The Constitution (Part 4.1 Paragraph 1.1) sets out the matters which should be reported to the AGM. There are three further matters listed in the Constitution which should be reported. Council are therefore asked to note the following:

1.    The Mayor shall report on any appointments to outside bodies

The Mayor intends to make appointments to a number of outside bodies. These appointments will be made in an Executive Decision report and will subsequently be reported up to the next available meeting of Council.

2.    To report on any changes made to the Council’s Constitution since the last Annual Meeting.

The changes that have been made to the Constitution since the last Annual Council meeting have all been reported up to previous Council meetings. These were:

·         19 July 2017 – (Parts 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 5.2)

·         22 November 2017 – (The Council Procedure Rules and The Member/Officer Relations Protocol)

3.    State of the Borough Debate – it has been agreed to move this to a later meeting to allow time for the Freedom of the Borough Award meeting.

The Council noted the following matters to be reported to the Annual Council Meeting in accordance with the Council’s Constitution procedure rule,  Part 4.1 Paragraph 1.1. Accordingly it was

RESOLVED:

That the Council notes

1.            That the Mayor shall report to the Council on any appointments to outside bodies, arising from an Executive Decision, at the next available Council meeting.

2.            The changes made to the Council’s Constitution since the last Annual Council meetings, that have all been reported up to previous Council meeting, as set out below:

·         19 July 2017 – (Parts 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 5.2)

·         22 November 2017 – (The Council Procedure Rules and The Member/Officer Relations Protocol)

3.            That it had been agreed to move the State of the Borough Debate to a later meeting to allow time for the Freedom of the Borough Award meeting.