Issue - meetings

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chairman of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

(1)       The Chairman thanked those who attended Town Talk and welcomed those present at the meeting, especially those who had attended to give a presentation;

(2)       The Chairman thanked Hilary Dineen who had been the Officer administering Letchworth Committee for the last 12 years, for all of her hard work and welcomed Amelia McInally who would be clerking future Letchworth Committee Meetings;

(3)       The Chairman advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded.  That members of the public and the press may use their devices to film/photograph, or do a sound recording of the meeting.  Please do not use flash and disable any sound notifications that may emit from their device;

(4)       The Chairman drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and 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.

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(1)       The Chairman thanked those who attended Town Talk and welcomed those present at the meeting, especially those who had attended to give a presentation in respect of grant applications;

(2)       The Chairman thanked Hilary Dineen who had been the Officer administering Letchworth Committee for the last 12 years, for all of her hard work and welcomed Amelia McInally who would be clerking future Letchworth Committee Meetings;

(3)       The Chairman advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded.  That members of the public and the press may use their devices to film/photograph, or do a sound recording of the meeting.  Please do not use flash and disable any sound notifications that may emit from their device;

(4)       The Chairman drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and 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.