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This report asks Cabinet to consider the points system for the annual nomination of the Lord Mayor for the City of York Council and confirm that the Group with the most points under that system should be invited to appoint the Lord Mayor for the coming municipal year 2014/2015.

Resolved:           That Cabinet agrees to invite the Conservative Group to nominate the Lord Mayor for 2014/2015, in line with the existing accumulated points system.

Reason:                        To ensure that the Council secures the necessary leadership to undertake its civic functions and provides continuity for future selection.

This report asked Cabinet to give consideration to the points system for the annual nomination of the Lord Mayor for the City of York Council and confirmed that the Group with the most points under that system should be invited to appoint the Lord Mayor for the 2014/15 municipal year.

The system for nominating the Lord Mayor was based on an accumulation of points determined by the number of seats held by each group on the Council, on Lord Mayor’s Day the previous year. Details of the current points accumulated by each group was set out at paragraph 4 of the report showing that the Conservative Group, with a total of 32 points qualified for the position in 2014/15.

Consideration was then given to the options available to either to invite the Conservative Group to nominate the Lord Mayor for the 2014/15 municipal year or consider reviewing the points system currently adopted for nominations.

The Cabinet Leader expressed best wishes to Cllr Gillies for the Conservative Groups support for his nomination as Lord Mayor for 2014/15.

Resolved:           That Cabinet agrees to invite the Conservative Group to nominate the Lord Mayor for 2014/2015, in line with the existing accumulated points system. ^1.

Reason:                        To ensure that the Council secures the necessary leadership to undertake its civic functions and provides continuity for future selection.