Issue - meetings

The Chairman of the Council made statement referring to how it had been a year to the day since the Council had requested that all staff worked from home to address concerns regarding COVID-19 and ensure safety of staff.

Reflecting on the last year the Chairman referred to the unprecedented challenges faced and how they had also brought out the best from both the Council and the Communities it served and worked together with.

The Chairman thanked:

·                 all staff at Maldon District Council for their hard work and commitment over the last year, for keeping services going and supporting residents and businesses;

·                 partners who had come together to work with the Council, including the Maldon Community Voluntary Service (CVS), community groups and all residents of the District for their support;

·                 the National Health Service (NHS), referring to the care they had provided, but also for the efficient and rapid roll-out of the vaccine which hoped would be the way back to some normality through the course of this year.

Reflecting on the many people that had lost friends and family to the COVID Epidemic, a minutes silence was held to remember those who had been lost and those who were still slowly recovering from the virus.

Following this the Chairman referred to an event which the Vice-Chairman had recently attended on his behalf.