Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

1.      notes that changes to the Council’s Constitution are required as a direct consequence of the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020;

2.      endorses the changes as identified by the Monitoring Officer and as set out in this report and Appendices A - E attached hereto;

3.      endorses that all changes took immediate effect to comply with the Regulations;

4.      endorses that all Councillors conduct all Council business through their Tendring District Council online accounts using the corporate IT kit supplied to them for the smooth facilitating and running of remote meetings;

5.      adopts the Remote Meeting Guidance for Members and Officers attached as Appendix F and grants a delegated authority to the Head of Democratic Services and Elections to make minor changes to such Guidance, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance;

6.      requests that the Portfolio Holder’s Constitution Review Working Party undertake a light-touch review of any changes to be made to the Constitution and the application of the Remote Meeting Guidance and reflects upon working practices for remote meetings and then submits its recommendations direct to Full Council for ratification; and

7.      recommends that Appendix G, as attached to this report, be submitted to Full Council as a replacement to Appendix E to the March 2020 Constitution review report, which was then subsequently approved by the Leader of the Council (on behalf of the Cabinet) for submission to Full Council.