Agenda item - Mayor's Communications.

To receive communications from the Mayor.

65.1         The Mayor stated that she unfortunately had to relay the sad news that Chris Cooper, who was one of the security guards at Kings House and who also worked at Council meetings, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday 18 January, after an operation.  Chris was a friendly, positive and engaging man and would be greatly missed by his colleagues. A book of Condolence had been signed by many of his colleagues and was at the reception desk that day, together with a charity collection. Condolences were extended to his wife and family. The Mayor went on to announce the death of a former Conservative Councillor and Hove Mayor Marshall QPM, and the death of a former Mayoress Esther Theobald (when her husband Stanley Theobald was Mayor in 1971). A minute silence was held in all of their memory.

65.2         The Mayor stated that Brighton & Hove City Council had last week celebrated achieving a world first by becoming the first local authority to be awarded two major international standards for environmental management and sustainable events. The ISO certificates were awarded for the Council’s work on reducing the environmental impact of events in council venues, including the Brighton Centre, Hove Town Hall and outdoor events on council owned land. Congratulations were extended to the Sustainability Team the Events team.

65.3         The Mayor stated that the Budget Council on 27 February 2014 would be moved to Hove Town Hall.

65.4         The Mayor that it had been requested that item 75(d) ‘Notice of Motion – Motion of no confidence in the Leader and his administration of Brighton & Hove City Council’ be moved forward and considered after Item 68. Having taken soundings the Mayor noted that the majority of Members were in favour of this and moved the item under Council Procedural Rule 7.2.