Issue - meetings

The Council considered a report on nominations received for election of Mayor and appointment of Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2024-25.  The constitutional changes adopted by the Council in April 2014 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. 

Political group leaders had been asked to submit nominations in respect of the Deputy Mayoralty for 2024-25.  Councillor Howard Smith had been the only nomination received.

Accordingly, the Council was asked to consider the nominations of Councillors Sallie Barker MBE and Howard Smith respectively for Mayor and Deputy Mayor in 2024-25.  Both councillors left the meeting during the Council’s consideration of the nominations. 

Upon the motion of the Leader of the Council, Councillor Julia McShane, seconded by Councillor Philip Brooker, the Council

RESOLVED:

(1)      That the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Sallie Barker MBE be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2024-25 municipal year.

(2)      That Councillor Howard Smith be nominated for the Deputy Mayoralty of the Borough for the 2024-25 municipal year.

Reason:

To make early preparations for the selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 2024-25 municipal year.