Issue - meetings

This report seeks the Executives approval to reinstate unspent points foregone in respect of a previous Lord Mayoralty allocation in 2019/2020, and to consequently amend the forthcoming Lord Mayoralty allocations accordingly, to take effect for the forthcoming municipal year, 2025/2026.

Resolved:

                      i.         Agreed to implement the requested reallocation of unspent points to the Conservative Group for the 2019/2020 nomination to the current points calculation, such reinstatement to take effect for the 2025/2026 municipal year.

Reason:    To ensure the fairness of approach which is appropriate

in the nomination of Lord Mayors for Office.

The Chief Operating Officer introduced the report which presented the Executive with a request to restore unspent points from 2019/2020 in the calculation used determine the next Lord Mayor by the Conservative party which would take effect from the 2025/2026 municipal year.

The Executive Leader inc. Policy, Strategy and Partnerships acknowledged that the Conservative party were eligible in 2019/2020 to nominate a candidate to be Lord Mayor, however, were unable to do so due to the member eligible being unable to take up the role that year. She stated that the Executive were happy to restore those points.  

Resolved:

                   i.        Agreed to implement the requested reallocation of unspent points to the Conservative Group for the 2019/2020 nomination to the current points calculation, such reinstatement to take effect for the 2025/2026 municipal year.

Reason:    To ensure the fairness of approach which is appropriate

in the nomination of Lord Mayors for Office.