Agenda item

A Member raised a question on whether it was appropriate for the Executive Director of Innovation and Growth (I&G), as the only officer present with authority from the Town Clerk to agree Committee decisions under the Covid-19 Approval Process, to have responsibility for approving the report which was the substantial item of business on agenda. Their concern was that the Executive Director of I&G was the Report Author and would therefore be approving recommendations they had brought to the Committee. The Member suggested that the Town Clerk should be responsible for approving any decisions reached by the Committee.

The Chair agreed with the Member’s concerns and asked the Committee Clerk to look into an alternative method of having the recommendations approved.