Issue - meetings

To elect the Mayor for the ensuing year.

[The Local Government Act 1972 provides as follows with regard to election of Mayor:-

Schedule 2, paragraphs 2(1) and 13(3) – The Mayor shall be elected annually by the Council from among the Councillors.

Schedule 2, paragraph 3(1) – The election of the Mayor shall be the first business transacted at the Annual Meeting of the Council.

Schedule 2, paragraph 3(3) – In the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote in addition to any other vote he/she may have.

The Mayor called for nominations for the Office of Mayor for the Municipal Year 2013/14.

Councillor Kober moved and Councillor Goldberg  seconded that Councillor Sheila Peacock be elected Mayor.

Councillor Williams moved and Councillor Alexander seconded that Councillor David Schmitz be elected Mayor.

Councillor Peacock and Councillor Schmitz names were put to the vote in alphabetical order. There being 31 votes for Councillor Peacock and 22 for Councillor Schmitz it was:

RESOLVED:

1.         That Councillor Sheila Peacock be elected Mayor for the Municipal Year 2013/14;

2.         The Mayor made and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office, which was witnessed by Councillors Kober and Goldberg;

3.         The Mayor then addressed the Council, gave thanks for her election and outlined her objectives for her year of office; and

4.             The Mayor’s Consort, Mr Mark Grosskopf was then invested with his Badge of Office.