Issue - meetings
Lord Mayoralty 2017-18
Meeting: 26/01/2017 - Executive (Item 106)
106 Lord Mayoralty 2017-18 
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This report asks Members to consider which of the political groups should be invited to appoint the Lord Mayor for the 2017-18 municipal year and invite the group with the most points for the Mayoralty to nominate a Lord Mayor for the 2017-18 municipal year.
Decision:
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That the Executive agree to invite the Labour Group to nominate the Lord Mayor for 2017/2018, in line with the existing accumulated points system. |
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To ensure that the Council secures the necessary leadership to undertake its civic functions and provides continuity for future selection. |
Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report which looked at which of the political groups should be invited to appoint the Lord Mayor for the 2017-18 municipal year. The report considered the existing system for nomination of the Lord Mayor, based on the accumulation of points determined by the number of seats held by each particular Group on the Council.
Details of the number of points accumulated by each party were set out at paragraph 5 of the report, which showed that the Labour Group, with 33 points, qualified for the Lord Mayoralty in 2017-18.
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That the Executive agree to invite the Labour Group to nominate the Lord Mayor for 2017/2018, in line with the existing accumulated points system. 1. |
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To ensure that the Council secures the necessary leadership to undertake its civic functions and provides continuity for future selection. |