Agenda item - Appointment of Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen

Report of the Chief Executive.

3.1 The Mayor said that this item related to the proposed appointment of previous councillors as Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen of the City Council of Brighton & Hove. The appointment is made in recognition of the service given by those past councillors to the Council, the wards they represented and the city.

       The Mayor proposed that the following past councillors should be appointed:

                   Jayne Bennett, Hove Park Ward

Denise Cobb, Westbourne Ward

Lynda Hyde, Rottingdean Coastal Ward

Mo Marsh, Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Ward

Anne Meadows, Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Ward

Gill Mitchell, East Brighton Ward

Warren Morgan, East Brighton Ward

Ann Norman, Withdean Ward

Ken Norman, Withdean Ward

Geoffrey Theoblad OBE, Patcham Ward

3.2  The Mayor called on Councillor Platts, Leader of the Council to second the motion.

       Councillor Platts formerly seconded the motion.

3.3  The Mayor called on Councillor Mac Cafferty, Leader of the Opposition and Convener of the Green Group to second the motion.

       Councillor Mac Cafferty said that today the Council recognised the hard work of our former colleagues and noted that together they had provided hundreds of years of service, which was an amazing achievement. He thanked them for their service and the important role they played in the city. He said that weren’t many ways to thank them for their service, and so it was important to formally convey the title of Aldermen and Alderwomen to some of them and to provide a certificate of thanks to others. He formally seconded the motion.

3.4 The Mayor called on Councillor Bell, Leader of the Conservative Group to second the motion.

       Councillor Bell welcomed the former councillors to the meeting and thanked them for all the work they had done. He particularly wanted to thank Geoffrey Theobald who had given over 50 years to public service. He formally seconded the motion.

3.5  The Mayor said that the motion to nominate the aforementioned persons as Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen had been moved and asked those present to approve the motion. The motion was agreed.

3.6  The Mayor presented a certificate to those listed in paragraph 3.1 in commemoration of their appointment.

3.7 The Mayor said that several of the previous councillors had chosen not to stand for re-election and others had been unsuccessful at the recent elections. The Mayor thanked them for their service to the Council and the residents of the City and wanted to move a vote of thanks to the following departing councillors:

Karen Barford, Queen’s Park Ward

Tom Bewick, Westbourne Ward

Julie Cattell, Preston Park Ward

Dan Chapman, Queen’s Park Ward

Emma Daniel, Hanover & Elm grove Ward

Penny Gilbey, North Portslade Ward

Louisa Greenbaum, St Peter’s & North Laine Ward

Saoirse Horan, Goldsmid Ward

Michael Inkpin-Leissner, Hollingdean & Stanmer Ward

Amanda Knight, Goldsmid Ward

Adrian Morris, Queen’s Park Ward

Dick Page, Hanover & Elm Grove Ward

Ollie Sykes, Brunswick & Adelaide Ward

Nick Taylor, Withdean Ward

Andrew Wealls, Central Hove Ward

3.8  The Mayor asked those present to approve the motion. The motion was agreed.

3.9  The Mayor presented a certificate of thanks to those listed in paragraph 3.6 in recognition of their contribution to the City and their ward.