Mark McGeever and Liberal Democrats call for end to officials’ emergency powers as Lockdown ends
Hamilton West & Earnock’s Liberal Democrat Cllr Mark McGeever said it is unthinkable the council cannot hold sessions where members in the chamber sit two metres apart while others dial-in from home.
EMERGENCY powers delegated to the council’s top officials must now return to elected councillors, argue South Lanarkshire’s Liberal Democrats.
When the nationwide lockdown began in March local authorities allowed urgent decisions to be made by appointed officers.
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