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Additional documents: Minutes: The following motion as set out in the requisition for an Extraordinary Meeting of the City Council signed by Councillors Duggins, A. Khan, J Mutton, Seaman and O’Boyle had been received:
“We the undersigned call for an Extraordinary Meeting of the City Council to be held following the decision of the Ethics Committee held on 17 March 2017 that the Committee should report its findings to full Council with a recommendation that it censures Councillor J S Birdi.”
The Council considered a report of the Chair of the Ethics Committee which set out the findings of the Ethics Committee held on 17 March 2017 in respect of the hearing into a complaint that Councillor Jaswant Singh Birdi had breached the Code of Conduct for Elected and Co-opted Members in respect of an incident which took place on 4 January 2016. The report requested the Council to consider censuring Councillor Birdi in respect of those breaches of the Code of Conduct.
In accordance with the Constitution, in moving the Recommendation to censure Councillor Birdi, Councillor Walsh, Chair of the Ethics Committee, clarified that the Recommendation, if accepted, should be formally minuted by the Council and that a formal letter of censure be sent from the Leader of the Council to Councillor Birdi to include the expectation of the Council that all Councillors must uphold the principles of public life including demonstrating leadership by treating others with respect; that Councillor Birdi had failed to do this and his comments were unacceptable.
Councillor Walsh also indicated that the Leader also considered it appropriate that the Leader, on behalf of the Council, should write to the Complainant to assure him that such behaviour by Councillors is not tolerated.
RESOLVED that the City Council note the findings of the Ethics Committee and agree that Councillor Birdi be censured by the City Council in the terms outlined above.
Note: In accordance with the Constitution, a recorded vote was taken.
The Councillors voting for and against the Recommendations were as follows:
Result: Carried
For: 36 Against: 1 Abstentions: 8 |