Members of the Council are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or any other relevant interest, in connection with any matter to be debated or determined at this meeting and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

To receive the Civic Mayor's announcements and any apologies for absence.

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting(s) of the Council held on 18 March 2024, 15 May 2024, and 22 May 2024.

To deal with questions, statements and petitions from members of the public, and Members, in accordance with Standing Orders 10, 11 and 12.

Notice of question to be given in writing or by email by 12 noon, 24 July 2024 to the Council’s Monitoring Officer (via the online form here: Public Question Form) and to be dealt with in accordance with Standing Order 10.

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Please contact the Committee Services Officer listed at the top of this agenda if you have not received an acknowledgement of your question by the deadline for submission.

Statements

Notice of representations to be given in writing or by email by 12 noon, 24 July 2024 to the Council’s Monitoring Officer (committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk) and to be dealt with in accordance with Standing Order 11.

Petitions

Petitions may be presented to the Committee if provided to Democratic and Member Services no later than 12 noon, 24 July 2024 before the meeting, at the discretion of the Mayor. The person presenting the petition will be allowed to address the meeting briefly (not exceeding three minute) to outline the aims of the petition. The Mayor will refer the matter to another appropriate body of the Council within whose terms of reference it falls without discussion, unless a relevant item appears elsewhere on the Agenda. If a petition contains more than 5,000 signatures, it will be debated at a subsequent meeting of the Council for up to 15 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor. Please give notice of petitions to committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk in advance of the meeting.

Please telephone the Committee Services Officer if you have not received an acknowledgement of your question/statement by the deadline for submission.

To consider Members’ questions to the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Council, Committee Chair or a Leader of a Political Group, in accordance with Standing Orders 12.

To consider any recommendations and receive reports from the Council’s Committees which require the approval or consideration of the Council, and to receive questions and answers on any of those reports.

Council is requested to agree to the following recommendation of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 17 July 2024:

1.  the financing of the Programme for 2023/24 be noted.

2.  the additional year-end net re-profiling of £24.9m from 2023/24 to 2024/25 be noted.

3.  the changes to the outturn attributable to movement in the Programme that occurred after the previous monitoring report to P&R on 26 February 2024 be noted.

4.  the funding of capital expenditure in 2023/24 including the use of £38.4m Grants and Contributions, £5.4m capital receipts and £34.3m of borrowing be noted.

5.  That council be recommended to approve the virements of budget referred to in Appendix 6 of this report.

Minute Extract and Report are attached.

Council is requested to agree to the following recommendation of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 17 July 2024:

The Policy and Resources Committee is requested to recommend to Council the approval of:

1.  the revised Capital Programme of £100.996 million for 2024/25, including the virements of budget referred to in Appendix 3 of this report.

2.  additional funding for Capitalisation of Regeneration Salaries, to be funded by new borrowing, as referred to in section 3.7 in this report.

Minute Extract and Report are attached.

To receive reports about and receive questions and answers on decisions made by Committees since the last meeting of Council.

One decision was taken by the Director of Finance which was excluded from removal of delegation and are therefore reported to Council in accordance with Part 4, Section 4, paragraph 6(a)(ii) of the Constitution.

Appointment of Digital Transformation Partner

Director of Finance

26 June 2024

The minutes of all committees which have met since 28 February 2024, up until 9 July 2024 are attached below.

Minutes of Committees:

·  28.02.2024 Constitution and Standards Committee

·  05.03.2024 Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee

·  06.03.2024 Children, Young People and Education Committee

·  07.03.2024 Tourism, Communities, Culture & Leisure Committee

·  12.03.2024 Environment, Climate Emergency & Transport Committee

·  14.03.2024 Health and Wellbeing Board

·  14.03.2024 Planning Committee

·  19.03.2024 Pensions Committee

·  20.03.2024 Policy and Resources Committee

·  26.03.2024 Audit and Risk Management Committee

·  27.03.2024 Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee

·  15.04.2024 Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee

·  18.04.2024 Planning Committee

·  13.06.2024 Regulatory and General Purposes Committee

To receive questions and answers to representatives on Joint Authorities on matters which fall within the responsibility of the relevant Joint Authority, to be received in accordance with Standing Order 12.4.

These include:

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee

To receive and note the outcomes of the by-election on 4 July 2024 , in that Councillor Graham Cooper was elected as Councillor for Liscard ward

The full responsibility of functions for Full Council can be found at the end of this agenda.

Motions submitted in accordance with Standing Order 13.1, are attached. They are listed in accordance with Standing Order 13.2, and the full text of each motion is attached.