Agenda item - To consider nominations for (a) the Mayor-Elect and (b) the Deputy Mayor-Elect

Note:  The convention has been for the out-going Mayor to be nominated as the Deputy Mayor-Elect.

28.1       The Mayor called on the Monitoring Officer to outline the process for nominations for the Mayor-elect for 2010/11.

28.2       The Monitoring Officer informed the council that dependent on the number of nominations received, either a straight vote by show of hands or a recorded vote with Members indicating their preferred candidate would be used to determine the successful candidate. He then invited nominations for the Mayor Elect for the municipal year 2010/2011.

28.3       It was moved by Councillor Mears and seconded by Councillor Oxley that Councillor Geoff Wells be Mayor-Elect for the municipal year 2010/2011.

28.4       The Mayor noted that no other nominations were forthcoming, and having put the motion to council, which was carried, duly declared Councillor Wells as the Mayor-Elect for the municipal year 2010/11. 

28.5       Councillor Wells thanked the Mayor and the council for his nomination and stated that he looked forward to undertaking the role following the Annual Council meeting in May. 

28.6       The Monitoring Officer then invited nominations for the Deputy Mayor Elect for the municipal year 2010/2011.  

28.7       It was moved by Councillor Mears and seconded by Councillor Simson that Councillor Ann Norman be Deputy Mayor-Elect for the municipal year 2010/2011.

28.8       There being no other nominations, and having put the motion to council, which was carried, the Monitoring Officer duly declared that Councillor Ann Norman as the Deputy Mayor-Elect for the municipal year 2010/11.