Agenda

Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting.

To appoint a Chair to preside at today’s meeting.

Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

To appoint a Vice-chair of the Democratic Services Committee for the 2022 – 23 municipal year, this appointment having been deferred at the last meeting of the Committee. The appointed Vice-chair to hold the post until the first meeting of the Committee in the 2023 – 2024 municipal year (on the 29 September 2023).

To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Democratic Services Committee held on the 30 September 2022 (copy enclosed).

To consider a report by the Democratic Services Manager (copy enclosed) in respect of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales’s decisions for 2023 – 2024 relating to payments to members and co-opted members.

To consider a report by the Democratic Services Manager (copy enclosed). The purpose of the report is to highlight the changes to the support arrangements for the Scrutiny function.

To consider a report by the Democratic Services Manager on the Committee’s the Forward Work Programme and associated issues (copy enclosed).