Issue - meetings

Appointment of Mayor-elect and Deputy Mayor

Meeting: 17/02/2020 - Council (Item 13)

13 Nominations for Mayor Elect and Deputy Mayor Elect 2020-21 PDF 219 KB

Report of the Leader of the Council

Additional documents:

2020_02_17_Nominations for Mayor Elect and Deputy Mayor Elect 2020-21_appendix 2_Order of Precedence 2020, item 13 PDF 32 KB

Minutes:

The Chief Executive presented the report and explained that Councillor Sandra Holliday had served as Deputy Mayor since last year’s Annual Council Meeting and Members would be asked to elect her as Mayor at this year’s Annual Meeting.

He reported that the Members shown towards the head of the Order of Precedence in Appendix 2 had been approached to ascertain if they were willing and able to have their name put forward for appointment as Deputy Mayor for 2020-21. Councillor Chris Coleman indicated a willingness to put his name forward as Deputy Mayor subject to no other eligible councillor wishing to do so and pending the outcome of the May 2020 elections.

RESOLVED (unanimously) THAT

1. the Order of Precedence in Appendix 2 be noted.

2. Councillor Sandra Holliday be put to the Annual Council Meeting for election as Mayor for the Municipal year 2020 – 2021.

3. Councillor Chris Coleman be put to the Annual Council Meeting for election as Deputy Mayor for the Municipal year 2020-2021, subject to his re-election.