Agenda item

Chair's Announcements

Minutes:

The Chair extended a warm welcome to Councillor George Smith, the recently elected Member for the West Auckland Division.

 

The Chair informed Members that photographs would be taken during the course of the meeting and that the traditional Council photograph would be taken at the end of the meeting.

 

The Chair reminded all Members of their obligations under the Code of Conduct and asked that all Members address each other in the correct manner during meetings and show respect at all times.

 

The Chair reminded all Members of the need to complete and return their Declaration of Interests form.

 

Finally, the Chair thanked Dave Wafer, Head of Transport and Contract Services who was leaving the Council on 27 May 2022 after 37 years’ service and Ros Layfield, Democratic Services Manager who was leaving on 21 June 2022 after 39 years’ service.

 

The Chair thanked Dave and Ros for their service to the Council.  Thanks to Dave and Ros were given by Councillor Hopgood (Leader of the Council and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group), Councillor R Bell (Deputy Leader of the Council and Leader of the Conservative Group), Councillor Shuttleworth (Leader of the Durham County Council Independent Group), Councillor Shield (Leader of the Durham Group), Councillor Marshall (Leader of the Labour Group) and Councillor Maddison (Leader of the Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group).