NOTE: The deadline for amendments is midnight, Monday 16 March 2026.

A.           To consider a report of the Governance Committee on Contract Procedure Rules (attached, subject to approval by Governance Committee);

B.           To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer on Changes to the Constitution (attached, subject to approval by Governance Committee);

C.           To consider a report of the Chief Executive on the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 (attached);

D.           To consider a report of the Chief Executive on Dates of Council Meetings 2026/27 (attached);

E.           To consider a report of the Chief Executive on Overview and Scrutiny Rules – Exceptions to Call-in (Requisition) Procedure (attached);

B.        To consider any other report or motion presented pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 2(h).

A.   PROPOSED NEW CONTRACT PROCEDURE RULES 2025

A report of Governance Committee proposed the adoption of a new set of Contract Procedure Rules.

The report as AGREED by 32 votes to 5 with 11 abstentions (see division 1) and it was RESOLVED:

That the revised set of Contracts Procedure Rules 2025 be adopted in place of the Contract Procedure Rules 2016.

B.   CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION

A report of the Monitoring Officer proposed a number of changes and updates to the Constitution including including to the Access to Information Procedure Rules and the Committee Procedure Rules relating to make-up of the Pensions Committee.

The report was AGREED by 32 votes to 5 with 11 abstentions (see division 2) and it was RESOLVED:

That the revised parts of the Constitution, as shown in the Council agenda be approved and:

The existing relevant parts of the Constitution shall be replaced in their entirety. 

C.   PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2026/27

A report of the Chief Executive presented the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 as required under the Localism Act 2011. This specified the remuneration of the Council’s chief officers and its lowest paid employees as well as the relationship between the remuneration of its chief officers and its other employees.

The report was AGREED by 34 votes to 4 with 10 abstentions (see division 3) and it was RESOLVED:

That the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 be approved.

D.   DATES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026/27

A report of the Chief Executive proposed dates of Council meetings for the coming municipal year. The report was AGREED without division and it was RESOLVED:

1.         That the Council fixes the date of its meetings for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

2.         That the Council agrees that changes to the date of meetings of Council be determined by the Mayor, following consultation with Group Leaders.

E.   OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY RULES – EXCEPTIONS TO CALL-IN (REQUISITION) PROCEDURE

A report of the Chief Executive gave, in accordance with the Constitution, details of urgent key decisions where an exemption from the scrutiny call-in procedure had been agreed.

The report was AGREED without division and it was RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.