To receive any apologies for absence from any Members.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

To receive Announcements, if any, from the Mayor, the Leader, Head of Paid Service and Returning Officer.

a)    Public Questions (30 minutes)

To receive questions from the public gallery and questions submitted by residents in advance of the meeting.

b)    Leader and Cabinet Member Questions (105 minutes)

To receive questions from Councillors.

To receive notice of petitions presented by Members on behalf of local residents.

To debate any motions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules.

To consider the recommendations made by Cabinet or Committees since the last Council meeting relating to the following matters:

Cabinet – 22 March 2021

      i.        Revocation of Section 114 Notice

To pass a vote of thanks to The Mayor in the following terms:

a)      The Members of Council tender their grateful thanks to The Worshipful, The Mayor, Councillor Maddie Henson, for the courteous and efficient manner in which she presided over the Council’s deliberations during the past year;

b)      The Members of Council record their sincere appreciation of the dignified manner in which Councillor Maddie Henson has carried out the traditional duties of the office of Mayor, of the support and encouragement which she and her Consort, Mr Mark Henson, have given to local organisations and of the prominent part they have taken in the social life of the Borough during the Mayor’s period of office; and

c)      That this resolution be sealed and presented to the Mayor at the Annual Council Meeting in a suitable form.

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”