Agenda

Council Meeting - Wednesday 22 April 2026 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Council Chamber - Rotherham Town Hall, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 2TH

Contact: Governance Unit  The webcast can be viewed at http://www.rotherham.public-i.tv

Items
No. Item

1.

Announcements

To consider any announcements by the Mayor in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 3(2)(ii).

2.

Apologies for Absence

To receive the apologies of any Member who is unable to attend the meeting.

3.

Minutes of the previous Council Meetings pdf icon PDF 198 KB

To receive the record of proceedings of the ordinary meetings of the Council held on 14th January and 4th March and of the extraordinary meeting held on 13th March, 2026, and to approve the accuracy thereof.

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4.

Petitions pdf icon PDF 167 KB

To report on any petitions received by the Council and receive statements in support of petitions in accordance with Petitions Scheme and Council Procedure Rule 13.

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5.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

6.

Public Questions

To receive questions from members of the public who may wish to ask a general question of the Mayor, Cabinet Member or the Chairman of a Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.

7.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

Should it be necessary, in the opinion of the Mayor, to consider excluding the press and public from the meeting in relation to any items of urgent business on the grounds that private information is likely to be divulged.

8.

Leader of the Council's Statement

To receive a statement from the Leader of the Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9.

9.

Nominations - Mayor-Elect and Deputy Mayor-Elect for the 2026-27 Municipal Year

To consider nominations and approve the Mayor-Elect and Deputy Mayor-Elect for the 2026-27 Municipal Year.

10.

Overview and Scrutiny Update pdf icon PDF 323 KB

To receive an update on the activities of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny bodies in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.

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11.

Thriving Neighbourhoods - Updates from Ward Councillors for Greasbrough pdf icon PDF 256 KB

To receive updates from ward councillors from Greasbrough on the activities supporting Thriving Neighbourhoods across the Borough.

12.

Thriving Neighbourhoods - Updates from Ward Councillors for Hellaby and Maltby West pdf icon PDF 240 KB

To receive updates from ward councillors from Hellaby and Maltby West on the activities supporting Thriving Neighbourhoods across the Borough.

13.

Notice of Motion - First Citizen - Strengthening Public Confidence in Civic Leadership pdf icon PDF 107 KB

To be moved by Councillor Yasseen and seconded by Councillor Bower.

14.

Notice of Motion - Lighting Columns - Cut unnecessary red tape so that our streets can have floral displays, Christmas decorations, poppies, and CCTV pdf icon PDF 100 KB

To be moved by Councillor A Carter and seconded by Councillor C Carter.

15.

Minutes of the Cabinet Meetings pdf icon PDF 148 KB

To note the minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 19th January, 9th February and 16th March, 2026.

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16.

Audit Committee pdf icon PDF 131 KB

To note receipt of the Audit Committee minutes.

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17.

Health and Wellbeing Board pdf icon PDF 172 KB

To note receipt of the Health and Wellbeing Board minutes.

18.

Licensing Board Sub-Committee pdf icon PDF 57 KB

To note receipt of the Licensing Board Sub-Committee and Licensing Sub-Committee minutes.

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19.

Planning Board pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To note receipt of the Planning Board minutes.

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20.

Staffing Committee pdf icon PDF 83 KB

To note receipt of the Staffing Committee minutes.

 

21.

Standards and Ethics Committee pdf icon PDF 83 KB

To note receipt of the Standards and Ethics Committee minutes.

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22.

Members' Questions to Designated Spokespersons

 

To put questions, if any, to the designated Members on the discharge of functions of the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11(5).

 

23.

Members' Questions to Cabinet Members and Chairpersons

To put questions, if any, to Cabinet Members and Committee Chairpersons (or their representatives) under Council Procedure Rules 11(1) and 11(3).

24.

Urgent Items

Any other public items which the Mayor determines are urgent.

 

John Edwards

Chief Executive.