Minutes:
The Clerk to the Charter Trustees advised Trustees that correspondence had been received from Durham Constabulary confirming the new Billet Master as Superintendent Catherine Clarke. A letter of thanks would be sent to Chief Superintendent Chris Curtis for his service to the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham.
The Clerk to the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham then advised Trustees that he had raised the vacancy of Honorary Recorder for the Trust with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and consideration of his replacement due to his imminent retirement. He advised Trustees that the appointments would be considered as part of the restructure of Legal Services and in the interim Kamila Coulson-Patel would be Clerk until a formal appointment was made.
The Mayor and Councillor Hopgood on behalf of Trustees thanked the Clerk for his service to the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham and wished him well in his retirement, Trustees applauded.
The Mayor then personally thanked Councillors J Blakey and L Brown for their assistance at his Mayoral function held on Saturday.