Agenda item - Mayor's Communications

To receive communications from the Mayor.

33.1         The Mayor confirmed that the extraordinary meeting of the Council had been called to discuss the motion listed at Item 34, having been requisitioned by the Green Group.

33.2         The Mayor stated that she wished to make the meetings of full Council less formal and wished to be addressed as Alex rather than Madam Mayor but would leave it to Members to decide.  She had also asked councillors to confirm how they preferred to be addressed and would therefore either call them by their first name or their title of councillor.

33.3         The Mayor sated that she wished to acknowledge and thank the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Robins for his continued support during her mayoralty year.  She fully appreciated that he had gone beyond expectations in supporting the office.

33.4         The Mayor then stated that she wished to take the opportunity on behalf of the Council to thank all those involved, including members of the Fire Service, the volunteers and council staff who had responded so effectively to the recent fire at Pankhurst Avenue.  She hoped to be able to formally recognise those nominated for their actions at the next Ordinary meeting of the Council.