Issue - meetings

The Council considered a report on five nominations received for appointment of Honorary Aldermen of the Borough.  Councillors were reminded that, under the Council’s adopted Protocol on the appointment, role, status, rights and obligations of Honorary Freemen and Honorary Aldermen, a person shall be deemed eligible for appointment as an honorary alderman provided that they met all of the following requirements:

 The person shall:

·        not be a serving councillor

·        have served as a Guildford Borough councillor for an aggregate total period of at least 12 years; and

·        have given eminent service to the Council during that period.

Full details of the eminent service to the Council by the five nominees was set out in the report submitted to the Council.

Upon the motion of the Mayor, Councillor Marsha Moseley, seconded by Councillor Julia McShane, the Council

RESOLVED: That a special meeting of the Council be convened on Thursday 2 December 2021 at 7pm at the Guildhall, High Street, Guildford for the purpose of conferring the title of Honorary Alderman on Vas Kapsalis, Tony Phillips, Keith Taylor, Jenny Wicks, and David Wright.

Reason:

To recognise formally the eminent service to the Council of former councillors.