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 Alderman Alison Gowman, being the only Member who expressed her willingness to serve, was duly elected as Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.

The Chairman took the opportunity to thank outgoing Members of the Committee, Alderman Vincent Keaveny Stuart Fraser and Stanley Ginsburg, and welcomed new Members Alderman Alastair King and (in his absence) Deputy Dr Giles Shilson. She welcomed back Jenny Field, Deputy Chief Grants Officer, and thanked outgoing Deputy Chairman Ian Seaton for his year in office.