Agenda item

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 10 May 2022.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 10 May 2022.

MATTERS ARISING

Guidance for Liveries and Guilds – Conduct of Virtual Business – Future Position (page 9) – Alderman Gowman, Chairman of the Magistracy and Livery Sub-Committee spoke on resolution iii) set out on page 9. She stated that what she thought had been agreed was that Freedom Ceremonies may take place virtually if occasion required as opposed to if requested.  

Future General Purposes, Nominations and Court of Aldermen Meeting Dates (page 11) – An Alderman questioned progress on this in terms of drawing various Aldermanic events/commitments together. The Chairman reported that Officers from Town Clerks, Remembrancers and Mansion House had already met to progress this. It was intended that all Aldermen would be sent a rolling 12 month programme of events via email at the beginning of each month post Summer recess.  

COL Committees following the April Court of Common Council Meeting (page 12) – In response to a question, the Town Clerk reported that membership of the various Aldermanic Sub-Committees was now visible on the public webpages.

RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 10 May 2022 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.