1.  That the dates for the Cabinet meetings in the municipal year 2011/12, as set out below, be approved.

  18 May 2011

  8 June 2011

  13 July 2011

  10 August 2011

  14 September 2011

  12 October 2011

  9 November 2011

  21 December 2011

  11 January 2012

  8 February 2012

   14 March 2012

  11 April 2012

2.  That Cabinet meetings continue to be held on the second Wednesday of every month at 6.30 pm, with the exception of the first meeting of the municipal year and the December meeting.

The dates for the Cabinet meetings follow the existing pattern of meetings on the second Wednesday in every month. 

There are two slight adjustments to the existing pattern:-

·  In previous years the first meeting of the municipal year has been held at 4.00 pm on the day after the Annual Meeting.  However, last year the Cabinet Meeting was expected to be long due to the number of reports and would, therefore, clash with Planning Committee which was due to commence at 6.00 pm.  It was therefore recommended that, to avoid any possible future clash, the first Cabinet Meeting is held at 6.30 pm on the same day as the Annual Meeting.

·  The December meeting is on the third Wednesday (21 December 2011) to ensure the required financial information for the budget report is available.

It is for the Cabinet to determine their own dates and times for their meetings.