Issue - meetings

            The Sub-Committee was requested to recommend to the Council the appointment of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the year 2008/09 Municipal Year.

            The Council’s Mayoral Selection Guidelines provided for the Councillor appointed as Deputy Mayor in one Municipal Year to succeed as the Mayor in the subsequent Municipal Year. It was therefore suggested that Councillor K. Loftus be recommended to Full Council for appointment as Mayor for the 2008/09 Municipal Year.

            With regard to Deputy Mayor, the Council’s Mayoral Selection Guidelines provided that it be based on the length of service with the Council (and its predecessor authorities). This year, there were a number of Members with the same length of service. Councillor F. Frazer had been approached as the most senior. It was therefore suggested that Councillor F. Frazer should be recommended to Full Council for appointment as Deputy Mayor for the 2008/09 Municipal Year.

            It was noted that there were Members with a longer period of length of service who did not wish to be considered as Deputy Mayor at the present time.

            RESOLVED: That Council be recommended:

(1) that Councillor Loftus be appointed as the Mayor for the 2008/09 Municipal Year; and

(2) that Councillor F. Frazer be appointed as the Deputy Mayor for the 2008/09 Municipal Year.

            The Sub-Committee was requested to recommend to the Council the appointment of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 2007/08 Municipal Year.

            RESOLVED: That the Sub-Committee recommend to Council:

(1)       that Councillor M. Hodgkinson be appointed as the Mayor for the 2007/08 Municipal Year; and

(2)       that Councillor A. Cole be appointed as the Deputy Mayor for the 2007/08 Municipal Year.