Agenda

To approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 23^rd May 2024.

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

To receive such communications as the Lord Mayor, the Leader,  Members of the Executive Board or the Chief Executive consider appropriate.

To receive deputations in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.

To consider the report of the City Solicitor setting out that the Leader has changed part of his executive arrangements and this report advises full council of those changes in accordance with the Constitution.

To consider the report of the City Solicitor on appointments.

To consider the report of the Head of Democratic Services presenting to Council the Scrutiny Annual Report for 2023/24 providing an overview of the work undertaken by the Council’s five Scrutiny Boards during the 2023/24 municipal year.

To deal with executive questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.

To receive the minutes in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2(i).

Council recognises the outstanding contribution of Rob Burrow CBE to both his rugby league career and raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease. His courage, commitment and inspirational strength of character was recognised last year with Leeds’ highest civic honour, Freedom of the City.

Council commends the way in which Rob fought tirelessly to raise funds for the development of an MND Care Centre in Leeds and further the fight to find a cure for MND as well as the tremendous courage shown by both him and his family as they shared his personal story since his diagnosis in 2019.

Council shares with the wider Leeds community and further, the sadness at Rob’s passing and commits to working with his family and the Leeds Rhinos to ensure his life and legacy are remembered in a way that supports Rob’s ambitions.