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Mayor To elect a Mayor to hold office until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
Minutes: Councillor McLean made a speech in relation to his year as Mayor.
Councillor McLean asked for nominations for the election of a Mayor to hold office until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
It was moved by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe, seconded by Councillor G Sutton and unanimously
Resolved:
That Councillor D Collins be appointed Mayor to the Borough of Dacorum until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
Councillor McLean vacated the chair which was taken by Councillor D Collins who made his declaration of acceptance of office
The Mayor delivered a speech of acceptance.
COUNCILLOR DAVID COLLINS
The newly elected Mayor referred to the duties carried out by Councillor McLean as Mayor of the Borough of Dacorum during the previous year.
It was moved by the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Williams and unanimously
Resolved:
That the Council tender to Councillor Robert McLean their most cordial thanks for the admirable manner in which he has discharged the duties of the office of Mayor of the Borough of Dacorum during the past year and place on record their appreciation of the energy and sound judgement which distinguished his actions during that period: That the Seal of the Council be affixed to a copy of this resolution: and that it be presented to him in recognition of his services as Mayor of the Borough of Dacorum.
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Deputy Mayor To elect a Deputy Mayor to hold office until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
Minutes: The Mayor asked for nominations for the appointment of the Deputy Mayor to hold office until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
It was moved by Councillor Bassadone, seconded by Councillor Williams and unanimously
Resolved:
That Councillor Councillor R Sutton be appointed Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Dacorum until the appointment of a successor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017.
Councillor Councillor R Sutton made her declaration of acceptance of office.
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Minutes To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 19 April 2017. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 19 April 2017 were agreed by the Members present and were then signed by the Mayor.
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received on behalf of Councillors Griffiths, Harden, Imarni, Matthews, Ritchie and Silwal.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest Minutes: No declarations of interest were made.
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Announcements To receive official announcements and business brought forward by the Mayor and/or the Chief Executive.
Minutes: The Mayor welcomed newly elected Councillor Armytage to the Council who was the Ward Councillor for Berkhamsted West.
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The Leader, Cabinet, Overview & Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees 2017/18 PDF 79 KB (a) To receive from the Leader of the Council the appointments of the Deputy Leader and the other Members of the Cabinet and their respective Portfolios.
(b) To appoint the following Standing Committees and to nominate Members and substitute Members to serve on them until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018.
Current Membership (Subject to change), Breakdown (to be announced)
(c) To nominate the pool of Members who are trained, or who are to be trained, to serve on the Appeals and Reviews Committee as and when required.
(d) To appoint the Chair/man, Vice Chair/man and Shadow Chair/man of the above Committees, except the Standards Committee.
(e) The Chairman of the Standards Committee will be elected by the Committee and substitutes are permitted.
(f) To appoint Councillor Phil Hills as the Town Council representative to the Standards Committee, until the Annual Council of 2019
Minutes: a) The Council received from Councillor Williams the appointments of the Deputy Leader and the other Members of the Cabinet and their respective Portfolios.
Councillor Mrs Griffiths – Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing Councillor Harden - Portfolio Holder for Residents and Corporate Services Councillor Elliott - Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources Councillor Sutton - Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration Councillor Marshall - Portfolio Holder for Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Services.
b) Proposals for the Cabinet, Chairmen and Vice-Chairs, Members and substitute Members to serve on the Standing Committees until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018 were circulated as set out in Annex A to these minutes and agreed.
c) Nominations to the pool of Members who are trained, or who are to be trained, to serve on the Appeals Committee as and when required were received and agreed.
d) The Chair/man, Vice Chair/man and Shadow Chair/man of the Standing Committees (except the Standards Committee) were appointed.
e) The Chair/man of the Standards Committee will be elected by the Committee and Substitutes are permitted.
f) Councillor Birnie be appointed to the Hertfordshire County Council Health Committee as Dacorum Borough Council’s representative.
Cllr Williams noted that there was a further vacancy on the Licensing Health & Safety Enforcement Committee and therefore requested that authority be delegated to the Leader to fill that vacancy. This was agreed.
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