Agenda item

Clerks Update - Report of Clerk to the Charter Trustees

Minutes:

Charter Trustees considered a report of the Clerk to the Charter Trustees that advised of administrative arrangements (for copy see file of minutes).

 

The Clerk updated Charter Trustees on the following matters:-

·      Members of the Bodyguard sadly reported the death of Mr Frank Bilton on 2nd August 2019;

·      Resignation of Member of the Bodyguard Mr Bill Gray;

·      Three new Members of the Bodyguard to be sworn in at the Charter Trustee meeting on 22 January 2020. It was proposed to move the meeting to the Town Hall, Durham at 5.00pm to allow for swearing in and the ordinary business of the meeting;

·      The Cathedral Service for the Courts was to be moved from July 2020 to 15 March 2020 to allow for the installation of the new High Sheriff;

·      The proposed date for the Annual meeting 2020 was 3 June 2020 at the Town Hall Durham.

 

Referring to the working group to discuss arrangements for Deputy Mayor, the Clerk advised that he would be contacting the proposed members to arrange a meeting date.

 

Cllr Lethbridge added that Frank Bilton gave him considerable support during his term of office and advised that he attended the funeral and wrote a letter of condolence to his widow.

 

Resolved:

That the report be noted.

 

 

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