Agenda item

Appointment of the Chamberlain

As Members are aware, the current Chamberlain Chris Bilsland has given notice of his intention to retire on 31 May 2014. In accordance with Standing Order No. 61(1), the Recruitment Panel established by your Finance Committee submit a candidate for appointment as Chamberlain.

 

The candidate will appear before the Court of Common Council (in private session) and will give a presentation. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members will be held for the appointment.  On completion of that, the public will be re-admitted and the decision of the Court can be made known.

 

Our report has been separately printed and circulated only to Members as its contents include personal information relating to the candidate, which is considered to be exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

Minutes:

(B) Appointment of the Chamberlain

As Members are aware, the current Chamberlain Chris Bilsland has given notice of his intention to retire on 31 May 2014. In accordance with Standing Order No. 61(1), the Recruitment Panel established by your Finance Committee submit a candidate for appointment as Chamberlain.

 

The candidate will appear before the Court of Common Council (in private session) and will give a presentation. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members will be held for the appointment.  On completion of that, the public will be re-admitted and the decision of the Court can be made known.

 

Our report has been separately printed and circulated only to Members as its contents include personal information relating to the candidate, which is considered to be exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

 

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Summary of the exempt item considered whilst the public were excluded

The candidate for the Chamberlain, having been called in, addressed the Court on a given subject and then withdrew.

The Court proceeded to ballot on the appointment.

The Lord Mayor appointed Roger Chadwick and Deputy Michael Welbank to be scrutineers of the ballot. 

The ballot for the Chamberlain having been taken up and cast, the Lord Mayor declared Peter Kane to have been elected.

 

Whereupon the Court resolved that strangers be re-admitted.

The Town Clerk reported that the Court of Common Council had, in accordance with Standing Order No. 61(1), elected Peter Kane to be Chamberlain.  Peter Kane was called back in, onto the Dais.

Whereupon The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor declared Peter Kane to be duly appointed to the Office of Chamberlain on the usual terms and conditions relating to the appointment of Chief Officers and subject to such other regulations as this Court had adopted or may hereafter adopt in respect of the said appointment, and to all other orders and regulations of this Court with reference to its Officers.

Peter Kane accepted the appointment on the above terms and conditions, thanked the Court and withdrew.