Decision details

Councillor Reuben Thompstone introduced the report and moved reception and adoption. Councillor Thompstone further moved the amendments in his name.  Councillor Anne Hutton moved her amendments. Debate ensued.

Votes were taken on Councillor Thompstone’s amendments. Votes were recorded as follows:

For: 32

Against: 31

The amendments were carried and became the substantive motion.

Votes were taken on Councillor Hutton’s amendments. Votes were recorded as follows:

For: 31

Against: 32

The amendments were lost.

Votes were taken on the recommendations as amended. At least ten members called for a formal division on the voting. Upon the vote being taken the results of the Division were declared as follows:

For: 32

Against: 31

Absent: 0

TOTAL: 63

RESOLVED that:

1.    Council agree the proposed vision, outcomes and objectives for the library service as set out in section 1.2 of the report.

2.    Council agree that the options set out in section 1.23 of the report – or a combination of the three – should be the preferred options for the library service and approve the commencement of consultation on these options in accordance with the consultation plan as set out in section 4.2 of the report, subject to Option 1 being amended so that the first sentence of the second bullet point reads: “Outside these four libraries, the library space within each building would be reduced in size depending on requirement, leaving a minimum of 540 square feet on average”.

3.    Council agree that an open library will be trialled at Edgware library at detailed in section 4.6 of this report.

4.    Council note that following this period of consultation, a report will be presented to a future meeting of the Children’s, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee. It is intended that this would be in Spring 2015.