The Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report which sets out a programme of Council, committee and other meetings for the end of the current 2020/21 council year (1 March to 18 May 2021) and the whole of the 2021/2022 council year (19 May 2021 to 31 May 2022). This includes a proposal to move the March Council meeting to 22 March 2021 starting at 6pm.

Recommendations: That Council resolves to:

1.     Approve the programme of Council, committee and other meetings from 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2022 attached at Appendix 1;

2.     Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance, in consultation with Group Leaders, to make changes to this programme in the event that there is any decision by Council to change the committee structure or committee remits which impacts on the programme of meetings; and

3.     Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance to set dates for additional training and briefing sessions for Members.

Council considered the report of Head of Law and Governance which sets out a programme of Council, committee and other meetings for 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2022, including moving a Council meeting to 6.00pm on 22 March 20201

The Leader of the Council Cllr Brown introduced the report and proposed the recommendations. The recommendations were agreed on being seconded and put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

1.    Approve the programme of Council, committee and other meetings from 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2022 attached at Appendix 1;

2.    Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance, in consultation with Group Leaders, to make changes to this programme in the event that there is any decision by Council to change the committee structure or committee remits which impacts on the programme of meetings; and

3.    Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance to set dates for additional training and briefing sessions for Members.