Issue - meetings

The report of the Chief Executive

Presented by the Infrastructure Portfolio Holder

The Infrastructure Portfolio Holder presented the report.

The Chair thanked the Corporate Scrutiny Committee for their recommendation, and he shared that Committee’s support for remote attendance and aversion to proxy voting.

The Monitoring Officer clarified that Cabinet needed to make a decision on recommendation 1 separately from the other recommendations.

It was moved by Councillor K Merrie, seconded by Councillor R Blunt, and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The response to consultation suggested by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee on 5 December 2024, to answer “no” to question 10 of the consultation, be agreed.
2. The suggested response to the Government’s consultation on “enabling remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings” be agreed and the Chief Executive be authorised to submit the response on the Council’s behalf.
3. That the consultation is open to the public and Councillors until 19 December 2024 be noted.

Reason for decision: to enable the Council to submit a response to the Government’s consultation on enabling remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings.