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All Councillors, relevant Council Officers and other interested parties and residents are formally invited to attend an Extraordinary Council Meeting of the City of York Council at The Guildhall, York, to consider the business contained in this agenda on the following date and time

Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 6.15 pm

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1. Apologies for Absence
	To receive and note apologies for absence.

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2. Declarations of Interest (Pages 9 - 10)

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting. (Please see attached sheet for further guidance.)

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3. Public Participation

At this point in the meeting, any member of the public who has registered to address the Council, or to ask a Member of the Council a question, on a matter directly relevant to the business of the Council or the City, may do so. The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda. Webcasting of Public Meetings Please note that, subject to available resources, this public meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission.  The remote public meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

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4. Notice of Motion – Removal of Sarah Ferguson’s Honorary Freedom of the City status
	To consider the following Motion submitted for consideration directly by Council, in accordance with Paragraph 3.1(l) of the Council Procedure Rules: “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 Sarah Ferguson, which was conferred upon her in 1987.”

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Contact details:

Guy Close, Democratic Services Manager

Mobile – (07922) 517103

E-mail – guy.close@york.gov.uk

Reasonable Adjustments and Alternative formats statement
To request reasonable adjustments or to provide this document in an alternative language or format such as large print, braille, audio, Easy Read or BSL, you can:
	Email us at:  cycaccessteam@york.gov.uk
	Call us: 01904 551550 and customer services will pass your request onto the Access Team.
	Use our BSL Video Relay Service: www.york.gov.uk/BSLInterpretingService Select ‘Switchboard’ from the menu.
	We can also translate into the following languages:

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For more information about any of the following please contact the officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

· Registering to speak

· Business of the meeting

· Any special arrangements

· Copies of reports and

· For receiving reports in other formats

Contact details are set out above.