Agenda item
The Council will elect its Chairman for the 2019/20 Municipal Year.
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Stock and seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi that Councillor Land be elected Chairman of the Council.
It was then moved by Councillor Scottand seconded by Councillor M E Stephenson that Councillor Chapman be elected Chairman of the Council.
The vote on the election of the Chairman of the Council resulted as follows:-
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Councillors Voting for Councillor Land |
Councillors Voting for Councillor Chapman |
Councillors Abstaining |
Councillors Absent |
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Alexander Amos Bray Broderick Cawthron Chittock Codling Coley Fairley Griffiths G V Guglielmi V E Guglielmi P B Honeywood S A Honeywood King Land McWilliams Newton Overton Porter Skeels Stock OBE Turner Winfield
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Allen Barry Bush Calver Casey Chapman Clifton Davidson Davis Fowler Harris I J Henderson J Henderson Knowles Miles Morrison Placey Scott Steady G L Stephenson M E Stephenson Talbot White Wiggins |
None |
None |
As there was an equality of votesthe Chairman was required by the provisions of Section 4(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 to give a casting vote. The Chairman thereupon gave his casting vote to Councillor Land and it was therefore:-
RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, Councillor Land be elected Chairman of the Council for the 2019/2020 municipal year.
Members gave a round of applause to Councillor Land on his election.
Councillor Land thereupon made a Statutory Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
Councillor Land was thereupon invested with the badge and Chain of Office and made a Statutory Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
The Chairman thanked his parents, friends and the public for enabling him to be in a position to be elected Chairman of the Council.
He then paid tribute to the work undertaken by the retiring Chairman (Mr M E Platt) and retiring Vice-Chairman (Mrs K D Yallop). The Chairman also paid tribute to the service given to the District by the former Members of the Council who had either not stood for re-election or who had not been successful in the elections.
Mr M E Platt wished the Chairman well during his term of office and urged Members to give the Chairman their whole-hearted support.