Report on Extension of Best Value Notice
Full council, 23 May 2024: a named vote, lost.
For 5, Against 23, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (5)
- Bunty Waters (Conservative)
- Dr Richard Williams (Conservative)
- Graham Cone (Conservative)
- Heather Williams (Conservative)
- Sue Ellington (Conservative)
Against (23)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Annika Osborne (Liberal Democrats)
- Ariel Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Handley (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr James Hobro (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Lisa Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Susan van de Ven (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Tumi Hawkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Helene Leeming (Liberal Democrats)
- John Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Michael Atkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bearpark (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Fane (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Sandford (Liberal Democrats)
- Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Stobart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sally Ann Hart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sunita Hansraj (Liberal Democrats)
- Daniel Lentell (Independent)
From the minutes
otion could be amended to 30 May 2024. The Leader asserted that Ministers were not permitted to make political decisions during a General Election campaign. A vote was taken and were cast as follows: In favour (5): Councillors Graham Cone, Sue Ellington, Bunty Waters, Heather Williams and Dr Richard Williams. Against (23): Councillors Michael Atkins, John Batchelor, Paul Bearpark, Anna Bradnam, Ariel Cahn, Dr Martin Cahn, Peter Fane, Bill Handley, Sunita Hansraj, Sally Ann Hart, Dr Tumi Hawkins, Pippa Heylings, James Hobro, Helene Leeming, Daniel Lentell, Brian Milnes, Annika Osborne, Dr Lisa Redrup, Peter Sandford, Bridget Smith, Richard Stobart, [name removed] van de Ven and John Williams. Abstain (0) The amendment was defeated. Councillor Heather Williams requested that the four-day week be ended and reiterated that the longer the four-day week contin
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.