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Full Council
3 Jun 2026 - 18:00 to 21:00
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Council Chamber
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Please note that this meeting is the resumed Annual Meeting, adjourned on 27 May 2026. 

 

Full Council will resume consideration of the outstanding business from the meeting on 27 May.  The agenda for the meeting can be accessed at the link below and the Supplementary Information for the meeting is attached at the bottom of this page.

 

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Agenda

Part A
7 Appointment of the Leader of the Council

Motion F

 

Motion to appoint the Leader of the Council for the remainder of their period of office.

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Councillor Goss proposed that Councillor Dundas be appointed as Leader of the Council for the remainder of the period of his office.

On being put to the vote the substantive motion was carried (TWENTY SIX voted FOR,  FIFTEEN voted AGAINST and SIX ABSTAINED from voting).

A named vote was requested by Councillor McLean, supported by Councillor Pearson and Councillor Warnes, pursuant to the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 15(2), and the voting was as follows:

FOR: Councillors Appleton, Barber, Bentley, Calverley, Davidson, Dundas, Goss, Hagon, Jay, Kelly, King, Laws, Linghorn-Baker, Lissimore, Luxford Vaughan, McCarthy Naylor, Parsons, Powling, Rowe, Scott-Boutell, Smithson, Sommers, Spindler, Sunnucks and Willetts.

AGAINST: Councillors Bourne, Child, Cory, Ettritch, Harding, Harris, Lilley, McLean, Osborne, Rippingale, Saunders, Smalls, Swain, Warnes and T. Young

ABSTAINED: Councillors Çufoglu, Goacher, Kirkby-Taylor, Pearson, the Deputy Mayor (Smith) and the Mayor (Ellis).

 

 
8 Delegations made by the Leader of the Council

To note the appointments of the Deputy Leader of the Council, the appointment of Cabinet members and the allocation of responsibility for portfolios as determined by the Leader of the Council (to follow).

 

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The Scheme of Delegation from the Leader of the Council would be published shortly and would be submitted to the next meeting of Full Council to note.  

 

9 Appointment of Panels, Committees and Sub-Committees

Motion G

Motion that:-
 
(i)  In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 the number of seats, group representation and membership of the Environment and Sustainability Panel, Governance and Audit Committee, Licensing Committee, Local Plan Committee, Planning Committee, and Scrutiny Panel (including the Crime and Disorder Committee) for the ensuing municipal year be as circulated at this meeting (to follow).

(ii) That the membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel be as circulated at this meeting (to follow).

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RESOLVED that:-

(i) authority to agree the appointments to the Panels, Committees and Sub-Committees be delegated to the Group Leaders, to be agreed by close of play on 5 June 2026.

(ii) that the membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel be confirmed as Richard Aldridge and Amanda Westbrook. 

 

 
10 Updates to the Constitution

Motion H

 

Motion that the recommended decisions in the report by the Service Director - Governance and Monitoring Officer be approved and adopted (report to follow).

 

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RESOLVED that the recommended decisions in the report by the Service Director – Governance and Monitoring Officer be approved and adopted.

 

11 Motion of Thanks

Motion I

 

Motion of Thanks to former Councillors Alake Akinyemi, Arnold, Buston, Cox, Law, Maclean and M. Spindler. 

 

The Mayor to welcome new Councillors and to invite them to briefly introduce themselves to Council. 

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RESOLVED that that the Council recorded its grateful thanks to former Councillors Alake Akinyemi, Arnold, Buston, Cox, Law, Maclean and Spindler for the public service rendered by them to the City during their period of office as a Councillor and that a transcript of this resolution be furnished to them under the Common Seal of the City as a permanent record of the appreciation of the Council.

 

Part B

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