To receive any apologies for absence from any Members.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 9 July 2018 as an accurate record.

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 ofPaid Service and Returning Officer.

Agenda body empty.

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

To receive questions from Councillors.

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

To hear maiden speeches from Councillors newly elected at the local elections held on 23 May 2018.

To consider the report of the Director of Law and Monitoring Officer proposing amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

To debate any motions submitted in accordance with Council ProcedureRules.

To consider the recommendations made by Cabinet since the last ordinary Council meeting relating to the following matters: 1.    Corporate Plan 2018/222.    Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/223.    Governance Review

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.”