Coronavirus: Council and Committee Meetings
We have had to cancel or postpone a number of committee meetings until further notice as we want to ensure you stay safe and remain inside to help prevent the spread of the virus in accordance with Government directives and guidance from Public Health England.
The Government has now given councils new powers to hold meetings ‘virtually’ using video or telephone-conferencing technology. We are keen to do this but ensure openness and transparency.
The council's decision-making meetings are currently being held remotely. Cabinet held its first fully virtual meeting on Tuesday 7 April. If you wish to attend the open session of any of these meetings, please contact the clerk of the committee (listed on the meeting page and the agenda) for a link to watch the meeting.
Residents and ward councillors can keep track of upcoming meetings via the Calendar of Meetings and for upcoming key decisions via the Forward Plan.
This section allows you to access papers and decisions from council meetings, including agendas, reports and minutes.
Agendas are the documents that give those
attending meetings prior notice of what is being discussed. Agendas
also give all the relevant details of when and where the meetings
take place and who attends. Normally they have reports
attached.
Reports are documents that have been prepared for
a meeting to consider a particular course of action or to provide
an update. They set out the reasons for any recommended course of
action. Information will include legal advice, financial
implications and other relevant issues.
Minutes are the formal record of what was decided
at the meeting. They also tell you who was present.