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Decision Notice D210042CAB

Consideration was given to the recommendations from the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 27 April 2021, held immediately prior to the meeting.

RESOLVED: That the recommendations from the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 27 April 2021 be approved as follows:

(1)        in the event that the Borough Council is lawfully able to continue holding remote meetings (as a result of the proceedings brought by LLG/ ADSO/ Hertfordshire County Council) then all meetings continue to be held remotely until all social distancing restrictions due to coronavirus are removed or expire;

(2)        in the event that the Borough Council is not lawfully able to continue holding remote meetings, the arrangements set out in the report for holding physical face to face meetings post 7 May 2021 be approved;

(3)        the draft response to the ‘Call for Evidence’ at Annex 2 be approved; and

(4)        the Borough Council continue to livestream all Council meetings.

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

There were no items considered in private.