Issue - meetings

To retrospectively report the dispensations granted by the Monitoring Officer for the time period 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 

The Monitoring Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report provided details retrospectively of the dispensations granted by the Monitoring Officer for the time period 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024.

The Monitoring Officer sought the Committee’s views on her ‘minded to’ decision to grant a dispensation to all councillors to enable a full and open debate and vote on the Community Governance Review at the Council meeting on 15 October 2024. Members agreed that this would allow those councillors who were also town and/or parish councillors to be able to contribute freely at the meeting.

RESOLVED that:

(a)    the dispensations granted by the Monitoring Officer during the period 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 be noted;

(b)   the Monitoring Officer’s ‘minded to’ decision to grant a dispensation to all councillors to participate and vote on the Community Governance Review at Council on 15 October 2024 be supported.

Voting: Unanimous