Agenda

To appoint the Chair of the Council for the ensuing Municipal Year.

To elect the Vice-Chair of the Council for the ensuing Municipal Year.

To report apologies for absence.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 20 February 2024.

Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and nonpecuniary interests they may have with respect to matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

The Chair to make their announcements.

To appoint the Leader of the Council for the ensuing year.

The Leader to advise the Council in relation to:

a)     The appointment of the Depuy Leader

b)     The appointment of Lead Members and their portfolio areas

To appoint the committees of the Council for the ensuing year, to determine the number of Members on each committee and to review the political proportionality of the committees.

In accordance with the allocation of seats, as determined at Item 8 above, and having regard to the nominations of the political groups (to be laid on the table), to appoint members to the following committees for the 2024/25 municipal year:

a)     Policy & Resources Committee

b)     General Public Services & Economic Development Committee

c)     Climate Change, Leisure & Community Committee

d)     Planning Committee

e)     Licensing Committee

f)       Regulatory Services Committee

g)     Audit Committee

h)     Council Tax Setting Committee

To appoint Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen to the Committees established at Item 8 above. Nominations to these positions will be laid on the table.

For the 2024/25 municipal year, to appoint the following Sub Committees of the Council and to appoint the membership thereof having regard to the nominations of the political groups, as laid on the table:

a)     Constitution Sub Committee

b)     Equalities Sub Committee

c)     Local Plan Sub Committee

d)     Appointments Committee

e)     Appeals Committee

f)       Investigatory & Disciplinary Committee

To appoint Council representatives to outside bodies.

To consider the appointment of an additional member to the Council’s pool of Independent Persons.

To note the results of the recent District Council elections.