Agenda

That Councillor Abigail Marshall-Katung be elected Lord Mayor of the City of Leeds to hold office until immediately after the election of the Lord Mayor at the Annual Council Meeting in 2025.

To elect the Vice Chair of Council to hold office until immediately after the election of the Lord Mayor at the Annual Council Meeting in 2025.

To pass a vote of thanks to the retiring Lord Mayor.

To approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 20^th March 2024.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

To receive any announcements from the Lord Mayor and/or the Chief Executive.

That Councillor James Lewis be elected Leader of the Council.

To consider the report of the City Solicitor setting out recommendations from the General Purposes Committee on 17 April 2024 to Full Council to note the resolution of General Purposes Committee dated 17 April 2024 and approve the amendments to Part 2 Article 13 (Decision making) attached as Appendix 1 and to Part 4(b) (Executive and Decision Making Rules) attached as Appendix 2.

a) That Committees having Terms of Reference as detailed in Schedule

9(a) be established (attached).

b) That appointments be made to the Committees as detailed in

Schedules 9(b)(i), (ii), (iii) (to follow) and (iv) (attached).

c) That Chairs be appointed as detailed in Schedule 9(c) (to follow).

d) That Chairs be appointed in respect of Community Committees as

detailed in Schedule 9(d) (to follow).

e) That appointments be made to joint authorities and joint committees as

detailed in Schedule 9(e) (to follow).

f) That appointments and nominations be made to the West Yorkshire

Combined Authority as detailed in Schedule 9(f) (to follow).

That the Officer Delegation Scheme (Council (Non-Executive) Functions as

detailed in Schedule 10 be approved (to follow).

That the arrangements for the discharge of executive functions, as set out by

the Leader of the Council in Schedule 11, be received (to follow).

That the dates of the meetings of the Council for the Municipal Year 2024/2025

as detailed in Schedule 12 be approved.

To consider the report of the City Solicitor asking Council to agree that the minutes attached to the report are an accurate record of the Council meeting held on 21st February 2024.