Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

Council - Thursday, 11th July, 2024 7.15 pm

The meeting of the full council approved the minutes of the previous meeting and agreed to several appointments to committees. Councillors also debated a petition to redevelop the Sunnyside Community Center, and heard a deputation from the Friends of Barnard Park about traffic and parking in the park.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 10th June, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting agreed its membership, terms of reference, dates of meetings, work program and scrutiny topic for the 2024-25 municipal year. The committee also noted the 2023 SACRE Annual Report and Quarter 3 performance report.

Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 6th June, 2024 7.30 pm

The committee agreed to note the minutes of the previous meeting and to note a report on the new Islington Check-Ins performance management process. They also provisionally agreed their work plan for the year, and asked officers to prepare a draft scrutiny initiation document on the topic of How the council uses its resources to enhance social capital .

Annual Council - Thursday, 16th May, 2024 7.30 pm

Councillor Anjna Khurana was elected as Mayor of Islington for 2024/25, with Councillor Jason Jackson as her deputy. Outgoing Mayor, Councillor Gary Heather, was thanked for his service to the borough. Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz announced a refreshed Executive, with new responsibilities and some changes in personnel. The Council also approved a number of constitutional amendments relating to the operation of scrutiny, changes to the Members’ Allowances Scheme and procurement rules, and the membership and terms of reference for the Council’s committees.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 13th May, 2024 7.30 pm

The Committee agreed an amended set of recommendations from its review of New Homes Build in Islington. It received a positive update on the rollout of fibre broadband across the borough, and discussed and provided feedback on the draft Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2024-2027.