Suffolk's councils are making preparations to hold meetings in person again after May 7 - and may need to hire large external venues to fit all councillors in a Covid-secure manner.
It is not yet clear if the cost of hiring those venues will be met by the government in its financial aid packages to authorities, or whether councils will have to stump up the cash themselves and potentially impacting on taxpayers.
Ipswich Borough Council is electing a third of its councillors next week, and will be holding its annual meeting for all 48 councillors on May 19.
A spokesman from the authority said: Ipswich Borough Council is planning to hold its annual meeting and other meetings such as planning committee at the Town Hall/Corn Exchange complex while Covid restrictions are in place. We are working on the detail of how this will work ahead of the annual meeting on 19 May.