Agenda and draft minutes

In accordance with Standing Order 2 of the constitution:

(1)   The Lord Mayor shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Council.

RESOLVED on the nomination of Councillor Miller-Boam, seconded by Councillor Patrick, that Councillor Gemma Rolstone be elected for Lord Mayor of the City for the ensuing municipal year.  

The Lord Mayor was invested with her Chain of Office, made her Declaration of Acceptance of Office, took the Chair and returned thanks.  

In accordance with Standing Order 2 of the constitution:

(2) The Deputy Lord Mayor shall then be appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Council.

RESOLVED on the nomination of Councillor Hughes, seconded by Councillor Bialyk, that Councillor Lucy Haigh be appointed Deputy Lord Mayor of the City for the ensuing Municipal Year.  

The Deputy Lord Mayor was invested with her Chain of Office, made her Declaration of Acceptance of Office, took the Chair, and returned thanks.

In accordance with Article 7 of the constitution:

7.03 Leader

·        The Leader will be a councillor elected to the position of Leader by the Council.

·        The Leader’s term of office starts on the day of his/her election to that office and ends on the day when the Council holds its first Annual Meeting after the Leader’s normal day of retirement as a Councillor unless:

a)     he/she resigns from the office; or

b)     he/she is suspended from being a councillor under Part III of the Local  Government Act 2000 (although he/she may resume office at the end of the  period of suspension); or

c)     he/she is no longer a councillor; or

d)     he/she is removed from office by resolution of the Council.

RESOLVED that Councillor Bialyk remain the Leader of the Council and that Councillor Ruth Williams be appointed as Deputy Leader.

In accordance with Article 7 of the constitution:

7.02 Form and composition

a)     The Executive is made up of the Leader of the Council and up to 9 other Members, he/she shall appoint.

b)     The Executive members will be appointed by Council on nomination by the Leader.

c)     No member of the Executive shall serve on any of the Council’s Scrutiny  Committees, the Audit and Governance Committee or the Scrutiny  Programme Board 

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Bialyk, confirmed his nominations for Portfolio Holders and Executive membership as circulated.

RESOLVED that the Council’s Executive be appointed as follows for the ensuing Municipal Year:

To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Corporate Resources.

RESOLVED that the membership of Committees, Chairs and Deputy Chairs, as shown at Appendix B, be approved.

RESOLVED that the appointments to Outside Bodies, as shown at Appendix C, be approved.