Issue - meetings
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL
Meeting: 29/06/2020 - Council (Item 5)
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL
The Chief Executive will invite nominations for office of Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year 2020/21.
Upon election, the incoming Chairman of the Council would ordinarily be invested with the Chairman’s Chain of Office by the outgoing Chairman. However, arrangements will be made for this at a later date due to current social distancing requirements. In the event of the Chairman being re-elected, the Chairman will retain the Chain of Office.
The incoming Chairman will then virtually take the Chairman’s Chair.
The Chairman of the Council may make a short speech of acceptance of office
Minutes:
Nominations were invited for the position of Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year 2020/21. Councillor Baines was proposed by Councillor Hemsley and seconded by Councillor G Brown. Councillor Dale was proposed by Councillor Bool and seconded by Councillor Cross.
Councillor Baines and Councillor Dale both confirmed that they wished to stand for election and in turn gave a short speech to members outlining their suitability for the role.
Before the vote was taken, Councillor A Brown asked whether Councillor Stephenson, as the daughter of Councillor Baines who if elected would receive an allowance for the role, should withdraw from voting. The Monitoring Officer clarified that this would not be necessary as it was accepted that Council positions were not a pecuniary interest.
A recorded vote was taken and the votes cast were as follows:
|
COUNCILLOR |
BAINES |
DALE |
|
|
|
|
|
AINSLEY |
X |
|
|
BAINES |
X |
|
|
BEGY |
X |
|
|
BLANKSBY |
X |
|
|
BOOL |
|
X |
|
A BROWN |
|
X |
|
G BROWN |
X |
|
|
BURROWS |
|
X |
|
COLEMAN |
X |
|
|
CROSS |
|
X |
|
DALE |
|
X |
|
FOX |
X |
|
|
HARVEY |
X |
|
|
HEMSLEY |
X |
|
|
JONES |
|
X |
|
LOWE |
X |
|
|
MACCARTNEY |
|
X |
|
OXLEY |
|
X |
|
PAYNE |
X |
|
|
POWELL |
|
X |
|
RAZZELL |
X |
|
|
STEPHENSON |
X |
|
|
WALLER |
|
X |
|
WALTERS |
X |
|
|
WEBB |
|
X |
|
WILBY |
X |
|
|
WOODLEY |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
16 |
11 |
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Baines is elected Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year 2020/21.
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Mrs Briggs, Chief Executive thanked Councillor Bool for his dedication to the role and all of his hard work during the five years that he had been Chairman
Cllr Baines gave a short acceptance speech in which he thanked the outgoing Chairman, commending him as a true gentleman and loyal servant of Rutland. The new Chairman also expressed his thanks to the Vice-Chairman and the Chief Executive.
Councillor Baines then took the Chair.
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