Decision details

This report provides an opportunity to review the process for selecting Citizens of Honour from the nominated lists and considers a motion by Councillor R H Price, JP at Council on 25 July 2019 regarding the selection of nominees for the Council’s annual Citizen and Young Citizen of Honour Awards from 2020.

The Citizen of Honour Award was introduced in November 1996. Five years later, the scheme was extended to recognise the efforts of younger residents under the age of 18 through the Young Citizen of Honour Award.

Over the last 23 years, the award has honoured 105 residents of the Borough, with nominations being received from all areas of Fareham.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillor R H Price, JP, addressed the Executive on this item.

The Executive considered the following motion which was presented to Council at its meeting on 25 July 2019 by Councillor R H Price, JP: “to change the method of selecting the Citizens of Honour and Young Citizens of Honour to ensure that: “all Members of the Council should have one vote in the adult category and one vote in the under 18 category and that there will be no more than two people selected in each category”.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  agrees to limit the award to one Citizen of Honour and one Young Citizen of Honour for the years 2020 and 2021; and

(b)  did not support the motion as presented but did agree to ensure that all Members are positively encouraged to be involved in the Citizen of Honour selection process by commenting on the work of the nominees either by making representations at the Executive meeting or by making contact with Executive Members.