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Election of the Chair of the Council
The name(s) of the councillor(s) who have been nominated for the office of Chair of the Council will be reported at the meeting.
Following the election of the Chair of the Council, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972, the person elected to be Chair of the Council shall make a Declaration of Acceptance of Office in the prescribed form, before the Chief Executive.
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Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Council
The name(s) of the councillor(s) who have been nominated for the office of Vice-Chair of the Council will be reported at the meeting.
Following the appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Council, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972, the person appointed to be Vice-Chair of the Council shall make a Declaration of Acceptance of Office in the prescribed form, before the Chief Executive.
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Minutes
To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council dated 25 February 2016 (copy previously circulated).
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Declarations of Interest
Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct
To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.
A list of the Chair of the Council's engagements since the Meeting of the Council on 25 February 2016 is enclosed – page 6).
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Urgent Items
Items not on the agenda which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances as defined in Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972
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Questions from Members of the Public
To deal with questions which members of the public may wish to put to members of the Cabinet in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11 (if any).
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Petitions
To receive petitions from councillors or members of the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13 (if any).
To note the Leader of the Council’s appointments to Cabinet (in addition to the Leader) and to note their individual areas of responsibility (Report No 63/16 herewith – page 8).
To consider proposals for the appointment of
members and Chairs of Committees and
other bodies (Report No 63/16 herewith – page 8).
To consider proposals for the appointment of
members to serve on outside and joint bodies (Report No 64/16 herewith – page 15).
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Substitute Members
To appoint all members of the Council to the "approved list" of members appointed to act as substitute members in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.
To deal with written questions which councillors may wish to put to the Chair of the Council, a Lead Councillor on the Cabinet or the Chair of any committee or sub-committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12. Written questions received from Councillor Ient (herewith - page 18).
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Questions to the Leader of the Council
To deal with questions (if any) which councillors may wish to put to the Leader of the Council. It will be at the Leader’s discretion to re-direct questions to relevant Members of the Cabinet.
A councillor wishing to raise a question must notify the Chair of the Council of the text of the question prior to the commencement of the meeting.
(NB This item is limited to a maximum of 5 questions, with no more than 1 question being asked per councillor. If a question requires a detailed or technical response, the Leader may decide that a written response is more appropriate).
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Ward Issues
To deal with ward issues which councillors wish to raise. A councillor wishing to raise a ward issue must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.8 (if any).
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Urgent Decisions taken by the Cabinet or Cabinet Members
In accordance with Scrutiny Procedure Rule 17, to receive details of any urgent decisions taken by the Cabinet or Cabinet Members since the Meeting of the Council on 25 February 2016.
To consider the recommendations from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 28 April 2016 (herewith - page 20).
To consider the Notices of Motion which have been received from Councillors (herewith - page 23).
To consider the Report of the Assistant Director of Corporate Services (Report No 65/16 herewith - page 29).
To consider the Report of the Director
of Corporate Services (Report No 66/16 herewith - page 45).
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Reporting Back on Meetings of Outside Bodies
To receive feedback from the Council’s representatives who serve on outside bodies in respect of meetings they have attended (if any). A councillor wishing to provide feedback must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting.