Agenda

Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 11.05 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Oldham, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL. View directions

Contact: Peter Thompson

Note: Meeting will commence at 11.05am, or at the rising of the Exxtraordinary Council meeting, whichever is the later.

Items
No.	Item
1.	To receive apologies for absence
2.	To elect the Mayor for the 2025/26 Municipal Year
3.	Vote of Thanks to the Outgoing Mayor
4.	To appoint the Deputy Mayor for 2025/26 PDF 41 KB
5.	To order that the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 9th April 2025 be signed as a correct record PDF 529 KB View the background to item 5.
6.	To receive declarations of interest in any matter to be determined at the meeting
7.	To deal with matters which the Mayor considers to be urgent business
8.	To receive communications relating to the business of the Council
9.	Leader of the Council PDF 132 KB To note the appointment agreed by Council on 24^th May 2023 Additional documents: Amendment to Agenda item 9 - Leader , item 9. PDF 319 KB
10.	Appointment of the Deputy Leader, Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members and Allocation of Portfolios and Delegation of Executive Functions PDF 148 KB To receive a report detailing: a. The number of Councillors to be appointed to the Cabinet. b. Appointments made to the Cabinet. c. The appointment of the Deputy Leader. d. The allocation of responsibilities (Portfolios). e. The appointment of Deputy Cabinet Members). Appendix to follow Additional documents: Cabinet Appointments 25-26 Final , item 10. PDF 208 KB
11.	Main Opposition Nominations to the Shadow Cabinet PDF 211 KB Report to follow
12.	Appointment to Committees and Composition of Political Groups PDF 226 KB To apoint to committees of the Council in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and to give consideration to some committees that are not allocated strictly in accordance with proportionality under the Act. Appendix to follow Additional documents: Membership of Committees 2025-26 Final , item 12. PDF 414 KB
13.	Appointments to Outside Bodies 2025/26 PDF 30 KB To appoint Councillors to serve on Outside Bodies in 2025/26 Appendices to follow Additional documents: APPENDIX 1 outside bodies Appointments , item 13. PDF 474 KB Appendix 2 - outside bodies , item 13. PDF 402 KB Appendix 3 - Joint Ventures , item 13. PDF 239 KB Appendix 4 - District , item 13. PDF 388 KB Appendix 5 - Local Authority nominations and appointments 2025-26 , item 13. PDF 251 KB Appendix 6 , item 13. PDF 340 KB
14.	Council Meetings and Municipal Calendar 2025/26 PDF 130 KB a. To confirm the meetings of Full Council to be held on the undermentioned dates during 2025/26, commencing at 6.00pm, unless otherwise stated: Wednesday, 16^th July 2025 Wednesday, 17^th September 2025 Wednesday, 12^th November 2025 Wednesday, 10^th December 2025 Wednesday, 4^th March 2026 (Budget Meeting) Wednesday, 18^th March 2026 b. To approve the calendar of Meetings for the 2025/26 Municipal Year. Additional documents: Calendar 2025-26 , item 14. PDF 203 KB
15.	Council Constitution PDF 131 KB To re-affirm the Constitution
16.	Notice of Administration Business (time limit 30 minutes) None received
17.	Notice of Opposition Business (time limit 30 minutes) None received.