Minutes:
The Mayor thanked trustees, officers, the bodyguard and his wife, Maxine for their support and was honoured to be elected to the Office of Mayor for the City of Durham for the ensuing year.
He looked forward to the forthcoming year and assured that he would fulfil the role to the best of his ability, in which he would undertake the duties required to enhance the links between the City, Cathedral, University and also maintain the long standing links with the organisations within the City and foster relations with charities, voluntary organisations, businesses and members of the public.
The Mayor paid tribute to Councillor Pauline Charlton for her service to the Office of Mayor. He read out a message from Councillor Pauline Charlton and asked that his personal thanks for her help and advice she had given him throughout the year be place on record.