Agenda item

Motion A: Slough Council for Voluntary Services – Community Database  

The Mayor advised that Councillor Coad, as proposer of the motion, was seeking the Council’s consent to the motion being moved in an amended form. A copy of the proposed amended motion was circulated. 

The Mayor put the procedural proposal to the vote and the proposal was lost by 9 votes for the proposal, 27 against and 1 abstention.

It was moved by Councillor Coad,

Seconded by Councillor Strutton,

That the Council resolves

“To acknowledge that Slough Council for Voluntary Services has a comprehensive listing of disability services on the Slough Community Database, however hard copies are not available for disabled residents and their families. We thereby call for the printed publication of disability services, for those residents who do not have access to computers or possess high levels of computer literacy, to provide clear and concise information on where to go to find disability products and services which are required to maintain a high quality of living.”

It was moved by Councillor Anderson, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“This Council resolves:

To acknowledge that Slough Council for Voluntary Services (SCVS) has provides an excellent and vital service to vulnerable residents living in Slough and for the numerous small charities operating in Slough. This includes a comprehensive listing of disability services on through the Slough Community Database. however hard copies are not available for disabled residents and their families. We thereby call for the printed publication of disability services.

This Council welcomes that SVCS is working on the production of a printed publication of disability services, for those residents who do not have access to computers or possess high levels of computer literacy.To provide clear and concise information on where to go to find disability products and services which are required to maintain a high quality of living”

The amendment was put to the vote and carried by 26 votes for, 9 against and 1 abstention.

The amended motion became the substantive motion.

It was moved by Councillor Smith, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Coad,

That the words “and that the information be published in the Slough Citizen” be added after ‘living’ in the final sentence of the motion.

The amendment was put to the vote and lost by 9 votes for, 25 against and 1 abstention.

The motion was put to the vote and carried by 25 votes for, 8 against and 2 abstentions.

Resolved:

This Council resolves:

To acknowledge that Slough Council for Voluntary Services (SCVS) provides an excellent and vital service to vulnerable residents living in Slough and for the numerous small charities operating in Slough. This includes a comprehensive listing of disability services through the Slough Community Database.

This Council welcomes that SVCS is working on the production of aprinted publication of disability services, for thoseresidents who do not have access to computers or possess high levels of computer literacy.To provide clear and concise information on where to go to find disability products and services which are required to maintain a high quality of living.