Agenda

To elect a Member of the Council as Civic Mayor of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for the 2021/2022 Municipal Year.

To consider the appointment of the Deputy Mayor for the 2021/2022 Municipal Year.

To appoint the Chair of Council Business for the Municipal Year 2021/2022.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of the Council.

The Minutes of the proceedings of the Ordinary meeting of the Council held on 23 February 2021 to be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair of Council Business (or other person presiding) (Minutes attached).

To receive a report of the Returning Officer detailing the persons elected to the office of Councillor for the Wards of the Borough.  

The Civic Mayor to make any appropriate announcements.

To appoint the Executive Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2021/22.

To receive an address from the Executive Leader in respect of the Council’s work programme for the forthcoming Municipal Year.

To consider and approve the appointment of the persons nominated to serve on the above for the Municipal Year 2021/22.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods, Community Safety and Environment)/Director (Operations and Neighbourhoods).

That it is recommended that in order to:

(a)  maintain Covid secure access to all members of the GMPF Management & Advisory Panel, which has representatives from all Greater Manchester districts and the Ministry of Justice, following the expiry of the virtual meeting legislation and in line with a letter to all council leaders dated 25 March 2021 from Local Government Minister Luke Hall, that all future meetings of the Panels remain virtual until further notice with any formal decisions arising from the published agenda be delegated to the Chair of the Panel taking into the account the prevailing view of the virtual meeting.

(b)  enable the Clinical Commissioning General Practitioners to take part in decisions of the Strategic Commissioning Board (SCB), whilst they continue to support the NHS in dealing with the pandemic that all future meetings of the SCB remain virtual until further notice with any formal decisions arising from the published agenda be delegated to the chair of the SCB taking into the account the prevailing view of the virtual meeting.

To consider any other items which the Chair of Council Business (or other person presiding) is of the opinion shall be dealt with as a matter of urgency.