Agenda and minutes

Annual Meeting, Charter Trustees for the City of Durham - Wednesday 27 May 2015 12.00 pm

Venue: Main Hall, Town Hall, Durham. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
	The Mayor welcomed guests to the Annual Meeting of the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham. He advised that item 17, Presentation of Mayoral Service Medals would follow on from Item 14 on the agenda.
1.	Prayers View the background to item 1. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
	The Mayor formally reported the death of Mr Bryan Petre, former Macebearer and Honorary Member of the Mayor’s Bodyguard and the recently appointed Vice-Chairman of Durham County Council, Councillor Robin Todd. Trustees stood for a moments silence as a mark of respect.
2.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 2. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	Recording of Proceedings View the background to item 3. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Election of Mayor View the background to item 4. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Appointment of Deputy Mayor View the background to item 5. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
	The meeting adjourned for 5 minutes in order for the newly elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor to receive chains of office and be robed.
6.	The newly elected Mayor to receive the Seal and make the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor View the background to item 6. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Mayor's Acceptance Speech View the background to item 7. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Mayor to call on Retiring Mayor/Consort to receive the Past Mayor/Consort Jewels View the background to item 8. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Vote of thanks to Retiring Mayor and Deputy Mayor View the background to item 9. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Address by the Retiring Mayor View the background to item 10. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.
11.	Minutes of the meeting held on 1 April 2015 PDF 56 KB View the background to item 11. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 11.
12.	Declarations of interest, if any View the background to item 12. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 12.
13.	Mayor's Announcements View the background to item 13. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 13.
14.	To swear in a Member of the Mayor's Bodyguard View the background to item 14. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 14.
15.	Presentation of Mayoral Service Medal View the background to item 15. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 15.
16.	Appointment of the following Officers:- View the background to item 16. · Pant Master (Miss S Spence) Billet Master (Chief Superintendent Ivan Wood, Durham Constabulary) Macebearer (Mr D Baker) Swordbearer (Mr S Lincoln) Deputy Bearer (Mr F Bilton) Assistant Deputy Bearer (Mr W Gray) Honorary Judicial Recorder (His Honour Judge Christopher Prince) Recorder (Mrs C Greenlay) Mayor's Chaplain (The Dean ... view the full agenda text for item 16. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 16.
17.	Meetings of the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham - Report of the Clerk to the Charter Trustees PDF 103 KB View the background to item 17. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 17.
	The Mayor announced that there was no other business and invited all attending to refreshments.