Agenda

Special Council, Council - Thursday, 12 November 2026 6.00pm

Venue: Council Chamber. View directions

Contact: Lisa Jerome (01438) 242203 Email: committees@stevenage.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2.	ALDERMAN STEPHEN BOOTH At the Special Meeting of the Council held on 22 July 2026, Council passed the following resolution: It was RESOLVED that in accordance with the provisions of the Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, this Council confers the title of Honorary Alderman on Stephen Booth who has rendered many years eminent service as a Councillor including as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group supporting education and lifelong learning and representing residents' concerns in the Longmeadow and Chells Wards. Stephen Booth has been invited to the meeting for the formal presentation of this honour.
3.	ALDERMAN MAUREEN MCKAY At the Special Meeting of the Council held on 22 July 2026, Council passed the following resolution: It was RESOLVED that in accordance with the provisions of the Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, this Council confers the title of Honorary Alderman on Maureen McKay who has rendered many years eminent service as a Councillor including as Chair of the Licensing, General Purposes and Audit Committees and representing residents' concerns in the former Pin Green Ward. Maureen McKay has been invited to the meeting for the formal presentation of this honour.
4.	ALDERMAN MARGARET NOTLEY At the Special Meeting of the Council held on 22 July 2026, Council passed the following resolution: It was RESOLVED that in accordance with the provisions of the Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, this Council confers the title of Honorary Alderman on Margaret P. Notley, former long-serving Councillor for Woodfield Ward, a twice-serving Mayor of Stevenage, and a well-known local figure whose council service spanned several decades particularly in the Symonds Green and Woodfield Wards. Margaret Notley has been invited to the meeting for the formal presentation of this honour.
5.	ALDERMAN JEANNETTE THOMAS At the Special Meeting of the Council held on 22 July 2026, Council passed the following resolution: It was RESOLVED that in accordance with the provisions of the Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, this Council confers the title of Honorary Alderman on Jeannette Thomas who has rendered many years eminent service as a Councillor including as Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Housing as well as Resources and Performance representing residents' concerns in the Almond Hill and formally Pin Green Wards. Jeannette Thomas has been invited to the meeting for the formal presentation of this honour.