Issue - meetings

It was noted that it was the Council’s normal practice for the nominees for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the next succeeding municipal year to absent themselves from the meeting for consideration of this item of business.  As the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth (who was in the chair for the meeting in the absence of the Mayor), would have to leave the meeting, the Council

RESOLVED: That Councillor Paul Spooner be elected chairman of the meeting for this item of business.

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth and Councillor Masuk Miah both left the meeting.

Councillor Spooner in the chair.

The Council considered a report on nominations received for election of Mayor and appointment of Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2022-23.  The Executive had also considered the report at its meeting on 23 November 2021 and had commended the nominations of Councillors Booth and Miah respectively for Mayor and Deputy Mayor in 2022-23.

Upon the motion of the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Julia McShane, seconded by the Lead Councillor for Resources, Councillor Tim Anderson, the Council

RESOLVED:

(1)    That the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

(2)    That Councillor Masuk Miah be nominated for the Deputy Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

Reason:

To make early preparations for the selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2022-23.

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth and Councillor Masuk Miah both returned to the meeting, and the Deputy Mayor resumed the chair.

Decision:

The Executive agreed to recommend to Council on 7 December 2021:

(1)    That the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

(2)    That Councillor Masuk Miah be nominated for the Deputy Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

Reason:

To make early preparations for the selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 2022-23 municipal year.

Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:

None.

Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:

None.

At its meeting on 7 December 2021, the Council would be asked to consider nominations for the Mayoralty and Deputy Mayoralty of the Borough for the municipal year 2022-23.

The constitutional changes adopted by the Council in April 2014 as part of the review of the Civic Function in respect of the Mayoralty provided that the Council would normally elect the Deputy Mayor appointed at the annual meeting of the Council as Mayor at the next succeeding annual meeting.  The Council was therefore requested to consider formally the nomination of the current Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth for the Mayoralty of the Borough for 2022-23.

Following an invitation to Group leaders to submit nominations for the Deputy Mayoralty for 2022-23, the Executive noted that the only nominee had been Councillor Masuk Miah.

The Executive therefore

RESOLVED: To recommend to Council on 7 December 2021:

(1)    That the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dennis Booth be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

(2)    That Councillor Masuk Miah be nominated for the Deputy Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2022-23 municipal year.

Reason:

To make early preparations for the selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 2022-23 municipal year.