Agenda

Council Meeting - Wednesday 15 July 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 Meeting pdf icon PDF 77 KB

To receive the record of proceedings of the meetings of the Council held on 15th May and 20th May 2026 and to approve the accuracy thereof.

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4.

Petitions

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.

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.

Recommendation from Cabinet - Primate Licensing pdf icon PDF 134 KB

To consider the recommendation from Cabinet relating to Primate Licensing.

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10.

Cabinet's Response to the Health Select Commission Scrutiny Review - Access to Contraception pdf icon PDF 133 KB

To note Cabinet’s response to the Health Select Commission Scrutiny Review – Access to Contraception.

Additional documents:

11.

Thriving Neighbourhoods - Updates from Hoober Ward Councillors pdf icon PDF 376 KB

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

12.

Thriving Neighbourhoods - Updates from Keppel Ward Councillors pdf icon PDF 232 KB

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

13.

Notice of Motion - Protecting Children, Supporting Honest Businesses and Cracking Down on Illicit Vapes, Tobacco and Underage Sales pdf icon PDF 118 KB

To be moved by Councillor Tinsley and seconded by Councillor Zach Collingham.

14.

Notice of Motion - Debate Not Hate pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To be moved by Councillor Cusworth and seconded by Councillor Zach Collingham.

15.

Notice of Motion - Stop Polluting our Rivers and Hiking our Bills pdf icon PDF 97 KB

To be moved by Councillor Adam Carter and seconded by Councillor Tarmey.

16.

Notice of Motion - Supporting further measures for Water Safety - Save Lives for Sam pdf icon PDF 105 KB

To be moved by Councillor Ryalls and seconded by Councillor Tinsley.

17.

Notice of Motion - Protecting Rotherham Residents’ NHS and Council Data - Rejecting Reliance on Palantir pdf icon PDF 145 KB

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

18.

Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To note the minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 11th May and 8th June, 2026.

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19.

Audit Committee pdf icon PDF 140 KB

To note receipt of the Audit Committee minutes.

20.

Health and Wellbeing Board pdf icon PDF 230 KB

To note receipt of the Health and Wellbeing Board minutes.

21.

Licensing Board and Licensing Committee pdf icon PDF 106 KB

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

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22.

Planning Board pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To note receipt of the Planning Board minutes.

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23.

Staffing Committee pdf icon PDF 71 KB

To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the Staffing Committee including the recommendation to establish the role of Service Director of Streetscene, Fleet and Highways.

24.

Standards and Ethics Committee pdf icon PDF 98 KB

To note receipt of the Standards and Ethics Committee meetings.

25.

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).

 

26.

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).

27.

Urgent Items

Any other public items which the Mayor determines are urgent.

 

John Edwards

Chief Executive.