Minutes:
Prior to proceeding with the agenda for the meeting, the Mayor announced that colleague and friend, Councillor Shabnum Sadiq, had tragically lost her life to coronavirus. The Council grieved her untimely death and sympathy and thoughts were with her family at this difficult time.
The Council’s thoughts were also with the family and friends of former Councillor and Deputy Mayor, Derek Cryer, who died on 31st March.
The Mayor asked all Members and staff present to join her in a minute’s silence in memory of Councillor Sadiq, Derek Cryer and all those who had tragically lost their lives due to Covid-19.