Decision - Council and Committee meetings post 6th May 2021

RESOLVED:

(1)             That it be noted that the regulations under which the council currently holds virtual meetings came to an end on 7^th May 2021 and therefore there was a need to make different arrangements to comply with legal requirements;

(2)             That the public health considerations and the measures proposed to minimise risk to health be noted;

(3)             That the proposals set out in the protocol in Appendix 1 together with the supporting documents in Appendices 2 to 6 of the report be approved as a working arrangement to manage Council and Committee meetings during the time between 13 May and the end of July 2021;

(4)             That the enhanced delegations to Officers as set out in Appendix 1 and the flowchart in Appendix 2 to the report be agreed;

(5)             That Members authorise the Chief Executive and the Executive Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law to take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the arrangements for meetings are safe.