Decision Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
In the light of the Chief Executive’s decision of 22 July 2021 to reinstate informal virtual meetings, made in consultation with groups leaders, I have made a consequential decision to reinstate temporary standing orders as a framework to govern informal virtual meetings. At the same time, I have amended the constitution to reinstate the delegations granted to officers at Full Council on 4 May 2021 to enable decisions to be made after taking into account the views of members at informal virtual meetings.
To ensure that
democratic decision making is able to continue
effectively whilst Dorset Council is operating virtual informal meetings, and
ensuring that decision making is transparent, that local residents are
appropriately represented, and that all local authority decisions have
appropriate scrutiny.
To not reinstate temporary standing order which would result in the Council not being able to undertake effect decision making whilst virtual informal meetings are taking place.
No conflicts of interest.
Publication date: 23/07/2021
Date of decision: 23/07/2021