Mr Chugha was the first person to announce his intention to stand at the 2020 local government elections, which were set for September before they were delayed.

Even with the delay, Mr Chugha said he remained "absolutely committed" to the goal of representing his community.

"It's important that we take care of our people. We must have an environment where people can be safe," he said.

Mr Chugha said the extra year could be helpful for candidates who thought about running to spend some time working on their campaigns.

"We can refine ideas for the election and there's more time to think about (standing)," he said.

"There's still a year for councillors to complete projects they have started."

Meanwhile, deputy mayor Doug Curran who set his sights on the top job earlier this year, said the delay could make it easier on a new council which wouldn't have to deal pandemic measures.

"It's a shame for those those who wanted to run, but they do have an extra year to prepare," Cr Curran said.

Councillor Curran said physical distancing rules meant committee meetings had been cancelled and councillors were adapting to using video conferencing.

A full council meeting was held on April 24 over Zoom, which was then streamed through social media.

"I watched the Orange, Wagga and Murrumbidgee council meetings, I thought we did ours pretty well," he said.

"John (Dal Broi) was looking at 15 screens each with a councillor and staff all looking back to him."