Agenda

(i) The elected Chairman to sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and be invested with the Chairman’s Chain and badge of office

(ii) The Chairman’s consort to be invested with his/her badge of office

(iii)The retiring Chairman and his consort to be invested with their replica badges of office.

(i) The elected Chairman to sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and be invested with the Chairman’s Chain and badge of office

(ii) The Chairman’s consort to be invested with his/her badge of office

(iii)The retiring Chairman and his consort to be invested with their replica badges of office.

(a)        To agree that the constitution and political allocation of seats on Committees and Panels be as indicated in APPENDIX B (GREEN ENCLOSURE) (to follow)

(b)        To receive from the Group Leaders a list of appointments to the Cabinet, Committees and Panels subject to no Member being disqualified from serving due to a conflict of interest APPENDIX C (YELLOW ENCLOSURE) (to follow)

(c)        To agree that the Constitution be amended to reflect any changes made

The Leader of the Council to move that the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of committees and panels etc. be as indicated in APPENDIX D (BLUE ENCLOSURE) (to follow)

To consider and approve the report APPENDIX E (GOLD ENCLOSURE), regarding appointments of representatives on outside bodies (to follow)

To agree the changes to the constitution set out in the report at APPENDIX F (WHITE ENCLOSURE)

(i) The following Motion has been submitted by Councillor White:

"This council proposes that the leader should write to Government to request that all enabling works for HS2 in Lichfield District should be paused until the notice to proceed to main works contractors has been approved.  As required by the Department of Transport, notice to proceed should not be given until management capability, affordability of contracts and robustness of revised business case have all been proven.  We see no reason why the District should suffer significant disruption and long term environmental destruction until detailed design and cost has been approved.  We also ask that HS2 Ltd significantly improves the effectiveness of its community engagement with those impacted by the line."

(ii) The following motion has been submitted by Councillor Mrs Lax:

“That this Council addresses, in all its written, digital and verbal communications, all of its Members in a consistent, respectful and equal manner which does not differentiate between their gender or their marital status.

It has been custom and practice for the Council to add the honorific title to female councillors, but not to do so for male councillors. It is recognised that this was only ever intended to be polite and respectful but it is felt that addressing all Members in the same consistent manner better reflects our ambitions to be truly inclusive and empowering. Of course, to differentiate between Councillors with the same surname, we can use their given name rather than their title.”