To receive any announcements from the Chairman and/or Head of Paid Service
Minutes:
Chairman
The Chairman announced that the Council had been informed that former Chairman of the Council, Craig Lanham, sadly passed away in May 2024. As a mark of respect, the Council observed a minute’s silence in his memory.
The Chairman and Council congratulated Councillor Sam Evans who had recently qualified as a solicitor.
Councillor Evans studied A Level law whilst at Sixth Form at South Bromsgrove High School and graduated from the University of Worcester with a first class LLB Law Degree in 2019. He then worked at a high street law firm and studied a LLM with the Legal Practice Course at BPP in Birmingham, graduating in late 2021. He qualified as a solicitor on 1st March this year.
Head of Paid Service
The Head of Paid Service announced that item 13 on the agenda for the meeting, Council Productivity Plan, would not be considered by the Council as it was a matter decided by Cabinet.