Meeting Details

Lord Mayor to advise that this meeting will be webcast for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's Public-I microsite (please click this link) and that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.

Members are reminded they must declare all relevant pecuniary and other registerable interests arising from any business to be discussed at this meeting.

If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.

If other registerable interests are declared a Member may speak on the matter only if members of the public are allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.    

If it is a ‘sensitive interest’, Members do not have to disclose the nature of the interest, just that they have an interest.

Information on the Local Government Association’s Model Councillor Code of Conduct is set out via http://bit.ly/3WtGQnN. This includes, at Appendix 1, an interests flowchart which provides a simple guide to declaring interests at meetings.  

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 December 2023. 

(10 minutes allocated) (1400-1410)

To receive the Lord Mayor's announcements and such communications as the Lord Mayor may wish to place before the Council.

(10 minutes allocated) (1410-1420)

To receive and deal with petitions in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure (B4.4 E of the Constitution)

As agreed by Council Business Management Committee a schedule of outstanding petitions is available electronically with the published papers for the meeting and can be viewed or downloaded.

(70 minutes allocated) (1420-1530)

To deal with oral questions in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure (B4.4 F of the Constitution).

A.   Questions from Members of the Public to any Cabinet

       Member or Ward Forum Chair (20 minutes)

B.   Questions from any Councillor to a Committee

       Chair, Lead Member of a Joint Board or Ward

       Forum Chair (up to 10 minutes)

C.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Members to a Cabinet Member (up to 20 minutes)

D.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Member to the Leader or Deputy Leader (up to 20 minutes)

(5 minutes allocated) (1530-1535)

To make appointments to, or removal from, committees, outside bodies or other offices which fall to be determined by the Council.

City Council is asked to agree the appointments to the Independent Remuneration Panel as outlined in the appended report.

(35 minutes allocated) (1535-1610)

Councillor Mick Brown to move the following recommendations:

"That recommendations R01 to R05, set out in Appendix 1, be approved and that the Executive be requested to pursue their implementation. 

That Recommendations R06 to R25, set out in Appendix 1, are endorsed prior to consideration at the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 23 January 2024."

(30 minutes allocated) (1610-1640)

Councillor Majid Mahmood to move the following recommendation:

"That City Council note the progress and achievements made in the last 12 months both on the route to zero carbon programme and wider council and city decarbonisation activities."

                              (Break 1640-1710)

(15 minutes allocated) (1710-1725)

Councillor Basharat Mahmood to move the following recommendation:

"That the report be noted."

(20 minutes allocated) (1725-1745)

Councillor John Cotton to move the following recommendations:

"That approval be given to the amendments to the Terms of Reference for Audit Committee (Part B14 of the Constitution), set out in Appendix 1.

That the City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer be authorised to implement the changes (set out in 2.1) with effect from 10 January 2024.

Notes that on 12 December 2024 Cabinet approved the creation of a ‘Cabinet Committee – Property’ in order to expedite asset sales to support the delivery of the Council-wide strategy for the 2024/25 financial year, with the terms of reference set out in Section 7.

Notes the timeline for delivering a comprehensive review of the Council’s Constitution, set out in Section 5.

Notes that a cross-party working group, consisting of 5 Members (3 Labour, 1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat), was established by Council Business Management Committee on 18 December to support the Monitoring Officer’s review of the constitution.

Notes that the Leader of the Council will Chair the Constitution Working Group."

(90 minutes allocated) (1745-1915)

To consider the attached Motions of which notice has been given in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure (B4.4 G of the Constitution).