Agenda item

To elect a Deputy Chairman for the year ensuing.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Deputy Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No. 30. The Town Clerk informed the Committee that Jamal Banda, as the only Member expressing their willingness to serve, was therefore duly elected as Deputy Chairman for the ensuing year.

RESOLVED – That Jamal Banda be elected Deputy Chair of the Committee of Aldermanic Almoners, Common Council Governors and Donation Governors of Christ's Hospital for the ensuing year.

Deputy Henry Pollard moved a vote of thanks to Marianne Fredericks, the immediate past Chair.

RESOLVED UNAMINOUSLY: THAT, at the conclusion of her term of office as their Chair, the Members of this Committee wish to extend to

Deputy Marianne Fredericks

their sincere thanks and appreciation for the extremely able and competent manner in which she has presided over their deliberations and the detailed interest and commitment she has shown to all aspects of the work of the Committee of Aldermanic Almoners, Common Council and Donation Governors of Christ’s Hospital.

HER detailed knowledge of, and involvement with, the School has been of immense value to the Committee and her continued interest in the City’s presentees has been much appreciated. As well as serving on this Committee for several years and as its Chairman for longer than any other, she also sat on the then pupil selection Reference Sub-committee and served as a Donation Governor which has enabled her to see, first hand, the benefits of an outstanding education at Christ’s Hospital.

MARIANNE has overseen many improvements during her extended time as Chairman, beginning with a new and improved annual process for the City’s presentation of a child to the School. She worked hard to strengthen the relationship between this Committee and the School and to improve the flow of information between the two. She lobbied for and subsequently oversaw the introduction of a £150 per annum grant for all Donation Governors to be able to access in order to help fund any extra-curricular activities for their respective presentees and, crucially, was also instrumental in securing additional funding for presentation rights from the City’s Policy and Resources Committee in 2016.

HER kind and thoughtful treatment of applicants and their parents from the point of application and, thereafter, right the way through their time at Christ’s has been much appreciated by all parties. Indeed, it was also Marianne who first introduced the now much anticipated and celebrated annual Guildhall lunch with presentees and their responsible adults.

IN taking leave of Marianne as their very passionate and active Chairman, Members of this Committee wish to thank her for her dedicated service and excellent leadership and wish her every possible success in the future.