• Report by:

    Karen M Donnelly, Chief Solicitor & Monitoring Officer

  • TN Number:

    030-22

  • Subject:

    Council Diary – March 2022

  • Responsible Officer:

    Karen M Donnelly, Chief Solicitor & Monitoring Officer

  • Publication:

    This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Member. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

Section

1. The purpose of this Technical Note is to provide Members with details of the governance meeting arrangements for March 2022.    

2. Members will be aware that the Council’s Budget meeting is scheduled to take place on 24th February 2022, and a final cycle of meetings are scheduled for March, culminating in a Council meeting on 31st March 2022.  Members will also be aware that a significant amount of officer time since the turn of the year has been focussed on the consequences of the Omicron outbreak and also the budget for 2022/23.    

3. Following consultation with the relevant Members, it is intended to cancel the following meetings as at the time of writing, there is insufficient business ready to proceed –

Meeting

Date

HH&C Forum

3 Mar @ 2pm

PNCA Committee

03 Mar @ 5pm

Education Committee

10 Mar @ 5pm

P&R Committee

17 Mar @ 5pm

HR Appeals Board

22 Mar @ 10am

A&RM Committee

24 Mar @ 5pm

In the event that any urgent business arises, it will be reported to the meeting of Council on 31st March 2022

4. In light of the above, the cycle of meetings for the remainder of the Council is as follows -

Meeting

Date

Local Review Body

16 Mar @ 2pm

HSCP

24 Mar @ 9.30am

CPP

24 Mar @ 2pm

CGAB

28 Mar @10am

Planning Board

29 Mar @ 5pm

Council

31 Mar @ 5pm

Licensing Board

1 April @ 10am

5. The last formal governance meeting of this Council session is the meeting of the Licensing Board on 1st April.  Following the local government elections, the new Council will convene at the Statutory Meeting which is scheduled for 19th May 2022.