Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor -  for Middlesbrough (Ward)

Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor

Labour Ward Elected Mayor/ Group Leader

Email: mayor@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Council: Middlesbrough

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive Member - The Mayor (Committee Member, Chair) Executive (Chair) Council (Committee Member) The Mayor and Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health Live Well South Tees Board Place Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Executive Sub-Committee for Property (Committee Member) You Matter to Us- Corporate Parenting Board Health Scrutiny Panel Audit Committee Overview and Scrutiny Board (Member) Joint Archives Committee Chief Officer Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officer Appointments Committee (ex-Officio)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

89 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Executive Chair

Executive - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 5.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 5:00 pm
Executive Sub-Committee for Property Committee Member

Executive Sub-Committee for Property - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 4.30 pm

February 04, 2026, 4:30 pm
Executive Chair

Executive - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 14th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Chief Officer Committee Committee Member

Chief Officer Committee - Tuesday 23rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

44 decisions · Page 2 of 9

2026/27 Draft Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27 to 2029/30

From: Executive - Wednesday 17th December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 17, 2025

...that the proposed draft budget and budget proposals for service budget growth and council tax for 2026/27 are presented for public consultation, commencing on 18 December 2025 and concluding on 11 January 2026, prior to confirmation of Government funding and finalising of the proposed budget by Executive on 4 February 2026 for consideration and approval by Council on 18 February 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Cemetery Provision - Middlesbrough

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to address a limited burial plot supply, the Executive approved a £0.277m virement from the Derisking Sites scheme to fund additional costs for the Thorntree extension and endorsed proposals for short, medium, and long-term burial provision, noting the current status of burial plots in Thorntree and Acklam Cemetery.

Recommendations Approved

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Outcomes Refresh

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to refresh the Council Plan workplan for 2026/27-29, the Executive approved proposed revisions to the plan's outcomes, changes to Executive actions, and changes to the supporting workplan actions, while also noting the delivery status of the 2024-27 workplan, the progress of corporate performance disciplines, and the Strategic Risk Register, with an added action to hold more meetings focused on young people when creating future Council Plans.

Recommendations Approved

Calculation of Council Tax Base for 2026/27

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

... the council tax base for the whole of Middlesbrough area for 2026/27 was approved as 37,062.20, and the council tax bases for the parishes of Nunthorpe and Stainton & Thornton for 2026/27 were approved as 2,408.72 and 1,530.35, respectively.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 89

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 44