Agenda

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

To consider Announcements under Procedure Rule 10:

a)           Mayor’s Announcements

b)           The Leader’s Announcements

c)           Chief Executive’s Announcements.

To consider changes to the Labour Group’s membership of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee.

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

NOTE: Minute Items No. 34 and 35 – Disposal of a Long Lease Interest at 18 – 19 Woodfield Close, Abbeydale, Redditch and Housing Development Proposal – Loxley Close, Church Hill - in the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 12^th September 2023 have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these minutes in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

NOTE: Appendix 3 to this report has only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss the Appendix in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

NOTE: Appendices 2 and 3 to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these Appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

NOTE: Appendices E - G to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

NOTE: Appendices D - G to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Paragraph 4: information relating to consultations and negotiations, or contemplated consultations and negotiations, in relation to Labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.)

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

There has been one urgent decision taken since the last Council meeting in respect of the appointment of an Acting Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, following the retirement of the previous Chief Executive.

(Urgent Decision attached)

To consider any additional items exceptionally agreed by the Mayor as Urgent Business in accordance with the powers vested in him by virtue of Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

(This power should be exercised only in cases where there are genuinely special circumstances which require consideration of an item which has not previously been published on the Order of Business for the meeting.)