Agenda

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

The Chair Elect to make the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and to acknowledge the honour conferred.

The retiring Chair to reply and to receive a scroll from the new Chair thanking the retiring Chair for their Term of Office. (Retiring Chair to take the Vice-Chair’s seat and to move to the main chamber area after their reply).

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

The Vice-Chair Elect to make the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and to acknowledge the honour conferred

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

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 27 January 2026, 24 February 2026 and 10 March 2026.

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 ensuring year, to determine the number of Members on each committee and to review the political proportionality of the committees.

a)    Policy and Resources Committee

b)    General Public Services and 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 in item 11,  Review of Political Proportionality and Appointment of Committees.

In accordance with the allocation of seats, as determined at Review of Political Proportionality and Appointment of Committees, 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 2026/27 Municipal Year:

a)    Policy and Resources Committee

b)    General Public Services and 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

In accordance with the allocation of seats, as determined at Review of Political Proportionality and Appointment of Committees, and having regard to the appointments of the political groups (to be laid on the table), to appoint Members to the following Committees for the 2026/27 Municipal Year:

a)    Policy and Resources Committee

b)    General Public Services and 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 council representatives to outside bodies:

·       East of England Local Government Association – Reserved to Leader

·       Chilterns Conservation Board

·       Denham Aerodrome Consultative Committee

·       Herts Waste Partnership

·       LGA General Assembly – Reserved to Leader

·       Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust LTD

·       Herts County Council Health Scrutiny Committee

·       Three Rivers Museum Trust

·       Moor Park Mansion Heritage Foundation Trust

·       New Agreement Traffic Management Act 2004 Adjudication Joint Committee- PATROLAJC

·       Abbots Langley Community Centre Management Committee

·       Hertfordshire Police and Crime Scrutiny Panel

·       Hertfordshire Armed Forces Covenant

·       Herts Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership

·       Herts Growth Board

·       South Oxhey Community Board

·       South West Herts Strategic Planning Members Group

·       Watford and Three Rivers Trust

·       Seniors Champion

·       Young Persons Champion

·       Member Training Champion

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:

·         Local Plan Sub Committee

·         Shareholder Scrutiny Committee

·         Connecting Three Rivers

·         Community Safety board

·         Environmental Forum

·         Equalities Forum

·         Seniors Forum

·         Youth Council

·         Internal Complaints Panel

·         Staff Employer Forum

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

To note the results of the recent District Council elections.