Agenda

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

Any Member with an affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

To note:

a.         the Members appointed by the Leader to serve on the Executive for the 2023/24 municipal year;

b.         the appointment of executive committees, sub-committees, and advisory panels; and,

c.         the appointments by the Leader to external organisations.

To agree:

a.         the establishment and membership of committees;

b.         appointments to external organisations;

c.         the interpretation of the six-month rule for councillor attendance.

To provide an opportunity for each of the group leaders to address Council on their view of the state of Bracknell Forest.

The Annual Council meeting will be followed by a series of meetings to make appointments for the ensuing municipal year:

·        Employment Committee

·        Governance & Audit Committee

·        Licensing & Safety Committee

·        Overview & Scrutiny Commission

·        Planning Committee