Agenda

The Chair will read out the following statement:

“This meeting is being webcast live to our website (https://harlow.public-i.tv/core/portal/home) and will be available for repeated viewing after the meeting has ended.

By continuing to attend this meeting, you are consenting to being filmed and to appearing in the webcast.

I would like to remind all those participating in the meeting to use their microphones when they speak, and to turn them off once they have finished talking.”

Councillors’ declarations of interest (if any) in relation to any items on the agenda.

To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 27 March 2025.

The Chair will call for nominations for the appointment of Chair of the Council for 2025/26 (if there is more than one nomination, there will be a vote in the usual way).

The Chair will declare the successful nominee to be elected.

The Managing Director will call on the elected Chair of the Council to sign a declaration of acceptance of office.

The newly elected Chair of the Council will give an acceptance speech.

The Chair will call for nominations for the appointment of Vice Chair of the Council for 2025/26 (if there is more than one nomination, there will be a vote in the usual way).

The Chair will declare the successful nominee to be appointed.

The Managing Director will call on the appointed Vice Chair of the Council to sign a declaration of acceptance of office.

The newly appointed Vice Chair of the Council will give an acceptance speech.

The Chair will call for nominations for the election of Leader of the Council in accordance with Article 6.2 of the Constitution (if there is more than one nomination, there will be a vote in the usual way).

The Chair will declare the successful nominee to be elected.

The Chair will call for the Leader to announce their Deputy Leader and appointments to the Cabinet.

Such other business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be received as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the minutes.