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The Town Clerk informed Members and any members of the public who are observing s the meeting on-line, that following an urgent decision taken by the Court of Common Council the previous evening, the meeting would now be informal. Any views reached by the Committee would have to be considered by the Town Clerk after the meeting in accordance with the Court of Common Council’s Covid Approval Procedure who would make a formal decision having considered all relevant matters. This process reflected the current position in respect of the holding of formal Local Authority meetings and the Court of Common Council’s decision of 16 December 2021 to recommence hybrid meetings and take formal decisions through a delegation to the Town Clerk and other officers nominated by him after the informal meeting has taken place and the will of the Committee is known in open session. Details of all decisions taken under the Covid Approval Procedure will be available on line via the City Corporation’s webpages.

Apologies were received from Alderman Sir David Wootton, Shravan Joshi and Deputy James Thomson.