Agenda

(i)         Appointment of Mayor

a.    It will be proposed by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that Councillor Webber-Jones be appointed Mayor for the ensuing year.

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

Councillor Webber-Jones will then take over as Mayor.

c.    The Mayor will invite Councillor Cathie Gibbens to remove her consort’s chain and will present consorts’ chains to Amelia and Clara Webber-Jones.

d.    Councillor Webber-Jones will then address the meeting, including introduction of his chaplains, cadets and charities.

(ii)        Vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor

            A vote of thanks to Councillor Gibbens will be proposed by Councillor M Mullaney and seconded by Councillor Hodgkins.

            The Past Mayor’s commemorative medallion will be presented to Councillor Gibbens by Councillor Webber-Jones.

(iii)       Response by Councillor Gibbens

            Councillor Gibbens 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 Cathie Gibbens.

(i)         It will be proposed by Councillor Williams and seconded by Councillor Walker that Councillor Flemming be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.

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

(iii)       Councillor Webber-Jones will invest Mrs Flemming with the Deputy Consort’s chain.

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.

It will be proposed by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that the following political balance and allocation of seats be approved:

And that appointments be made to bodies as follows:

(i)         Appeals Panel

            Councillor R Flemming (chair); Councillor B Walker (vice-chair); Councillor C Boothby; Councillor M Cartwright; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor D Glenville; Councillor C Harris; Councillor L Hodgkins; Councillor J Moore; Councillor L O’Shea; Councillor M Simmons.

(ii)        Audit Committee

            Councillor D Cope (chair); Councillor A Pendlebury (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor R Flemming; Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor E Hollick; Councillor C Lambert; Councillor M Surtees; Councillor B Sutton; Councillor R Webber-Jones; Councillor P Williams.

(iii)       Ethical Governance & Personnel Committee

            Councillor A Pendlebury (chair); Councillor E Hollick (vice-chair); Councillor M Cartwright; Councillor M Cook; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor C Green; Councillor C Harris; Councillor K Lynch.

(iv)       Finance & Performance Scrutiny

            Councillor M Surtees (chair); Councillor P Williams (vice-chair); Councillor D Cope; Councillor D Glenville; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor H Smith; Councillor P Stead-Davis; Councillor B Sutton; Councillor A 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 D Glenville (chair); Councillor P Stead-Davis (vice-chair); Councillor R Allen; Councillor M Bools; Councillor M Cartwright; Councillor W Crooks; Councillor C Green; Councillor L Hodgkins; Councillor M Mullaney; Councillor L O’Shea; Councillor B Sutton.

(vii)      Planning Committee

            Councillor M Crooks (chair); Councillor J Moore (vice-chair); Councillor C Allen; Councillor R Allen; Councillor C Boothby; Councillor S Bray; Councillor M Cook; Councillor R Flemming; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor S Gibbens; Councillor C Green; Councillor E Hollick; Councillor K Lynch; Councillor L Mullaney; Councillor H Smith; Councillor B Walker; Councillor A Weightman.

(viii)     Scrutiny Commission

            Councillor C Lambert (chair); Councillor M Surtees (vice-chair); Councillor P Williams (vice-chair); Councillor D Cope; Councillor M Crooks; Councillor C Gibbens; Councillor C Harris; Councillor J Moore; Councillor A Pendlebury; Councillor M Simmons; Councillor A 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 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 Bray and Councillor Lynch be appointed to the 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 will be moved by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Bools that Patricia Bannister be appointed to Hinckley Grammar School Foundation for a term of three years from May 2024.