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 8 of 9

Proposed Changes to the Veritau Structure

From: Executive - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 5.00 pm - July 16, 2025

To seek Executive approval to join a new company, limited by guarantee, for the provision of internal audit and counter fraud services, as per the attached business case at Appendix one of the report.   The report also sought Executive’s approval for the payment of a dividend by VTV, which would fund Middlesbrough’s subscription to VPS.  

For Determination

Progress against Continuous Improvement Plan

From: Executive - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 5.00 pm - July 16, 2025

To set out the expanded Continuous Improvement Plan.

For Determination

Middlesbrough Priorities Fund

From: Executive - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 5.00 pm - July 16, 2025

For Executive to approve budget allocations for future initiatives from the Middlesbrough Priorities Fund.

For Determination

Nunthorpe Community Centre – Next Steps

From: Executive - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 5.00 pm - July 16, 2025

To seek Executive approval for the proposed terms of the lease agreement and the commencement of construction of the Community Centre.

For Determination

Corporate Performance: Quarter Four 2024/2025, Year End

From: Executive - Wednesday 11th June, 2025 5.00 pm - June 11, 2025

The purpose of the report advised Members of corporate performance at the end of Quarter Four and 2024 / 2025 Year End Where appropriate, it also sought approval of any changes, where those were within the authority of the Executive. The primary purpose of the report was to set out how effectively the Council was delivering activity to deliver against each of the Council Plan priorities, aims and ambitions and underpinning workplan activities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 89

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 44