1.        PURPOSE OF REPORT AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1     To consider the new Calendar of Meetings for 2016/17.

2.        INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2.1     The proposed Calendar of Meetings for 2016/17 is attached at Appendix A. This sets out the proposed dates for the Council and Service, Regulatory and Other Committees within the Committee structure. The calendar also includes dates for new Member Induction training as well as Induction training dates for new Planning Committee and Audit, Governance and Standards Committee members, together with dates for Planning Committee member training throughout the municipal year.

2.2     It will be noted that the Annual Meeting of Council is on Saturday 21 May 2016, to be held in conjunction with a Civic Parade.

2.3     It will be noted that following the Annual Meeting there will be meetings of all four service Committees, the Democracy Committee and the Employment Committee, to be held on 24 May 2016. The meetings will elect the Chair and Vice-Chair for each committee, other than for the Chair of Policy and Resources Committee who will be appointed at the Annual Meeting.

2.4     With the exception of Planning Committee there will be no other meetings during August.

2.5     Extraordinary Council meetings will be called if necessary.

3.        AVAILABLE OPTIONS

3.1     The dates of the meetings are in accordance with the normal pattern for meetings based on the Committee structure.

4.        PREFERRED OPTION AND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1     That the Calendar of Meetings be agreed.

5.       CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

None identified.

6.        REPORT APPENDICES

The following documents are to be published with this report and form part of the report:

·               Appendix A: Calendar of Meetings 2016/17

7.        BACKGROUND PAPERS

None.