Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Financial Sustainability said the report before Members was for noting, in that an urgent key decision had been taken in August 2020, in relation to a request for financial support from the company operating the leisure centres in the District, Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM Ltd). The decision had been taken with the consent of the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, in accordance with the urgency process. As the decision was outside the budget and policy framework, it was now required to be reported to Council. However, as an update on this item, he said SLM Ltd had applied for Covid business support and no longer required the loan from the Council.

Councillor Goldspink asked that urgent decisions be reported to all Members at the time they were taken, in addition to being subsequently reported to Council.

The Democratic Services Manager confirmed that urgent key decisions were notified by email direct to Members when they were taken, but they could also be publicised in the Members’ Information Bulletin.

The report was noted.

The Chairman said this was the final meeting at East Herts Council for the Democratic Services Manager, and on behalf of all Members, he thanked her and wished her well.

The Chairman reminded all Members that the next meeting on 16 December was traditionally an occasion when Members wore festive jumpers, upon making a donation to the Chairman’s charities. He said this year he would ask that Members donate to the Isabel Hospice direct.