Agenda

Mayor Making and Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 13th May, 2026 11.00 am

Venue: The Tenants' Hall, Tatton Park, Knutsford WA16 6QN (postcode for Sat Nav WA16 6SG). View directions

Contact: Katie Small Tel: 01270 686465 Email: CheshireEastDemocraticServices@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
	Mayor Making Ceremony
1.	Apologies for absence View the background to item 1.
2.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 2. To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda.
3.	Election of Mayor 2026/27 To elect a Mayor for 2026/27 municipal year, who will also act as Chair of the Council.
4.	Appointment of Deputy Mayor 2026/27 To appoint a Deputy Mayor for the 2026/27 municipal year, who will also act as Vice Chair of the Council.
5.	Vote of thanks to the Retiring Mayor
6.	Mayor's Announcements To receive such announcements as may be made by the Mayor.
	Adjournment of Meeting and Lunch
	Reconvening of Meeting at 1.45 pm
	Annual General Meeting
7.	Apologies for absence
8.	Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda.
9.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 257 KB To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Council held on 25 February 2026.
10.	Election of the Leader of the Council PDF 95 KB View the background to item 10. To elect the Leader of the Council.
11.	Appointments to the Cabinet/Leaders' Announcements In accordance with the Cabinet Procedure Rules, for the Leadership to present to Council information about executive functions in the forthcoming year.
12.	Political Representation on the Council's Committees PDF 141 KB View the background to item 12. To determine the political representation on the Council’s committees and to appoint the Council’s committees. Additional documents: Proportionalities Appendix , item 12. PDF 42 KB
13.	Appointment of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs PDF 89 KB View the background to item 13. To appoint the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Council’s committees. Additional documents: Appendix , item 13. PDF 125 KB
14.	Appointments to the Outside Organisations PDF 109 KB View the background to item 14. To approve the appointments to the outside organisations listed in the report.