The Lord Mayor welcomed newly elected councillors to the meeting and congratulated those councillors who had been re-elected.

The Lord Mayor reported that former Councillor Sheila Smith had died. Sheila Smith was elected as a councillor for Bradford ward in 1987 and served as Deputy Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor in 1994/95.

The Council held a minute silence in memory of former Councillor Sheila Smith.

The Lord Mayor agreed to the submission of the Constitutional and Nomination Committee minutes held on 18 May 2022.

The Leader of the Council moved a motion without notice to from the order of the Council business (Council Procedure Rule 19.1(e)), to withdraw from the summons Item 9 - Establishment of a Housing Advisory Committee.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Karney.

Resolution

The motion was put to Council and voted on, and the Lord Mayor declared that it was carried.

Decision

To withdraw from the summons, Item 9 - Establishment of a Housing Advisory Committee.

To elect the Lord Mayor of Manchester for the 2022/23 Municipal

Year.

The Lord Mayor invited nominations for the office of Lord Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year.

CouncillorDonna Ludford was nominated and the Council voted by acclamation. The Lord Mayor declared that Councillor Donna Ludford was elected Lord Mayor of Manchester for the forthcoming municipal year.

Councillor Ludford then read out the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. The Council adjourned briefly while the new Lord Mayor was robed.

When the meeting resumed, the Lord Mayor Councillor Donna Ludford took the Oath of Allegiance and was invested with the badge of office.

The Lord Mayor then observed the investiture of the Lord Mayor’s Consort, Councillor Sean McHale.

In the absence of the City Solicitor, an officer authorised by the City Solicitor oversaw and confirmed the election and investiture of the Lord Mayor.

The Right Worshipful, the Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Ludford (In the Chair)

To adopt a resolution of thanks for the retiring Lord Mayor.

A vote of thanks to the retiring Lord Mayor was moved by Councillor Karney.

The Lord Mayor presented a Former Lord Mayor badge to the retiring Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor's Consort presented the retiring Lady Mayoress Consort, Carole Judge, with her commemorative badge.

Councillor Judge then addressed the Council.

Decision

To extend the sincere thanks of the Council to Councillor Tommy Judge, the retiring Lord Mayor, for his valuable services to Manchester during his term of office, and toCarole Judge, the retiring Lady Mayoress, for the work she had undertaken to support the retiring Lord Mayor.

The Lord Mayor gave her mayoral speech to the Council.

To appoint a Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

The Lord Mayor invited nominations for the office of Deputy Lord Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year. Councillor Yasmine Dar was nominated and the Council voted by acclamation. The Lord Mayor declared that Councillor Yasmine Dar be had been appointed.

Councillor Yasmine Dar read out the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and was invested with the badge of office.

In the absence of the City Solicitor, an officer authorised by the City Solicitor oversaw and confirmed the appointment and investiture of the Deputy Lord Mayor.

To submit for approval the minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2022.

Decision

The Minutes of the Council (budget) meeting and two extraordinary meetings held on 30 March 2022 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Lord Mayor.

The statement of the City Solicitor concerning the seniority of councillors is enclosed.

The Council noted the revised list of seniority of councillors following the election held in May 2022.

The seniority of the members of the Council as of 12 May 2022 is appended to these minutes.

To elect the Leader of the Council.

CC/22/45       Leader of the Council

The Lord Mayor invited nominations for the appointment of Leader of the Council.

Councillor Rahman proposed Councillor Bev Craig as Leader of the Council. Councillor Midgley seconded the proposal.

No other nominations were received.

After the Council voted on this, the Lord Mayor declared that Councillor Bev Craig was elected Leader of the Council.

The Leader of the Council then addressed the Council and highlighted the Council’s priorities and work needed to build on the City’s success and to move forward to ensure a safe, healthy and prosperous future for all its residents.

To approve the appointment of Members of the following –

Art Galleries Committee, Audit Committee

Employee Appeals Committee, Executive Standing Consultative Panel

Health and Wellbeing Board, Housing Advisory Committee

Licensing Committee, Licensing and Appeals Committee

Licensing Policy Committee, Personnel Committee

Planning and Highways Committee, Standards Committee (incl the Nominated Spokesperson)

Scrutiny Committees:-

Children and Young People, Communities and Equalities

Environment and Climate Change, Economy

Health, Resources and Governance

(see recommendations of the Constitutional and Nomination Committee in the minutes of 18 May 2022 – circulated in advance of the meeting).

Decision

The Council approved the recommendations made by the Constitutional and Nomination Committee on 18 May 2022 regarding the appointment of chairs and membership of the Council’s committees for the 2022/23 municipal year (see below).

To approve appointment of representatives to the Combined Authority, Joint Authorities and Joint Committees.

(see recommendations of the Constitutional and Nomination Committee in the minutes of 18 May 2022 – circulated in advance of the meeting).

Decision

The Council approved the recommendations made by the Constitutional and Nomination Committee on 18 May 2022 regarding Council’s appointments to the Combined Authority, joint authorities and joint committees for the 2022/23 municipal year (see below).

Report of the City Solicitor attached

The Council considered the report of the City Solicitor that contained the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) regarding the Council’s Members’ Allowance Scheme. The report included the IRP report (Appendix 1) and the Guidance issued by the Secretary of State (Appendix 2). The Council was requested to decide whether or not to implement the recommendations of the IRP in whole, in part or not at all.

Decision

1.    That the Members Allowances Scheme be agreed as detailed in the report submitted and be implemented, with effect from 1 April 2022. The exception to this is that the implementation of indexation be from 1 April 2021 for a four-year period ending 31 March 2025.

2.    That the City Solicitor be instructed to amend the Council’s Members’ Allowance Scheme, set out in Part 7 of the Council’s Constitution, to give effect to the decision of Council.

(Councillor Leech abstained from voting on the item.)

To agree the dates of ordinary meetings of the Council in 2022/23:

and that the Annual Meeting of the Council 2023 will be on 17 May 2023.

The Council considered the dates of Council meetings for the forthcoming municipal year 2022/23.

Decisions

1.    To agree the following dates of ordinary meetings of the Council in 2022/2023:

Wednesday 13 July 2022

Wednesday 5 October 2022

Wednesday 30 November 2022

Wednesday 1 February 2023

Friday 3 March 2023 (Budget)

Wednesday 29 March 2023

2.    To agree that the Annual Meeting of the Council 2023 will be on 17 May 2023.