Agenda item

To elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order 29.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No.29. The Town Clerk read a list of Members eligible to stand and Andrew McMurtrie, being the only Member who expressed his willingness to serve, was duly elected as Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year. The Chairman took the opportunity to thank Robert Howard for his previous Chairmanship, and advised that the newly appointed Alderman could seek reappointment to this Board in due course.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Deputy Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No.30. The Town Clerk read a list of Members eligible to stand and Nicholas Bensted-Smith, being the only Member who expressed his willingness to serve, was duly elected as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.