Agenda item

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

The Committee received a report of the Town Clerk outlining briefly the role and duties of the Bridgemaster, one of the historic offices of the City Corporation which has some element of interaction with the Court of Aldermen.

Following the recent electoral contest at Common Hall for the office of Bridgemaster, and in response to several queries around process and background that arose therefrom, the report was intended to be a means of advancing a shared understanding of the history of the office and the respective remits of the executive bodies of the City Corporation (i.e., the Court of Common Council, Common Hall, and the Court of Aldermen) in relation to it.

The Lord Mayor thanked the Town Clerk for providing this clarification. He added that he would be keen to see the holders of these offices rotate regularly going forward as another means by which to recognise the good work of individuals within the charity sphere. He added that he was not of the view that the appointee should come solely from within the City Bridge Foundation.

An Alderman suggested that a similar approach might be taken to the position of AleConner going forward for the reasons already articulated.

RESOLVED: - That the report be noted and its content received.