cllr Runciman |
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Cllr Smalley |
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Cllr D Taylor |
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Cllr K Taylor |
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Cllr Vassie |
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Cllr Waller |
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Cllr Wann |
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Cllr Waudby |
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Cllr Webb |
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Cllr Wells |
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Cllr Widdowson |
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The motion was therefore declared CARRIED and it was
Resolved: That the above motion be approved.
Cllr Chris Cullwick
LORD MAYOR OF YORK
[The meeting started at 6.00 pmand concluded at 6.26 pm]