Agenda

To receive the minutes of the meeting of the council held on 24 May 2023 and to authorise the Chair of the Council to sign them as a correct record.

This report sets out proposals to create a new Committee to deal with the functions of the Licensing Act 2003. A Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee is also proposed.  The proposals were considered by the Constitutional Working Group at their meeting on 26 March 2024. Council are asked to agree the creation of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee and Sub-Committee, along with the proposed terms of reference.

This report lists the committees and sub-committees of the Council.  The description of the role and function of each committee contained in this report is a summary only and the full definition and description of each is set out in the constitution.

The Council’s constitution requires that the scheme of delegations be agreed by the Council at its annual meeting. This report sets out the scheme.

The Council is required to approve the annual schedule of meetings for the municipal year 2024/2025.  The proposed annual schedule of meetings for 2024/25 is appended to this report, including dates for the whole of May for the following municipal year, as per the Council Procedure rules set out in part 4.2, paragraph 1.1.2(i) of the constitution.

This report is the annual report of policies and strategies that have been adopted, by Cabinet, during the 2023/24 municipal year.

This report summarises the achievements of the Audit and Governance Committee against the terms of reference for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 and details the impact that it has made on the overall system of internal control in operation.

This report sets out the work that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Finance and Performance Sub-Committee have completed during 2023/2024.

This report presents recommendations for the work programme for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 2024/25.