Councillor Amanda Evans

...approved a protocol for setting the council's budget and council tax, including proceedings for the February Budget Council meeting, to facilitate the decision-making process.

...to formally approve changes to the Constitution regarding increased task & finish groups, extended public question time for Overview & Scrutiny, clarified rules for Extraordinary Council meetings, a longer notice period for member written questions, and to establish a cross-party working group for future constitutional changes, while authorizing the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement these changes and republish the Constitution.

...to comply with legal requirements following a change in political group membership, the Council approved the appointment or reappointment of its committees, adjusting the sizes and allocation of seats among political groups as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

... the Council approved the Council Plan refresh, noted achievements since the plan's adoption in 2023 and progress in delivering it in 2024/25, and noted the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge and the response to them in the Council Plan Refresh.