Minutes of meeting of 24th September
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Crozier,
Seconded by Councillor J. Rodgers,
That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 24th September be approved and adopted.
Amendment
Belfast Telegraph Roadshow
Moved by Councillor Hartley,
Seconded by Councillor McCarthy,
That the decision under the heading “Belfast Telegraph Roadshow” be amended to provide that no charge be levied on the Belfast Telegraph for the use of the City Hall.
On a vote by show of hands twenty-three Members voted for the amendment and seventeen against and it was accordingly declared carried.
Amendment
Use of the City Hall Grounds –
Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition
Moved by Councillor Kingston,
Seconded by Councillor Campbell,
That the decision under the heading “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees, due to the inappropriateness of the images contained therein, that the Poster for Tomorrow Organisation be refused permission to display any of the posters in the grounds of the City Hall.
A division on the amendment was demanded. A poll having been taken on the amendment, there voted for it nineteen Members, viz., the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Humphrey); the High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford); and Councillors D. Browne, W. Browne, Campbell, Crozier, Hendron, Kingston, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, McKenzie, McNamee, Newton, L. Patterson, Robinson, F. Rodgers, J. Rodgers, Rodway and Stoker; and against it twenty-one Members, viz., the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Convery); and Councillors Attwood, Austin, M. Browne, Brownlee, Cunningham, Cush, Hartley, B. Kelly, N. Kelly, Lavery, Mallon, A. Maskey, C. Maskey, McCabe, McCann, McCarthy, Mac Giolla Mhín, Mhic Giolla Mhín, Mullaghan and O’Neill.
The amendment was accordingly declared lost.
Amendment
Moved by Councillor Attwood,
Seconded by Councillor Brownlee,
That the decision under the heading “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be amended to provide that the images relating to hanging be exhibited elsewhere in the City Hall, rather than in the City Hall grounds.
After a lengthy discussion on the amendment it was
Moved by Councillor McCarthy,
Seconded by Councillor N. Kelly,
That the question be now put.
On a vote by show of hands twenty-one Members voted for the proposal and seventeen against and it was accordingly declared carried.
The amendment standing in the name of Councillor Attwood and seconded by Councillor Brownlee was thereupon put to the meeting when twenty-two Members voted for the amendment and seventeen against and it was accordingly declared carried.
Adjournment
The Council agreed to adjourn for a period of time in order to enable the Party Group Leaders, in consultation with the Chief Executive, to identify those posters within the exhibition which related specifically to hanging.
(The Council stood adjourned from 7.22 p.m. to 7.40 p.m.).
Amendment
Moved by Councillor W. Browne,
Seconded by Councillor Kirkpatrick,
That the decision under the heading “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be amended to provide that the exhibition be located in its entirety within the City Hall and that appropriate signs warning of the nature of the content of the posters be displayed in prominent positions.
On a vote by show of hands seventeen Members voted for the amendment and twenty-one against and it was accordingly declared lost.
Amendment
Moved by Councillor D. Browne,
Seconded by the High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford),
That the decision under the heading “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be amended to provide that, in addition to those images relating to hanging, a further five posters which may cause offence be exhibited in the City Hall.
On a vote by show of hands eighteen Members voted for the amendment and twenty-one against and it was accordingly declared lost.
Amendment
Moved by Councillor D. Browne,
Seconded by the High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford),
That the decision under the heading “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be amended to provide that those images which related to hanging and which were to be located in the City Hall be displayed in the basement of the building.
On a vote by show of hands no Members voted for the amendment and twenty?one against and it was accordingly declared lost.
Amendment
Moved by Councillor D. Browne,
Seconded by the High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford),
Resolved – That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 24th September under the heading “Use of the City Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” be amended to provide that those images relating to hanging be exhibited in Room 130b located off the Robing Room on the 1st floor of the City Hall.
Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 24th September were thereupon approved and adopted, subject to the amendment of the minutes under the headings:
(i) “Belfast Telegraph Roadshow” to provide that no charge be levied on the Belfast Telegraph for the use of the City Hall; and
(ii) “Use of the City Hall Grounds – Poster for Tomorrow Exhibition” to provide that those images relating to hanging be displayed in Room 130b located off the Robing Room on the 1st floor of the City Hall.
Use of City Hall and Grounds
Arising from discussion in the foregoing items, it was agreed that a report on the use of the City Hall and grounds be submitted to a future meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.