Issue - meetings

To receive a report requesting two Councillors’ Leave of Absence. 

Councillor Z Hannington, Cabinet Member for Finance, Governance and Customer Services, presented the report of the Director for Policy and Governance (Monitoring Officer), which sought Council’s approval to a leave of absence for:

a)    Councillor Gilly Latham-Reynolds, owing to a period of      maternity leave, until 1 December 2026; and

b)       Councillor Paul Watling, owing to a period of ill-health, until 31 March 2026.

RESOLVED – that a leave of absence for Councillors Gilly Latham-Reynolds and Paul Watling, for the purposes of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 until 1 December 2026 and 31 March 2026 respectively, be approved.