Meeting Details

 The Chair to advise the meeting to note that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.

To note a resolution of the City Council passed at the Annual Meeting on 23 May 2023 appointing the Council Business Management Committee and Chair for the Municipal Year 2023/2024.

Labour

Councillor John Cotton

Councillor Sharon Thompson

Councillor Des Hughes

Councillor Sir Albert Bore

Councillor Brigid Jones

Councillor Miranda Perks 

Conservative

Councillor Robert Alden

Councillor Gareth Moore

Liberal Democrat

Councillor Baber Baz

To elect a Deputy Chair for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

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 receive any apologies.

To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2023.

Report of the City Solicitor.

Report of the Assistant Director, Governance 

Report of the City Solicitor.

To agree the order in which Notices of Motion will be considered at City Council meetings.

To consider the Council agenda for the next meeting.

Report of the City Solicitor.

To inform members of forthcoming items for City Council and Council Business Management Committee meeting agendas.

To note that meetings of this Committee be held on Mondays at 1400 hours except where specified as follows:-

To consider any items of business by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) that in the opinion of the Chair are matters of urgency.

Chair to move:-

'In an urgent situation between meetings, the Chair jointly with the relevant Chief Officer has authority to act on behalf of the Committee'.