The Annual Meeting of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is to be held in the Council Chamber in the Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 at 2.30 p.m., for the following purposes, that is to say:
1 To elect the Mayor for the ensuing Municipal Year.
2 Vote of thanks to retiring Mayor.
3 To elect the Deputy Mayor for the ensuing Municipal Year.
4 To receive apologies for absence.
5 To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Executive Leader, Members of the Executive or the Head of Paid Service that they may desire to lay before the Council.
6 To report the names of the Councillors elected on 1 May 2008 and welcome to new Members (.pdf, 93Kb) (reports enclosed).
7 To make reference to Ex-Councillors (.pdf, 20Kb) (report enclosed).
8 To elect the Executive Leader.
9 To receive from the Executive Leader, a list of the names, addresses and Wards of the Members appointed by him to the Cabinet and the Membership of Cabinet Committees (.pdf, 33Kb) (report enclosed).
10 To appoint the Committees, either in accordance with the statutory political balance rules or under an alternative scheme against which there has been no contrary vote. (political balance rules do not apply to the Standards Committee or the Licensing Committee) (.pdf, 36Kb) (report enclosed).
11 To appoint Advisory Panels, either in accordance with the statutory political balance rules or under an alternative scheme against which there has been no contrary vote. (.pdf, 36Kb) (report to enclosed).
12 Appointment of Co-opted Members 2008/09 (.pdf, 52Kb) (report enclosed).
13 To appoint representatives on Joint Authorities in Greater Manchester and other outside bodies (if any), either in accordance with the statutory political balance rules or under an alternative scheme against which there has been no contrary vote (.pdf, 170Kb) (report to enclosed).
14 To approve the Constitution, including any necessary amendments (.pdf, 650Kb) (report enclosed).
15 To decide dates and times of meetings of the Council for the ensuing Municipal Year (.pdf, 357Kb) (reports enclosed).
16 To determine any other issues relating to the operation of Executive Arrangements and the operation of the Council in the ensuing Municipal Year.
17 Casual vacancy: The Chief Executive to report that following the death of Councillor Michael Baines, there is a casual vacancy for the Wigan West ward.
