Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive introduced the item, which forms an annual part of the constitution, to nominate a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2026-27 to be put forward for election at Annual and Selection Council in May  He said that the order of precedence takes on greater significance as the years go by, and CBC will only go through this process a couple more times.

He asked Members to note the nominations of Councillor Horwood for Mayor and Councillor Collins for Deputy Mayor for the municipal year ahead.

There were no questions.    A Member pointed out that in the Order of Precedence, Councillor Lewis is listed as councillor St Paul’s ward, which she is not.

A former Mayor was pleased to note that the electric Mayoral car introduced when he was in office, which plays an important role in the council’s Net Zero ambition, is still maintained.

There were no further comments or debate.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the Order of Precedence in Appendix 2 is noted;

2.    Councillor Martin Horwood be put to the Annual Council Meetingfor election as Mayor for the Municipal year 2026-2027.

3.    Councillor Mike Collins be put to the Annual Council Meeting for election as Deputy Mayor for the Municipal year 2026-2027.