To receive Mayor’s Announcements.

The Mayor noted that this would be the last full Council meeting attended by the Monitoring Officer and Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services Mike Graham. Mike’s first Council meeting had been in February 2020 just before the Covid pandemic and he had played a key role in supporting  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

Report by Chief Executive

Further to Minute 15 of the meeting of Policy Committee held on 21 July 2025, the Chief Executive submitted a report setting out the work undertaken to inform a proposed modification of the boundary between Reading and West Berkshire and seeking approval for a formal request for the modification to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

Report by Chief Executive

The Chief Executive submitted a report seeking approval to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to government in response to the Government’s devolution policy and proposals set out in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, to position the Thames Valley region in the next round of devolution for the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.