Decision details

Council received a report asking it to consider a waiver of the six month rule for attendance at Council and Committee meetings under the Local Government Act 1972 for Councillor Jan Mason, having regard to the circumstances of her absence from meetings.

Councillor Neil Dallen MOVED and Councillor Hannah Dalton SECONDED the motion.

Upon being put the recommendations were CARRIED with 27 votes for, 2 abstentions and the Mayor not voting.

Accordingly, it was resolved to:

(1)      Agree that, having regard to the circumstances of the absence of Councillor Jan Mason from Council meetings, the requirements of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 in relation to attendance at meetings be waived for Councillor Mason until the 10 August  2026.