Agenda and minutes

(i)         Appointment of Mayor

a.    It will be proposed by Councillor M Mullaney and seconded by Councillor Hodgkins that Councillor S Gibbens be elected as Mayor for the ensuing year.

b.    Councillor Gibbens will make and sign the requisite declaration of acceptance of office and Councillor Glenville will invest him with the Mayor’s chain.

Councillor Gibbens will then take over as chair of the meeting.

c.    The Mayor will invite Councillor Walker to remove his consort’s chain. Councillor Walker will present Councillor C Gibbens with the consort’s chain.

d.    Councillor S Gibbens will then address the meeting, including introduction of his cadets.

(ii)        Vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor

            A vote of thanks to Councillor Glenville will be proposed by Councillor Williams and seconded by Councillor Flemming.

            The Past Mayor’s commemorative medallion will be presented to Councillor Glenville by Councillor Gibbens.

(iii)       Response by Councillor Glenville

            Councillor Glenville will respond to the vote of thanks and address the meeting.

(iv)       Presentation of Leader’s medal

            The Leader will present the Leader’s medal to Councillor Walker.

On the motion of Councillor M Mullaney, seconded by Councillor Hodgkins, it was

RESOLVED – Councillor S Gibbens be appointed Mayor for the ensuing municipal year.

Councillor Gibbens made the requisite declaration of acceptance of office and the retiring Mayor invested him with the chain of office.

The Mayor, Councillor Gibbens, took the chair at this point.

The retiring Mayor’s consort invested Councillor C Gibbens with the consort’s chain.

In addressing the meeting, Councillor Gibbens introduced his cadets and announced his charities.

It was then moved by Councillor Williams, seconded by Councillor Flemming and

RESOLVED – a vote of thanks be accorded to Councillor Glenville for service during her term of office as Mayor.

Councillor Glenville then addressed the meeting, thanking her husband for his support as consort, her cadet, fellow councillors and officers. The Mayor then presented Councillor Glenville with the Past Mayor’s medal.

Councillor Bray presented the Leader’s medal to Councillor Walker.

To elect the Deputy Mayor for the 2023/24 municipal year.

(i)         It will be proposed by Councillor M Crooks and seconded by Councillor Bools that Councillor Webber-Jones be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.

(ii)        Councillor Webber-Jones will make and sign the requisite declaration of acceptance of office following which Councillor Gibbens will invest Councillor Webber-Jones with the Deputy Mayor’s chain of office.

(iii)       Councillor S Gibbens will invest Amelia and Clara Webber-Jones with the Deputy Consort’s chain.

On the motion of Councillor J Crooks, seconded by Councillor Bools, it was

RESOLVED – Councillor Webber-Jones be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.

Councillor Webber-Jones then made the requisite declaration of acceptance of office and the Mayor invested him with the Deputy Mayor’s chain of office and Amelia and Clara Webber-Jones with Deputy consorts chains.

The Mayor will present an award to Councillor MJ Crooks for 24 years’ service as a borough councillor.

The Mayor presented Councillor J Crooks with an award for having served 24 years as a councillor.

To receive verbally from Members any disclosures which they are required to make in accordance with the Council's code of conduct or in pursuance of Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. This is in addition to the need for such disclosure to be also given when the relevant matter is reached on the Agenda.

No interests were declared.

It will be proposed by Councillor Bools and seconded by Councillor L Mullaney that Councillor Bray be appointed Leader for the ensuing four years.

It was moved by Councillor Bools, seconded by Councillor L Mullaney and

RESOLVED – Councillor Bray be appointed Leader of the Council for the ensuing four years.

The Leader will announce the members of their Executive, including the Deputy Leader, and their areas of responsibility as follows:

Councillor SL Bray – Leader of the Council and Executive member for external relations, communications, regeneration & town centres, corporate & member services

Councillor MC Bools – Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive member for leisure, culture, tourism, arts, equalities, health & well being

Councillor MT Mullaney – Executive member for housing & community safety

Councillor WJ Crooks – Executive member for planning

Councillor KWP Lynch – Executive member for finance, ICT & asset management

Councillor L Hodgkins – Executive member for parks, open spaces & neighbourhood services

Councillor MB Cartwright – Executive member for climate change, environment & rural affairs.

The Leader announced his Executive as follows:

Councillor Bray – Leader of the Council and Executive member for external relations, communications, regeneration, town centres and corporate & member services

Councillor Bools – Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive member for leisure, culture, tourism, arts, equalities and health & wellbeing

Councillor M Mullaney – Executive member for housing and community safety

Councillor W Crooks – Executive member for planning

Councillor Lynch – Executive member for finance, ICT and asset management

Councillor Hodgkins – Executive member for parks, open spaces and neighbourhood services

Councillor Cartwright – Executive member for climate change, environment and rural affairs.

It will be proposed by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that appointments be made to bodies as follows:

(i)         Appeals Panel

            Councillor Flemming (chair); Councillor Walker (vice-chair); Councillor Boothby; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Glenville; Councillor Green; Councillor Harris; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor Moore; Councillor Simmons.

(ii)        Audit Committee

            Councillor Cope (chair); Councillor Pendlebury (vice-chair); Councillor Flemming; Councillor Harris; Councillor Hollick; Councillor Lambert; Councillor Surtees; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Walker; Councillor Webber-Jones; Councillor Williams.

(iii)       Ethical Governance & Personnel Committee

            Councillor Pendlebury (chair); Councillor Hollick (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor Cook; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Lynch; Councillor O’Shea.

(iv)       Finance & Performance Scrutiny

            Balance 3/0/6. Chaired by opposition.

            Councillor Surtees (chair); Councillor Williams (vice-chair); Councillor Cope; Councillor Glenville; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor Smith; Councillor Stead-Davis; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Weightman.

(v)        Hinckley Area Committee

            Councillor C Gibbens (chair); Councillor L Mullaney (vice-chair); Councillor Bray; Councillor Cope; Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor Lynch; Councillor Moore; Councillor M Mullaney; Councillor Pendlebury.

(vi)       Licensing Committee

            Councillor Glenville (chair); Councillor Stead-Davis (vice-chair); Councillor R Allen; Councillor Bools; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Green; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor M Mullaney; Councillor O’Shea; Councillor Sutton.

(vii)      Planning Committee

            Councillor M Crooks (chair); Councillor Moore (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor R Allen; Councillor Boothby; Councillor Bray; Councillor Cook; Councillor Cope; Councillor Flemming; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor Green; Councillor Hollick; Councillor Lynch; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor Smith; Councillor Walker; Councillor Weightman.

(viii)     Scrutiny Commission

            Councillor Lambert (chair); Councillor Surtees (vice-chair); Councillor Williams (vice-chair); Councillor Cook; Councillor Cope; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor Harris; Councillor Moore; Councillor Pendlebury; Councillor Weightman.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and unanimously

RESOLVED – appointments to council bodies be made as follows:

(i)         Appeals Panel

            Councillor Flemming (chair); Councillor Walker (vice-chair); Councillor Boothby; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Glenville; Councillor Green; Councillor Harris; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor Moore; Councillor Simmons.

(ii)        Audit Committee

            Councillor Cope (chair); Councillor Pendlebury (vice-chair); Councillor Flemming; Councillor Harris; Councillor Hollick; Councillor Lambert; Councillor Surtees; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Walker; Councillor Webber-Jones; Councillor Williams.

(iii)       Ethical Governance & Personnel Committee

            Councillor Pendlebury (chair); Councillor Hollick (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor Cook; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Lynch; Councillor O’Shea.

(iv)       Finance & Performance Scrutiny

            Councillor Surtees (chair); Councillor Williams (vice-chair); Councillor Cope; Councillor Glenville; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor Smith; Councillor Stead-Davis; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Weightman.

(v)        Hinckley Area Committee

            Councillor C Gibbens (chair); Councillor L Mullaney (vice-chair); Councillor Bray; Councillor Cope; Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor Lynch; Councillor Moore; Councillor M Mullaney; Councillor Pendlebury.

(vi)       Licensing Committee

            Councillor Glenville (chair); Councillor Stead-Davis (vice-chair); Councillor R Allen; Councillor Bools; Councillor Cartwright; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Green; Councillor Hodgkins; Councillor M Mullaney; Councillor O’Shea; Councillor Sutton.

(vii)      Planning Committee

            Councillor M Crooks (chair); Councillor Moore (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor R Allen; Councillor Boothby; Councillor Bray; Councillor Cook; Councillor Cope; Councillor Flemming; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor Green; Councillor Hollick; Councillor Lynch; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor Smith; Councillor Walker; Councillor Weightman.

(viii)     Scrutiny Commission

            Councillor Lambert (chair); Councillor Surtees (vice-chair); Councillor Williams (vice-chair); Councillor Cook; Councillor Cope; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor Harris; Councillor Moore; Councillor Pendlebury; Councillor Weightman.

It will be proposed by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that the following appointments be made to working groups:

(i)         Asset Strategy & Regeneration Group

            Councillor Lynch (chair); Councillor Moore (vice-chair); Councillor R Allen; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Lambert; Councillor M Surtees; Councillor Williams.

(ii)        Member Development Group

            Councillor Bray (chair); Councillor Weightman (vice-chair); Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor Green; Councillor Pendlebury; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Simmons.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and unanimously

RESOLVED – appointments to working groups be made as follows:

(i)            Asset Strategy & Regeneration Group

Councillor Lynch (chair); Councillor Moore (vice-chair); Councillor R Allen; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor Lambert; Councillor Surtees; Councillor Williams;

(ii)          Member Development Group

Councillor Bray (chair); Councillor Weightman (vice-chair); Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor Green; Councillor Pendlebury; Councillor Sutton; Councillor Simmons.

It will be moved by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that Councillor Lynch and Councillor Bray be appointed to the Leicestershire Partnership Joint Committee.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and

RESOLVED – Councillors Bray and Lynch be appointed to Leicestershire Partnership Joint Committee.

It will be moved by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that the following appointments be made to outside bodies:

A5 partnership

Councillor WJ Crooks

Bradgate Landfill Liaison Committee (2)

Councillors Cartwright & Hollick

Charnwood Forest Steering Group

Councillor Cartwright

Cliffe Hill Quarry Liaison Committee (2)

Councillors Cartwright & Harris

Community Safety Partnership

Councillor MT Mullaney

Desford Brickworks Liaison Committee

Councillor Webber-Jones

East Midlands Councils

Councillor Bray

Groby Quarry Liaison Committee

Councillor Hollick

Health & Wellbeing Partnership

Councillor Bools

Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport

Councillor LJ Mullaney

Hinckley & Bosworth Sports & Health Alliance

Councillor JR Moore

Hinckley & Bosworth Tourism Partnership

Councillor Bools

Hinckley Town Centre Partnership

Councillor Glenville

Horiba Mira Community Liaison Group

Councillor Cook

Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland Police & Crime Panel

Councillor MT Mullaney

Leicestershire & Rutland Heritage Forum

Councillor Williams

Local Government Association General Assembly (1 + named substitute)

Councillor Bray (Councillor Bools substitute)

PATROL (Parking & Traffic Regulations outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee

Councillor Cope

Voluntary & Community Sector Partnership Commissioning Board (2)

Councillors Cartwright & MT Mullaney.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and

RESOLVED – the following appointments be made to outside bodies:

A5 partnership

Councillor WJ Crooks

Bradgate Landfill Liaison Committee (2)

Councillors Cartwright & Hollick

Charnwood Forest Steering Group

Councillor Cartwright

Cliffe Hill Quarry Liaison Committee (2)

Councillors Cartwright & Harris

Community Safety Partnership

Councillor MT Mullaney

Desford Brickworks Liaison Committee

Councillor Webber-Jones

East Midlands Councils

Councillor Bray

Groby Quarry Liaison Committee

Councillor Hollick

Health & Wellbeing Partnership

Councillor Bools

Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport

Councillor LJ Mullaney

Hinckley & Bosworth Sports & Health Alliance

Councillor JR Moore

Hinckley & Bosworth Tourism Partnership

Councillor Bools

Hinckley Town Centre Partnership

Councillor Glenville

Horiba Mira Community Liaison Group

Councillor Cook

Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland Police & Crime Panel

Councillor MT Mullaney

Leicestershire & Rutland Heritage Forum

Councillor Williams

Local Government Association General Assembly (1 + named substitute)

Councillor Bray (Councillor Bools substitute)

PATROL (Parking & Traffic Regulations outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee

Councillor Cope

Voluntary & Community Sector Partnership Commissioning Board (2)

Councillors Cartwright & MT Mullaney.

It will be moved by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that the following appointments be made to outside bodies:

(a)       Poors Platt Charity, Barwell

Councillor Green for a term of four years from May 2023.

(b)       Spence’s Pension Charity for Market Bosworth

Councillors Cook and Sutton for a term of four years from June 2023.

(c)        George Ward Centre Ltd

            Councillor Green for a term of one year from June 2023.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and

RESOLVED – the following appointments be made to charitable bodies:

(i)            Poors Platt Charity, Barwell

Councillor Green for a term of four years from May 2023

(ii)          Spence’s Pension Charity for Market Bosworth

Councillors Cook and Sutton for a term of four years from June 2023

(iii)         George Ward Centre Ltd

Councillor Green for a term of one year from June 2023.