Agenda and minutes

Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 21st May 2015 3.00 pm

Venue: Civic Suite, North Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EP. View directions

Contact: Tanya Davies Democratic & Electoral Services Manager

Note: Annual Meeting

Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Councillors To note details of Councillors elected to the Council following the election of 7 May 2015 as set out below:- Abbey Laura Pearsall (Conservative – 2016) Barnwood Tarren Randle (Conservative – 2016) Barton and Tredworth Sajid Patel (Conservative – 2016) Hucclecote Chris Etheridge (Conservative – 2016) Kingsholm and Wotton Sebastian Field (Liberal Democrat – 2016) Longlevens Kathy Williams (Conservative – 2016) Matson and Robinswood Kate Haigh (Labour – 2016) Moreland Neil Hampson (Labour – 2016) QuedgeleyFieldcourt Deb Llewellyn (Conservative – 2016) QuedgeleySevernvale Hannah Norman (Conservative – 2016) Westgate Paul Toleman (Conservative – 2016) Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
2.	Election of Mayor To elect a Mayor for the Council year 2015/16. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	Election of Sheriff and Deputy Mayor To elect a Sheriff and Deputy Mayor for the Council year 2015/16. The Council will adjourn at this point in proceedings for refreshments and photographs and will reconvene at approximately 5.00 pm. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Minutes PDF 257 KB View the background to item 4. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 18 March 2015. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 5. To receive from Members, declarations of the existence of any disclosable pecuniary, or non-pecuniary, interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any agenda item. Please see Agenda Notes. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
6.	Announcements (Council Procedure Rule 2(vii)) View the background to item 6. To receive announcements from the Mayor and Corporate Directors. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Election of Leader of the Council To elect a Leader of the Council and to note the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members for 2015/16. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Suspension of Council Procedure Rules View the background to item 8. To waive Council Procedure Rules to allow the relevant Officersto address the Council in respect of item 12 and 13 on the agenda. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Appointment to Committees, Consultative Forums and Working Parties and Nomination for Chairs of Committees and Vice-Chairs for 2015/16 PDF 243 KB To appoint Members to Committees, Consultative Forums and Working Parties and to nominate Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees as set out in the attached schedule. Please note the schedule will be supplied as a supplement to the agenda when it is available. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Appointments to Outside Bodies for 2015/16 PDF 102 KB To appoint Members to Outside Bodies as set out in the attached schedule. Please note the schedule will be supplied as a supplement to the agenda when it is available. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.
11.	Adoption of the Constitution for 2015-16 PDF 139 KB To receive the report of the Monitoring Officer which seeks approval for changes to, and adoption of, the Council’s Constitution for the municipal year 2015-16. Additional documents: Constitution 2015-2016 Extract - AGM - 12.05.15 , item 11. PDF 897 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 11.
12.	Community Infrastructure Levy - Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule PDF 227 KB To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Culture which seeks approval of the Community Infrastructure Levy – Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule, for public consultation purposes. Additional documents: Appendix 2 Draft PCDS Gloucester , item 12. PDF 727 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 12.