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Approval of Member Absence – Section 85 Local Government Act 1972

 

 

Meeting: 29/05/2020 - County Council (Item 205)

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To consider a report of the Chief Executive recommending that the County Council approves an extended period of absence, pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, to 31 December 2020, for any Member of the County Council who is unable to attend a Meeting of the County Council, its Committees, Outside Bodies or Joint Committees to which any such Member of the County Council has been appointed, as a result of illness, social distancing, self-isolation or shielding as a consequence of the Covid-19 virus.

 

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer advised prior to consideration of the item that all Members present might have a personal interest in the item by virtue of them being Members of the County Council. It was accordingly agreed that it should be taken as read that all Members had so declared a personal interest.

The Council considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 10 in the Minute Book) recommending that the County Council approves an extended period of absence, pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, to 31 December 2020, for any Member of the County Council who is unable to attend a Meeting of the County Council, its Committees, Outside Bodies or Joint Committees to which any such Member of the County Council has been appointed, as a result of illness, social distancing, self-isolation or shielding as a consequence of the Covid-19 virus.  The report was presented by the Leader.

 

Clarification was provided that the extended period of absence sought for any Member affected would expire on 31 December 2020.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the County Council approved an extended period of absence, pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, to 31 December 2020, for any Member of the County Council who is unable to attend a Meeting of the County Council, its Committees, Outside Bodies or Joint Committees to which any such Member of the County Council has been appointed, as a result of illness, social distancing, self-isolation or shielding as a consequence of the Covid-19 virus.