This meeting will be a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams and therefore will not take place at a physical location following guidelines set out in Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
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The Town Clerk and Chief Executive will open the meeting by calling the roll; and at the same time Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and any interests, relating to any item on the agenda at this stage.
To determine whether any of the items of business within Part A of the Agenda should be dealt with when the public and press are excluded from the meeting.
To determine whether any of the items of business within Part B of the Agenda should be dealt with when the public and press are present.
(i) To receive any announcements from the Mayor
(ii) To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council
(iii) To receive any announcements from Members of the Executive
(iv) To receive any announcements from the Town Clerk and Chief Executive
and ask questions of the Leader and Portfolio Holders on those reports.
(Copy Reports herewith)
The Council will be asked to receive the Minutes of the meetings as detailed within Minute Book Volume 47(6); and ask questions of the Leader, Portfolio Holders and Committee Chairs.
For ease of reference the Minutes are:
To consider the Annual Report of the Scrutiny Panels for 2020/21 as required under Article 6 of the Council's Constitution.
(Copy Report OS.13/21 herewith / Minute Extracts to follow)
To consider the Annual Report of the Audit Committee.
(Copy Report RD.62/20 and Minute Extract herewith)
Pursuant to Minute ST.05/21, to consider a recommendation from the Standards Committee concerning the continuance of the term of office for the Council's two Independent Persons.
(Copy Report GD.30/21 and Minute Extract herewith)
Pursuant to Minute ST.06/21, to consider a recommendation from the Standards Committee that Council adopts from the date of today's meeting the LGA Code of Conduct (as amended), the Arrangements for Dealing with Standards Matters and the Code of Conduct Guidance, as set out in report GD.31/21.
(Copy Report GD.31/21 and Minute Extract herewith)
To consider a report of the Town Clerk and Chief Executive concerning the extension of interim Chief Executive arrangements with Eden District Council.
(Copy Report CE.02/21 herewith)
Pursuant to Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i) and Access to Information Procedure Rule 17.3, the Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services to report on the operation of call-in and urgency procedures over the past year.
(Copy Report GD.29/21 herewith)
To receive and consider communications and to deal with such other business as may be brought forward by the Mayor as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Procedure Rule 2.1(xv) to pass such resolution or resolutions thereon as may be considered expedient or desirable.
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Also in attendance at the above meeting were:
Deputy Chief Executive
Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services