Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive introduced the report which explained that Councillor Duncan Smith had served as Deputy Mayor since last year’s Annual Council Meeting and Members would be asked to elect him as Mayor at this year’s Annual Meeting. In accordance with the Order of Precedence in Appendix 2 Members had been approached to ascertain if they were willing and able to have their name put forward for appointment as Deputy Mayor for 2015-16. Councillor Chris Ryder had indicated a willingness to put her name forward as Deputy Mayor subject to no other eligible councillor wishing to do so.

RESOLVED that

The Order of Precedence in Appendix 2 be noted and that Councillor  Duncan Smith and Councillor Chris Ryder will be put to the Annual Council Meeting for election as Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively for the municipal year 2015 - 2016.