To elect the Mayor who will be Chair of Council for the ensuing year and receive notification of the appointment of the Consort.

To appoint the Deputy Mayor who will be Vice-Chair of Council for the ensuing year and receive notification of the appointment of the Consort.

A vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor and Mayoress.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 15 March 2023 for signature by the Mayor as Chair of the Council.

To receive a report of the Returning Officer on the results of the Poll held on 4 May 2023 for the respective wards of the Borough.

To elect the Leader of the Council and note that the Leader will appoint the membership of the Cabinet and a Deputy Leader. The Council is also asked to note any Shadow Executive arrangements.

To receive a report on the Committees of the Council, their composition, membership and terms of reference for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

To receive a report on Council appointments to outside and independent bodies for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

To approve a timetable of meetings for 2023/24.

To approve the following arrangements for dealing with delegated decisions and urgent action:

(a) Delegated Decisions

That where, under the approved scheme of delegation, decisions may be taken by Officers in consultation with non-Executive Members then in the absence of any specific arrangements having been made, the Officer shall consult the appropriate Chair, Vice-Chair and Opposition Spokesperson.

(b) Urgent Action

That, in situations which require emergency action the Chief Executive or the appropriate Officer, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee concerned and the Opposition Spokesperson where appropriate (or their respective nominees), be authorised to deal from this date until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2024, with any matters of urgency or any other matter that cannot conveniently be deferred to the next ordinary meeting of the Committee, subject to later report for information, to the Committee in question.

To receive a report of the Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer:

To consider a report of the Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer.

To consider a report of the Director of Legal and Governance Monitoring Officer.

To consider a report of the Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer and the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel.