Agenda item

Report of the Managing Director

The Managing Director submitted a report (previously circulated) requesting that Members give consideration to applications on behalf of Councillors Grundy and Wright for extensions to the six-month period of their non-attendance at meetings due to ill health.

The submitted report highlighted that Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 stated that if a Member of a Local Authority failed throughout a period of six consecutive months, from the date of his or her last attendance, to attend any meeting of the authority, he or she shall, unless the failure was due to some reason approved by the authority before the expiry of that period, cease to be a Member of the Authority.

It was reported that Councillors Grundy and Wright had not attended any Council or Committee meetings since 27 September 2018, and consequently under the above provisions they would cease to be Members of the Council on 26 March 2019, unless the Council approved the reason for the failure to attend before that date. 

RESOLVED – That the failure to attend by reason of illness be approved until Councillors Grundy and Wright’s terms of office end in May 2019.

REASON – To ensure compliance under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972.