Agenda item - Appointment of the Leader of the Council for 2022/23

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Appointment of the Leader of the Council for 2022/23

The Mayor will seek nominations for the appointment of the Leader of the Council for the municipal year 2022/23.

 

It is proposed that the Council elects Councillor Mac Cafferty as Leader of the Council for the municipal year 2022/23.

Minutes:

8.1      Cllr Clare thanked Cllr Shanks for the work she had done as Deputy Convenor of the Group, and for the City, and particularly for managing the difficult portfolio of Health & Wellbeing Board Chair throughout the pandemic, and also for being willing to spend her birthday in Planning Committee. Cllr Clare also expressed her disappointment in the behaviour of the Conservative Group in declining to attend the Annual Council meeting.

 

8.2      Cllr Clare moved the nomination of Cllr Mac Cafferty, noting his diligence in serving the Green group and the city since he was first nominated as Group Convenor in 2017. Cllr Clare praised Cllr Mac Cafferty’s relentless focus on issues key to city residents, including the cost of living crisis, and the associated crisis fund; the climate crisis; and the look and feel of the city, where Cllr Mac Cafferty has been actively involved in cleaning the city as well as advocating for this work to be done. Cllr Clare enumerated many of the achievements of the Green Council, with Cllr Mac Cafferty playing a key role in all.

 

8.3      Cllr Hugh-Jones seconded the nomination.

 

8.4      As there were no other nominations, the Mayor moved that Cllr Mac Cafferty be appointed Leaders of the Council. This was agreed.

 

8.5      RESOLVED – That Cllr Mac Cafferty be appointed Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council for the municipal year 2022-23

 


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