Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Governance.

1.         Noted.

2.         The Leader committed to writing to MHCLG about allowing remote meetings to be allowed in the future.

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member (Strategy and Reform), Councillor Paul Foster, presented a report of the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer informing Council of a number of urgent decisions taken by the Executive in accordance with urgency procedures outlined in the Council’s Constitution since the last meeting of Council.

These included ‘key’ decisions (as defined in the Cabinet Forward Plan / Notice of Executive Decisions), decisions which include confidential or exempt information, and urgent decisions for which the Mayor agreed to waive scrutiny call-in.

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Foster, the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member (Strategy and Reform), seconded by Councillor Mick Titherington, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member (Health and Wellbeing) and

Resolved (unanimously)

1.         That Scrutiny Committee is asked to note the report and to review the process to agree the urgent decision and to waive the scrutiny call-in on 29 June 2021, as outlined in the report.

2.         That Council notes the report.

3.         The Leader committed to writing to MHCLG about allowing remote meetings to be allowed in the future.