Agenda item

Minute's Silence

Minutes:

1.1

The Lord Mayor (Councillor Colin Ross) reported with sadness, the death, on 1st July 2023, of Lord Robert (Bob) Kerslake, former Chief Executive of the Council between 1997 and 2008.  At the conclusion of the meeting, several Members of the Council spoke to pay tribute to Lord Kerslake.

 

 

1.2

Members of the Council observed a minute’s silence in memory of Lord Kerslake and also to pay respects to the hundreds of lives lost, including children below deck and relatives of residents in the city, due to the sinking of the Adriana fishing ship in the Mediterranean sea on 14th June 2023.