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(1)  
The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the
meeting would be recorded.
 

(2)  
The Chair reminded Members that the Council had
declared both a Climate Emergency and an Ecological Emergency.
These are serious decisions, and mean that, as this was an
emergency, all of us, Officers and Members had that in mind as we
carried out our various roles and tasks for the benefit of our
District.
 

(3)  
The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages
regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in
line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed
to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.
 

(4)  
The Chair advised that the normal procedure rules in respect of
debate and times to speak will apply.
 

(5)  
The Chair advised that 4.8.23(a) of the Constitution applied to
agenda items 15 and 16 and the corresponding
referrals 8F and 8G. A comfort break would be held at an
appropriate time, should proceedings continue at length.
 

(6)  
The Chair thanked everyone involved in the General
Election, specifically the Elections team. The Chair congratulated
the three elected MPs covering the North Herts area and thanked
those MPs that were unsuccessful in their re-election or who had
stood down, for their service to North Herts.
 

(7)  
The Chair announced that Kevin Abbiss, Helpdesk
Customer Services Team Leader, had been working at North
Hertfordshire for 40 years, and extended her gratitude to Kevin for
his services to the Council.
 
It
was:
 

RESOLVED: That
the Council placed on record its sincere thanks and appreciation to
Kevin Abbiss for his long and valuable service to Local
Government.