Decision details

Apologies for absence were received from the Youth Mayor, the Chair of the Youth Council and Councillor Adrian Brown.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair paid tribute to SBC staff who had lost their lives in recent months and passed his condolences to their families, friends and colleagues.  He stated that two Members of the Council had been hospitalised with Covid-19.  He welcomed Councillor Graham Snell to the meeting and hoped that he was recovering well, and reported that it was expected that Councillor Adrian Brown would be discharged from hospital within the next few days.

The Mayor advised that the Strategic Director (RP) would provide a national and local update on the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of the meeting.

The Mayor took the opportunity to state that he had the pleasure of announcing that a number of Councillors were to receive a certificate in recognition of their years of service as Councillors to Stevenage Borough Council, namely:

·        Councillor Jackie Hollywell – 20 years’ service;

·        Councillors Richard Henry and Simon Speller for 25 years’ service; and

·        Councillor Dave Cullen for 35 years’ service.

The Mayor advised that all of those Members would receive their certificates by post following the meeting.