The Annual Council Meeting of Rutland County Council is set to take place tonight.

This will be the first annual meeting for the councillors who were elected in the Local Elections on 4 May.

On the agenda will be:

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL - The outgoing Chairman will invite nominations for office of Chairman of the Council for the 2023-24 Municipal Year.

ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL - The Chairman of the Council will invite nominations for the office of Vice-Chairman of the Council for 2023/24 Municipal Year.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE HEAD OF PAID SERVICE

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any disclosable interests under the Code of Conduct and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

ELECTION OF LEADER OF THE COUNCIL - The Chairman of the Council will invite nominations for the office of Leader of the Council for a term of four years until the next Annual Meeting after ordinary whole Council elections.

NOTIFICATION BY THE LEADER OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE - The Council is requested to note the appointment of members of the Executive (Including the Deputy Leader) and their portfolios as announced by the Leader.

Funding, seat allocation and more will be discussed.

The Councillors are:

Greetham Ward - Nicholas Rupert Mark Begy (IND) 

Langham Ward - Oliver Charles Hemsley (IND) 

Oakham South Ward - Paul Morley Browne (LibD), Diane Elizabeth Ellison (LibD) and Ray Payne (LibD)

Normanton Ward - Tim Smith (LibD) and Gale Frances Waller (LibD)

Barleythorpe Ward - Tracy Margaret Carr (IND) and Hans Zollinger-Ball (GRN)

Ketton Ward - Karen Payne (CON) and Matthew James Farina (CON)

Uppingham Ward - Stephen Lambert (LibD) and Christine Susan Wise (LibD) and Lucy Isabel Evelyn Stephenson (CON) 

Cottesmore Ward - Samantha Jane Harvey (IND) and Abigail Grace MacCartney (LibD)

Oakham North East Ward - Mark William Chatfield (LibD) and Hannah Sian Edwards (LibD) 

Braunston and Martinsthorpe Ward - Giles Michael Charles Clifton (CON) and Andrew Bainbridge Johnson (LibD)

Lyddington Ward - Andrew Brown (IND)

Check back with Oakham Nub News for updates and more from the council meeting, set to take place at Rutland Council Chambers from 7pm.