00:00 together. Councillor Keithy, you want to come in? I just want to say a few words at this
00:11 point and that is wondering how we've got to the stage of we've got a vacancy for the
00:19 queer qualities post. Who do you wish to direct that question to? You're the chair. Well I
00:33 think it's stated in the paper that the position has resulted from a resignation. I mean obviously
00:45 I was made aware of online comments made by Councillor Harris and I raised these concerns
00:53 with Councillor. Sorry this has to stop. Chair. I think that the paper is asking us for just
01:05 nominations for proposals and seconders for the position. So I do have a proposal and
01:13 a seconder. Therefore I do need to ask if there are any other proposals or seconds for
01:16 the position. Seeing anybody else wanting to. Councillor Ross. Can I ask Mr Burns why
01:23 he stopped any discussion regarding the equalities champion and the resignation? Happy to do
01:31 that chair. The report before you is to form the council vacancies which have arisen due
01:36 to the resignation of several councillors from outside body appointments and that's
01:39 been the custom and practice of the council and council officers in bringing forward vacancies.
01:46 If there is to be a departure from that and reasons to be given for vacancies then that
01:50 would require a completely different report to come before this meeting of council. Councillor
01:56 Ross. We've just heard from Councillor Allen who gave us an understanding of why he resigned.
02:07 I think it also goes back to the point that Councillor Van Der Horne raised about respect
02:12 for individuals, respect for the council and also respect for the due process that brings
02:17 the report to this meeting of council. Happy to go into that in detail as well. Councillor
02:23 Ross. I think this is definitely about respect. It's about respect for a considerable amount
02:32 of our population. The respect I was referring to chair was respect to individuals. There
02:40 is a duty I think as Councillor Van Der Horne alluded to of mutual respect amongst members.
02:46 There's also respect to the organisation and the respect to the due process and the due
02:51 process that the agenda has been closed, the report has been issued and the report that's
02:55 before you is to inform you of vacancies which have arisen. If members want a different report
03:00 that will require a different report to come before a different meeting of council. So
03:04 those are the levels of respect that I'm referring to in terms of the conduct of this meeting.
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