Agenda

To elect a Member of the Council to be Mayor of the Borough. The newly elected Mayor will make a declaration of acceptance of office, take the chair and be free to address the Council.

(To include the announcement of the appointment of Mayor Cadets and recipient of the Havant Honorary Citizen Award.)

To appoint a Member of the Council to be Deputy Mayor, who will then make a declaration of acceptance of office.

To make discharges and appointments of Trustees of the Mayor of the Borough of Havant Appeal fund Charitable Trust following the election of Mayor.

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 20 March 2024.

To receive and note any disclosable pecuniary interests from councillors. In accordance with the Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda. Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.

Councillors are further invited to disclose any personal or prejudicial interests which may be relevant to any matter on this agenda. Participation in the meeting and vote shall depend upon the nature of the interest.

Councillors should refer to the declaration of interest flowchart and raise any queries with the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

Members are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the item or as soon as the interest becomes apparent and if appropriate, withdraw from the room immediately thereafter.

To elect a Leader of the Council in accordance with Part 2 of the Council’s Constitution.

To note appointments to the Cabinet.

To agree the Council’s committee/panel structure.

To agree the Council’s political balance.

To agree appointments to committees.

To agree the Council’s appointments to outside bodies.

To approve the delegation of the Council’s non-executive functions in the Officer Scheme of Delegation set out in Part 2 of the Council’s Constitution.