Agenda

Agenda

Annual, Council - Wednesday, 14th May, 2025 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension. View directions

Contact: Andrew Woods

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Lord Mayor of Manchester To elect the Lord Mayor of Manchester for the 2025/26 Municipal Year.
2.	Vote of Thanks To adopt a resolution of thanks for the retiring Lord Mayor.
3.	Appointment of the Deputy Lord Mayor To appoint a Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2025/26 Municipal Year.
4.	The Lord Mayor's Announcements and Special Business
5.	Minutes PDF 187 KB To submit for approval the minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2025.
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.	Leader of the Council To elect the Leader of the Council.
8.	Announcement of Executive Members and their Portfolios PDF 88 KB Report of the Executive Leader attached
9.	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 Licensing Committee Licensing and Appeals Committee Licensing Policy Committee Personnel Committee Planning and Highways Committee Standards Committee (including the Nominated Spokesperson) Scrutiny Committees:- Children and Young People Communities and Equalities Environment, Climate Change and Neigbourhoods Economy and Regeneration Health Resources and Governance
10.	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 14 May 2025 – circulated in advance of the meeting).
11.	Members Allowance Scheme PDF 87 KB Report of the City Solicitor attached Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Independent Remuneration Panel's report , item 11. PDF 1 MB Appendix 2 - Statutory Guidance , item 11. PDF 263 KB Appendix 3 - Members' Allowances Scheme , item 11. PDF 326 KB
12.	Constitution of the Council PDF 130 KB Report of the City Solicitor attached Due to the size of the appendices attached to the report, these can be viewed on the Council’s website (link address below). Paper copies of the appendices will be provided on request. https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=135&MId=5012&Ver=4 Additional documents: Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution - Final , item 12. PDF 476 KB Part 3 - Section A Local Choice Functions - Final , item 12. PDF 414 KB Part 3 - Section C Non Exec Functions - Final , item 12. PDF 541 KB Part 3 - Section F Scheme of Delegation - Final , item 12. PDF 806 KB Part 4 - Section A Council Procedure Rules - Final , item 12. PDF 553 KB There are a further 13 documents.View the full list of documents for item 12.
13.	Dates of Council meetings 2025/26 To agree the dates of ordinary meetings of the Council in 2025/26:- Wednesday 16 July 2025 Wednesday 24 September 2025 Wednesday 26 November 2025 Wednesday 28 January 2026 Friday 27 February 2026 (Budget) Wednesday 18 March 2026 Wednesday 20 May 2026 (Annual Council meeting)
14.	Dispensation request - 6 month attendance rule The City Solicitor to report