Issue - meetings

The Board received a report from the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, regarding the scrutiny topic group for 2019/20 – Traded Areas in the Borough.

            It was noted that since the first meeting of the topic group on 13 February 2020, no further meetings had taken place due to the Coronavirus.  Further, the operation of the traded areas had changed significantly since the topic was selected and as they started to reopen, their operations would not resemble those previously experienced as they will be in recovery mode, following the Covid-19 crisis.

            The Chair announced, that following consultation with Councillor McDermott (Chair of the Scrutiny Chairs’ Committee) the current topic group would cease; the 2020/21 topic group would be a fallow year; and that at a future meeting of the Board a topic group for the year 2021/22 would be considered.

The Board agreed with the above proposals.

RESOLVED:  That

1)    the current topic group should cease further activity;

2)    there should be no topic group for 2021; and

3)    at a future meeting of the Board during 2021, Members should consider a topic group for 2022.