Agenda

To be moved by Councillor Thompson and seconded by Councillor Wright.

“That Councillor Martha Lloyd Jones be elected Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2025/26”

To be moved by Councillor Hutchinson and seconded by Councillor S. Hill.

“That Councillor Pamela Wallace be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2025/26”

To formally approve the following recommendations of the Executive Board (Selection Committee).

(N.B. The Executive Board will be meeting on 13 May 2025 to consider these recommendations.  Any amendments will be reported to Council).

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:-

“That Councillor Wharton be appointed as Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2025/26.

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor: -

“That Councillor Thompson be appointed as Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2025/26”.

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:

“That the following Boards, Committees and Panels be constituted with the membership as shown for the Municipal Year 2025/26”

(N.B. information regarding membership will be circulated as soon as possible)

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:-

“To appoint a Scrutiny Co-ordinator for the Municipal Year 2025/26 as set out in the tabled document”

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:-

“That the following appointment be confirmed:

1)    The re-appointment of Mr David Wilson as the Healthwatch Halton representative and non-voting Co-optee to the Health Policy and Performance Board for the Municipal Year 2025/26; and

2)    Professor David Norman and Mrs Diane Howard be re-appointed as Independent Persons for the purposes of the Localism Act 2011, for a further period of 4 years”.

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:-

“That Council consider the list of outside bodies circulated”.

The Leader will report on the Portfolio holders for Executive Board for the Municipal Year 2025/26 which will also be tabled.

Under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, permission is sought for:

·       Councillor Stretch to be granted a period of absence from attending Council meetings for a period of 3 months, concluding on 4 September 2025, due to personal reasons.

Executive Board considered a report of the Director – Legal and Democratic Services, which sought approval of a number of changes to the Council’s Constitution.

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the revised Constitution, including the matters set out in the appendices.

          RECOMMENDED: That Council adopts this Pay Policy Statement for the Financial Year 2025/26.

To note that the Mayor’s Civic Sunday Service will be held at St Michaels and All Angels CofE Church, Greenway Road, Runcorn on Sunday 29^th June 2025, at 10.30 am.