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 approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of 7 January 2025 and 25 February 2025

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 Deputy Leader

b)    The appointment of Lead Members and their portfolio areas

For Council to then make the appointments.

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 2025/26 municipal year:

a)     Policy & Resources Committee

b)     General Public Services & Community Engagement Committee

c)     Climate Change and Leisure Committee

d)     Planning Committee

e)     Licensing Committee

f)       Regulatory Services Committee

g)     Audit Committee

h)     Council Tax Setting Committee

To appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs to the Committees established at Item 8 above.

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)     Local Plan Sub Committee

b)     Appointments Committee

c)     Appeals Committee

d)     Investigatory & Disciplinary Committee

Council considered the proposed appointments to the positions of Chair and Vice-chair of the Local Area Forums for the ensuing municipal year.

To appoint council representatives to outside bodies

This report proposes two amendments to the Council’s constitution related to updates to the LGA Model Code of Conduct and providing a delegation to the Director of Finance to write off irrecoverable debts.