Minutes:
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11.1 |
The Lord Mayor (Councillor Colin Ross) sought nominations for the position of Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2023-24. |
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11.2 |
Councillor Ruth Milsom nominated Councillor Fran Belbin to serve as Deputy Leader of the Council. That nomination was seconded by Councillor Nabeela Mowlana. |
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11.3 |
Councillor Martin Phipps proposed that co-Deputy Leaders of the Council be appointed, and he nominated Councillors Douglas Johnson and Shaffaq Mohammed to serve as co-Deputy Leaders. |
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11.4 |
Following a short adjournment to allow the Lord Mayor to receive legal advice from the Monitoring Officer, the Lord Mayor reported that the Council’s Constitution was clear that a Deputy Leader was required to be appointed and there was no provision for co- or joint appointments to the position of Deputy Leader. |
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11.5 |
No further nominations for the position of Deputy Leader were received. |
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11.6 |
Accordingly, the Lord Mayor put the nomination of Councillor Fran Belbin to the vote, whereupon it was:- |
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Councillor Fran Belbin be appointed Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2023-24, serving until the date of the next Annual Meeting of the Council in 2024. |
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