To agree a Committee Work Plan for the Municipal Year 2021-2022.

The Committee received a report requesting that it agree a Committee Work Plan for the Municipal Year 2021-2022.

The Committee received a verbal introduction from the Chief Legal Officer.

The following matters were raised by the Committee:

a)            Single Member allocation of Committee seats: Members raised concerns over the inability of the Council to allocate a committee seat to an ungrouped Member. It was noted that at the review of the Constitution it would be possible to include changes which would allow an ungrouped Member to be allocated a seat.

b)            Committee start time: Following the change from virtual meetings to hybrid, Members noted the start time of Committee reverting back to 19:30 hours.

Following consideration, it was resolved unanimously that the Committee:

(1)      Considered and approved a Committee Work Plan for 2021-2022.