Agenda/Speakers:

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Minutes: none

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  • To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda

Minutes: none

ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR FOR THE 2024/25 MUNICIPAL YEAR

  • To elect a Lord Mayor for the 2024/25 Municipal year. 

Minutes: none

ELECTION OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE 2024/25 MUNICIPAL YEAR

  • To elect a Deputy Mayor for the 2024/25 Municipal year.

Minutes: none

MINUTES OF THE BUDGET CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON 6 MARCH 2024

  • To consider the minutes of the Budget City Council Meeting held on 6 March 2024.

Minutes: none

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE AND MONITORING OFFICER

  • To consider a report outlining the decision of the Commissioners to appoint to the post of Director of Law and Governance and designation to the role of Monitoring Officer.

Minutes: none

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES 2024/25

  •  To consider a report seeking to confirm the political composition of the Council and make arrangements for the establishment of committees, how seats on those committees are allocated to political groups and to confirm the appointment of Councillors to committees together with the appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs.To consider a report seeking to confirm the political composition of the Council and make arrangements for the establishment of committees, how seats on those committees are allocated to political groups and to confirm the appointment of Councillors to committees together with the appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs.

Minutes: none

APPOINTMENTS TO CABINET 2024/25

  • To receive a report of the Leader of the Council outlining the Cabinet membership for 2024/25, for noting.

Minutes: none

APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES 2024/25

  • To consider a report setting out arrangements for the appointment of representatives to outside bodies.

Minutes: none

REVIEW OF APPOINTMENTS OF INDEPENDANT PERSONS

  • To consider a report in relation to the current arrangements for an independent chair of Standards and Ethics Committee and Independent Persons appointed in connection with the Council’s standards regime.

  • The report was considered and endorsed by the Standards & Ethics Committee at its meeting on 28 February 2024.

Minutes: none

REVISIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION

  • To consider a report outlining proposed revisions to the Constitution.

  • The revisions were considered and endorsed by the Constitution and Governance Committee at its meetings held on 27 February 2024 and 1 May 2024.

Minutes: none

SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE DATES FOR 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27

  • To consider a report setting out the proposed schedule of dates for 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27.

Minutes: none

MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME

  • To consider a report setting out the proposed Members Allowances Scheme for 2024/25.

Minutes: none

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR'S ANNUAL REPORT

  • To consider the Audit Committee Chair’s Annual Report.

  • The report was considered and endorsed by the Audit Committee at its meeting on 25 April 2024.

Minutes: none

SCRUTINY ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

  • To consider the Scrutiny Annual Report

Minutes: none