Issue - meetings

Town Clerk to be heard.

In accordance with City of London Protocol, the immediate past Chairman, Mr Graham Wallace agreed to serve as Deputy Chairman for the ensuing year.

Jim Davies, being the only other Member willing to serve, was duly elected as Deputy Chairman for the ensuing year.

On taking the Chair, Christopher Makin thanked Members for their proposal and paid tribute to the Chairmanship of Graham Wallace, who had served as the RCC Chairman for 2 years.  Members endorsed this vote of thanks and, in the interests of continuity were also pleased that Graham Wallace had agreed to serve as Deputy Chairman for the ensuing year. 

Town Clerk to be heard.

As there were no Members willing to serve, the Town Clerk asked Members to consider this further, with a view to electing one or two Deputy Chairmen at the next meeting of the RCC.

The outgoing Deputy Chairman advised that the Deputy Chairman would be able to participate in the agenda planning meetings and callovers and in supporting the Chairman on the RCC’s working parties. Members were therefore asked to give further consideration to succession planning. 

Members were then asked to welcome the new representative for Mountjoy House, Mr Jim Davies, to his first meeting of the RCC and all Members were then invited to introduce themselves.