Decision details

(1)       The Chairman announced that Members of the public and the press may use their devices to film/photograph, or do a sound recording of the meeting, but she asked them to not use flash and to disable any beeps or other sound notifications that emitted from their devices.  In addition, the Chairman had arranged for the sound at this particular meeting to be recorded;

(2)     The Chairman reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question;

(3)       The Chairman asked that, for the benefit of any members of the public present at the meeting, Officers announce their name and their designation to the meeting when invited to speak; and

(4)       The Chairman advised that, as per the agenda, the Part 1 Item 12 (North Hertfordshire Museum and Hitchin Town Hall – Acquisition of 14/15 Brand Street), will take place immediately before Item 13 (Exclusion of Press and Public) and the Cabinet will then consider Item 14, the Part 2 item on the same matter.  The press and public will then be invited back into the meeting to hear the Cabinet’s decisions on Item 12 in Part 1 of the meeting.