Issue - meetings

Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.

The Committee is asked to consider proposals for an additional meeting of full Council in September.

21.1     As requested at its last meeting, the Committee considered a report by the Director of Law and Assurance on proposals for an additional meeting of full Council in September 2020 (copy appended to the signed minutes.

21.2     Members supported the proposed date of 18 September and welcomed the fact that the meeting would follow the usual rules and timing.

21.3     Some support was also expressed for hybrid meetings once the rules and technology allowed.  In response to calls for alternative video technology to be used for virtual meetings, Cllr Lanzer commented that other platforms were being considered but it was important for calls to be robust which had proved to be the case with Skype.

21.4     Resolved –

(1)         That the plans for an additional County Council meeting to be held on 18 September 2020 (paragraphs 2.1 to 2.3 of the report) be approved;

(2)         That the organisation’s capacity and resources to support member meetings should continue to be monitored in liaison with members (paragraph 2.4 of the report); and

(3)         That Democratic Services undertake consultation on arrangements for future member meetings in advance of its next meeting (paragraph 2.5 of the report).