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• 01

  Apologies for Absence

  

  To receive any apologies for absence.

• 02

  Declarations of Interest

  

  Members are required to declare any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests they or their spouse/partner may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting. Interests are defined on the inside cover of this agenda.

• 03

  Election of the Mayor

  

  To elect a Councillor to serve as Mayor of the London Borough of Waltham Forest for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

   

  Following his/her election the newly-elected Mayor may address the Council.

• 04

  Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 26 February 2026

  

  To approve the minutes of the Annual Budget and Council Tax Setting Council Meeting held on 26 February 2026.

• 05

  Returning Officer's Results of Local Election 2026

  

• 06

  Election of Leader of the Council

  

• 07

  Leader's Report

  

  To receive a report from the Leader of the Council as to the Executive’s priorities and the membership of the Cabinet, portfolio responsibilities and delegated powers for the ensuing year.

   

  (Specific proposals and nominations submitted by the Leader will be circulated with the Order Paper for the meeting).

   

  If the Leader chooses to make a statement on her priorities, the Leader of the other political group may also make a statement and the Leader may reply.

• 08

  Appointment of Committees and other Council Bodies in 2026/27 and Related Decisions

  

  (a)             appoint standing committees for the municipal year 2026-27;

  (b)             determine the number of seats on all committees;

  (c)             determine the allocation of seats on committees to party groups in accordance with the political balance rules;

  (d)             appoint councillors to sit on committees in accordance with nominations made by the Group Whips;

  (e)             appoint the chairs and vice-chairs of committees for 2026-27;

  (f)              appoint councillors to serve on the other council bodes listed within Appendix 1;

  (Specific proposals and nominations submitted by the Group Whips will be circulated with the Order Paper for the meeting)

  (g)             note the memberships of the Boards of Directors of the Local Authority Trading Companies;

  (h)             agree the terms of reference of standing committees for 2026-27 shall be as set out in the Council’s constitution; and

  (i)               agree that all councillors will be appointed as supernumerary members to substitute when a named member of a committee is unable to attend a meeting, in accordance with the Council’s scheme for the appointment of substitute members; Group Leaders and/or Group Whips being able to agree substitutions in respect of members of their party groups;

  ·         that in respect of the Health and Wellbeing Board, Executive members may be substituted only by other members of the Executive;

  ·         that in respect of the Coordinating Scrutiny Committee, Chairs of Scrutiny Committees may only be substituted by vice-chairs, with other members of the committee to be substituted by any other non-executive member; and

  ·         that in respect of any Scrutiny Committee, Executive members cannot serve as substitutes. (Note: The supernumerary arrangements do not apply to the Cabinet)

   

• 09

  Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies/Organisations in 2026/27

  

  To approve the appointment of Council representatives to outside bodies/organisations in 2026/27.

   

  A Schedule setting out the proposed appointments in accordance with nominations made by the Party Whips will be circulated at the meeting.

   

  In the event that not all the nominations are available, the outstanding appointments will be considered at the next Ordinary Meeting.

• 10

  Scheme of delegation

  

  Council will be asked to: 

   

  (a)          agree the delegation of non-executive functions (as defined by the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 (amended) to officers as set out in:

   

  ·         the Council’s Constitution and

  ·         the attached General Scheme of Delegation

   

  (b)          agree that all officers with delegated powers have power to further delegate those powers to other officers under s.101 of the Local Government Act 1972 or as provided for by any other legislation and may agree a scheme of delegation to officers for their service areas.

   

• 11

  Programme of Meetings for 2026/27

  

  Council will be asked to:

   

  (1)          approve the meetings programme for 2026-27 as set out in Appendix 1; and

   

  (2)          agree that the Chief Executive in consultation with the Party Whips be authorised to agree any subsequent changes to the programme arising from clashes of membership following the appointment of committee memberships at this meeting.

   

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