Agenda

The Council to consider the election of the Mayor for the municipal year 2023-24. 

At its meeting on 6 December 2022, the Council approved, subject to the outcome of the Borough Council elections, the nomination of Councillor Masuk Miah as Mayor of the Borough for the municipal year 2023-24.

The Council to consider the appointment of the Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2023-24. 

At its meeting on 8 February 2023, the Council approved, subject to the outcome of the Borough Council elections, the nomination of Councillor Nigel Manning as Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the municipal year 2023-24.

To receive apologies for absence from councillors, honorary freemen and honorary aldermen.

To receive and note any disclosable pecuniary interests from councillors. In accordance with the local Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda.  Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.

If that DPI has not been registered, the councillor must notify the Monitoring Officer of the details of the DPI within 28 days of the date of the meeting.

Councillors are further invited to disclose any non-pecuniary interest which may be relevant to any matter on this agenda, in the interests of transparency, and to confirm that it will not affect their objectivity in relation to that matter.

To confirm the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Council held on 22 March 2023.

To receive any communications which the Mayor may desire to lay before the Council.

To receive the report of the Returning Officer upon the election of Borough Councillors held on Thursday 4 May 2023 (to follow).

The Mayor to announce the appointment of Chaplain for the municipal year 2023-24.

To appoint the Honorary Remembrancer for the Borough for the municipal year 2023-24.