Decision
Analysis
outcome: The recommendations were approved, including submitting a response to the Government's consultation.
summary: The decision at stake is whether to enable remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings.
topline: The Cabinet has decided to enable remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings.
reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves changes to traditional meeting procedures and may impact how decisions are made within the council.
affected_stakeholders: ["Councillors", "Chief Executive", "Local residents"]
contentiousness_score: 6
political_party_relevance: There are no explicit mentions of political parties in the decision.
URL: https://minutes-1.nwleics.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2750
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Outcome: Recommendations Approved
Is Key Decision?: Yes
Is Callable In?: No
Purpose: To consider whether the Council wishes to submit a response to the Government's consultation on enabling remote meetings for Local Authorities
Content: The Infrastructure Portfolio Holder presented the report. The Chair thanked the Corporate Scrutiny Committee for their recommendation, and he shared that Committee’s support for remote attendance and aversion to proxy voting. The Monitoring Officer clarified that Cabinet needed to make a decision on recommendation 1 separately from the other recommendations. It was moved by Councillor K Merrie, seconded by Councillor R Blunt, and RESOLVED THAT: The response to consultation suggested by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee on 5 December 2024, to answer “no” to question 10 of the consultation, be agreed. The suggested response to the Government’s consultation on “enabling remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings” be agreed and the Chief Executive be authorised to submit the response on the Council’s behalf. That the consultation is open to the public and Councillors until 19 December 2024 be noted. Reason for decision: to enable the Council to submit a response to the Government’s consultation on enabling remote meetings and proxy voting at local authority meetings.
Date of Decision: December 17, 2024