Agenda

(The Chairman will then read and sign the declaration of acceptance of office).

(The Vice Chairman will then read and sign the declaration of acceptance of office).

to approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 30 March 2023 and the Special Meeting held on 13 April 2023;

In accordance with the Code of Conduct, Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests and Non-Registerable Interests including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

upon his/her election, the Leader to announce their Deputy Leader and Executive membership (including portfolio areas);

to approve a review carried out in consultation with leaders of the Political Groups.  This is reflected in the list of Council Bodies (to follow) – see item 10 below;

to appoint the Members of the following Council Bodies for the 2023/24 Municipal Year:-

a)         Audit & Governance Committee;

b)        Council Tax Setting Committee;

c)         Development Management Committee;

d)        Licensing Committee; and

e)        Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

to elect the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the following Bodies of the Council for the 2023/24 Municipal Year:-

a)         Audit & Governance Committee;

b)        Council Tax Setting Committee;

c)         Development Management Committee;

d)        Licensing Committee; and

e)        Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

to agree to the appointment of Members as representatives on Outside Bodies for the 2023/24 Municipal Year;

NOTE: Although some of these appointments are accepted by the “Outside Bodies” for a period of years, it is the Council’s practice where possible to review all appointments annually.

to agree to the appointment of the following Groups for the 2023/24 Municipal Year:-

a)         Devon Building Control Partnership;

b)        Director – Plymouth & South Devon Freeport;

c)         Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local Plan Partnership Board;

d)        Rate Relief Panel;

e)        Slapton Line Steering Group;

f)          South Devon AONB Partnership Committee; and

g)         Tamar Valley AONB Partnership Committee.

to consider whether the consideration of any item of business would be likely to disclose exempt information and if so the category of such exempt information;

the Chairman to announce if any item not on the agenda should be considered on the basis that he considers it as a matter of urgency (any such item to be dealt with under ‘Business Brought forward by the Chairman’);

to receive and as may be necessary approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies:-

* Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.