Chairperson's notices
Minutes:
The Chairperson welcomed everyone to the meeting and went through some general housekeeping arrangements for the meeting.
The Chairperson advised that he had agreed to allow Councillor M F L Durham to address the chamber. Councillor Durham referred to the July 2025 meeting of the Council and a comment he had made about the Leader not sharing all relevant Local Government Reorganisation data and a further comment that Councillor Durham was using his mobile phone during his discourse. He provided further detail regarding this and accepted that some Members may have felt that he was disrespectful and caused offence. Councillor Durham formally offered his apologies to those concerned.