Issue - decisions
CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
20/04/2023 - CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
(1) The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded;
(2) Members were reminded that this Council had declared a Climate Emergency. This was a serious decision and means that, as this is an emergency, all of us, officers and Members had that in mind as we carried out our various roles and tasks for the benefit of our District.
(3) The Chair 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.
(4) The Chair clarified the rules of debate for Members.
(5) The Chair clarified that 4.8.23(a) of the Council’s Constitution did not apply to the meeting and advised that a comfort break would be taken at a suitable time in the proceedings, if required.
(6) The Chair acknowledged Councillors that were not standing in the forthcoming elections and thanked them for their service.
(7) The Chair advised a change to the order of the agenda and Item 7 ‘Notice of Motions’ would be taken after Item 9 ‘Constitutional Amendment Report’.
(8) The Chair held a minute’s silence in memory of former Councillor John Bishop and Group Leaders and Members paid tribute.