Issue - meetings

The Town Clerk submits a report seeking the Cabinet's approval to recommend to Council an extension of time for Councillor Nasim who has been unable to attend meetings since 24 August 2000 due to long term illness and that such decisions be in future delegated to the Standards Committee, when established.

The Town Clerk submitted a report informing the Committee of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 which provided that if a member of a local authority was absent from meetings for a period of six consecutive months she or he automatically ceased to be a member of the authority unless an extension of this period was approved by Council.  It was noted that Councillor Nasim had been seriously ill in hospital over a period of time longer than six months and therefore it was recommended that Council be asked to extend the period in line with the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

(1)that having regard to the extenuating circumstances, as considered by the Group Whips, Council be recommended to grant an extension of time for Councillor Nasim;

(2)that the position be reviewed prior to the expiry of a further four months; and

(3)that Council be recommended to delegate consideration of such extensions of time to the Standards Committee when established.