Agenda

Annual Council, Council - Wednesday 20th May 2026 6.00 p.m.

Venue: Parkside Suite - Parkside. View directions

Contact: Jess Bayley-Hill 

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No. Item

Welcome

1.

Election of Chairman 2026/27

2.

Election of Vice Chairman 2026/27

3.

Vote of Thanks to Retiring Office Holders

4.

To receive apologies for absence

5.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

6.

To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21st January 2026 pdf icon PDF 499 KB

7.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman and/or Head of Paid Service

8.

To receive any announcements from the Leader

9.

To receive comments, questions or petitions from members of the public

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed for members of the public to make a comment, ask questions or present petitions.  Each member of the public has up to 3 minutes to do this.  A councillor may also present a petition on behalf of a member of the public.

 

10.

Urgent Decisions pdf icon PDF 119 KB

There have been two urgent decisions since the previous Council meeting on the Council Tax Resolutions and the appointment of the Section 151 Officer.

 

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11.

Constitution Review pdf icon PDF 274 KB

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12.

Appointments to Committees 2026/27 (Including Political Balance) pdf icon PDF 126 KB

The covering report and Appendix 2 to the report, detailing the Committee Terms of Reference, are attached to this agenda.  Appendix 1 to the report, relating to the political balance figures, will follow in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

 

 

 

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13.

Council Appointments to Outside Bodies 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

The covering report and an appendix listing the outside bodies requiring Council appointments have been attached to this agenda.  The list of nominations will follow in a supplementary pack for the meeting.

 

 

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14.

Bromsgrove District Local Plan - Notice of Intention to Commence Local Plan Preparation, Local Plan Timetable and Scoping Consultation pdf icon PDF 508 KB

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15.

Cabinet Recommendations pdf icon PDF 199 KB

To consider recommendations from the meeting of Cabinet held on 20th April 2026.

 

Members are asked to note that the recommendations arising from the meeting of Cabinet held on 6th March were considered at the Council meeting held on 6th March 2026.  In addition, Members are asked to note that there were no recommendations arising from the meeting of Cabinet held on 25th March 2026.

 

 

16.

Background information on the recommendations from Cabinet

16a

Revision of Environmental Crime Enforcement Policy pdf icon PDF 144 KB

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16b

Introduction of Enforcement of Littering from Vehicles pdf icon PDF 134 KB

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16c

Climate Change Strategy 2026 - 2031 pdf icon PDF 244 KB

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16d

Empty Homes Strategy 2026 - 29 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

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16e

Renters Rights Act 2025 pdf icon PDF 311 KB

The covering report is attached.  The appendix to the report will follow in a supplementary pack for the meeting.

 

 

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16f

Quarter 3 2025/26 Finance and Performance Monitoring Report (Including Financial Savings) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

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17.

To note the minutes of the meetings of Cabinet held on 6th March, 25th March and 20th April 2026 pdf icon PDF 157 KB

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18.

Questions on Notice

To deal with any questions on notice from Members of the Council, in the order in which they have been received.

 

A period of up to 15 minutes is allocated for the asking and answering of questions.  This may be extended at the discretion of the Chairman with the agreement of the majority of those present.

 

19.

Motions on Notice pdf icon PDF 345 KB

Any Motions on Notice for consideration at this meeting will follow in a supplementary pack.

 

A period of up to one hour is allocated to consider the motions on notice.  This may only be extended with the agreement of the Council.

 

20.

To consider any urgent business, details of which have been notified to the Assistant Director of Legal, Democratic and Procurement Services prior to the commencement of the meeting and which the Chairman, by reason of special circumstances, considers to be of so urgent a nature that it cannot wait until the next meeting