Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive introduced the report which explained that Councillor Simon Wheeler 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 2014-15. Councillor Duncan Smith had indicated a willingness to put his 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 Simon Wheeler and Councillor Duncan Smith will be put to the Annual Council Meeting for election as Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively for the municipal year 2014 - 2015.