Agenda

Agenda

Annual, Council - Wednesday, 17th May, 2023 10.00 am

Venue: The Council Chamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension

Contact: Andrew Woods

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Items
No.	Item
1.	The Lord Mayor's Announcements and Special Business
2.	Election of the Lord Mayor of Manchester To elect the Lord Mayor of Manchester for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.
3.	Vote of Thanks To adopt a resolution of thanks for the retiring Lord Mayor.
4.	Appointment of the Deputy Lord Mayor To appoint a Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.
5.	Minutes PDF 150 KB To submit for approval the minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2023.
6.	Interests To allow members an opportunity to declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interest they might have in any items which appear on this agenda; and record any items from which they are precluded from voting as a result of Council Tax or Council rent arrears. Members with a personal interest should declare that at the start of the item under consideration. If members also have a prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interest they must withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of the item.
7.	Seniority of Councillors PDF 72 KB The statement of the City Solicitor concerning the seniority of councillors is enclosed.
8.	Leader of the Council To elect the Leader of the Council.
9.	Scrutiny Committee remits PDF 99 KB The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed.
10.	Appointment of Council Committees and Chairs 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 17 May 2023 – circulated in advance of the meeting).
11.	Appointments to the Combined Authority, Joint Authorities and Joint Committees 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 17 May 2023 – circulated in advance of the meeting).
12.	Dates of Council meetings To agree the dates of ordinary meetings of the Council in 2023/24: Wednesday 12 July 2023 Wednesday 31 January 2024 Wednesday 4 October 2023 Friday 1 March 2024 (Budget) Wednesday 29 November 2023 Wednesday 27 March 2024 and that the Annual Meeting of the Council 2024 will be on Wednesday 15 May 2024.