Issue - decisions

The Chairman moved that the Council’s Annual meeting be rescheduled from 6.30 pm on Monday 17 May 2021, to 6.30 pm on Wednesday 5 May 2021.  Virtual Meetings would not be permitted from 7 May onwards and local authorities without elections had been encouraged to consider bringing forward their Annual Meeting, to give more time to plan for the safe return of face to face meetings.  The Vice-Chairman seconded the motion.

Members debated the principles of bringing forward the Council’s Annual Meeting and the timing being the night before local authority elections in Hampshire.  Options for holding face-to-face meetings across the District at other venues was suggested by those not in favour of the change.

The Leader of the Council responded to concerns and recognised the challenges of bringing forward the date to a week when many local authorities were doing the same.  He encouraged Members in the circumstances to agree the change to give the Council more time to plan for the safe return of face-to-face meetings.

RESOLVED:

That the Annual General Meeting of Council be rescheduled from 6.30 pm, Monday 17 May 2021 to the new date of 6.30 pm, Wednesday 5 May 2021, to take place on Microsoft Teams – Online.