Agenda item

To elect the Chair in accordance with Standing Order 28.

Two expressions of interest having been received (Munsur Ali and Brendan Barns) a ballot was held, and Brendan Barns was duly elected Chairman.

The votes were as follows:

Munsur Ali – 4

Brendan Barns – 19

Spoilt ballot – 1

The Committee congratulated Brendan Barns on his election.

The newly-elected Chair thanked the Committee for their vote, and thanked former chairman Munsur Ali as well as past Deputy Chairs John Foley and John Griffiths. New Members were welcomed, and the newly-elected Chair articulated his interest in raising the status of the Committee, boosting partnerships and further publicising the City’s cultural assets, and set out three priority areas:

1. Progress on the cultural strategy;

2. An effective working relationship with Destination City; and

3. Close monitoring of the Committee finances.