Issue - meetings

The programme of meetings for the municipal year 2026/27 is attached for consideration.  Management Team, Senior Officers and Cabinet Members have been consulted on the proposed dates.  The draft programme for 2027/28 is also attached for consideration.

The proposed programme of meetings for the municipal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 were presented for consideration and were attached at Annexes 1 and 2 respectively.  Management Team, Senior Officers and Cabinet Members had been consulted on the proposed dates.  Subject to any amendments identified by Members the programmes would be presented to Annual Council for endorsement.

There had been a number of changes to the programme previously agreed in 2025 and these amendments were detailed in paragraph 5.1.2 of the report.

The report provided details in respect of the budget setting cycle for 2027,  reminded that there were a  number of significant projects to be considered by the Council during 2026/27 which might have implications for the meeting programme and explained that, under the current Local Government Reorganisation timetable, a programme of meetings post April 2028 was not required as Tonbridge and Malling Borough would cease to exist from 1 April 2028 and a new unitary authority would be established.

In recognition that the programme of meetings supported an efficient and effective service by ensuring that the Borough Council had the ability to take decisions in a timely manner, Cllr Boughton proposed, Cllr Betts seconded and it was 

RESOLVED:   That

(1)             the Programme of Meetings for 2026-27 (as set out in revised Annex 1) be approved and presented to Annual Council for formal endorsement; and

(2)             the draft Programme of Meetings for 2027-28(as set out in revised Annex 2) be agreed, subject to final approval at Annual Council in May 2026.