Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor - for Middlesbrough (Ward)

Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor

Labour Ward Elected Mayor/ Group Leader

Email: mayor@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Council: Middlesbrough

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive Member - The Mayor (Committee Member, Chair) Executive (Chair) Council (Committee Member) The Mayor and Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health Live Well South Tees Board Place Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Executive Sub-Committee for Property (Committee Member) You Matter to Us- Corporate Parenting Board Health Scrutiny Panel Audit Committee Overview and Scrutiny Board (Member) Joint Archives Committee Chief Officer Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officer Appointments Committee (ex-Officio)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

89 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Executive Chair

Executive - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 5.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 5:00 pm
Executive Sub-Committee for Property Committee Member

Executive Sub-Committee for Property - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 4.30 pm

February 04, 2026, 4:30 pm
Executive Chair

Executive - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 14th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Chief Officer Committee Committee Member

Chief Officer Committee - Tuesday 23rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

44 decisions · Page 3 of 9

Cemetery Provision - Middlesbrough

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to address a limited burial plot supply, the Executive approved a £0.277m virement from the Derisking Sites scheme to fund additional costs for the Thorntree extension and endorsed proposals for short, medium, and long-term burial provision, noting the current status of burial plots in Thorntree and Acklam Cemetery.

Recommendations Approved

Final Report of the Place Scrutiny Panel - Empty Properties

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...it approved an action plan to address empty properties in response to recommendations from the Place Scrutiny Panel, while noting the resource demands and cross-departmental collaboration required.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Performance Quarter Two 2025/2026

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...approves changes to Executive actions and the Council Plan 2024-27 supporting workplan actions, notes the delivery status of the Council Plan 2024-27 supporting workplan, the progress and position of corporate performance disciplines, and the Strategic Risk Register.

Recommendations Approved

Revenue and Capital Budget - Forecast Year-end Outturn position at Quarter Two 2025/26

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...budget virements exceeding £250,000 were approved for both the revenue budget and the Capital Programme, new schemes and additions to existing schemes were approved for the Capital Programme totaling £0.519m, and the Council's financial performance and forecast year-end financial outturns for 2025/26 were noted, highlighting a potential £1.804m revenue budget pressure.

Recommendations Approved

 Members Small Scheme Allocations

From: Executive Sub-Committee for Property - Wednesday 19th November, 2025 12.00 pm - November 19, 2025

...to approve eligible Members’ Small Scheme project allocations, following applications from Members and assessment by Council Officers, and to amend the bidding process for the next round.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 89

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 44