Agenda item - Council Business

(a)       Newly Elected Councillors

The Mayor will invite Group Leaders to introduce their newly elected councillors who will come forward to be welcomed by the Mayor prior to taking their respective seats in the Council Chamber.

(b)       Vote of Thanks to Past Councillors

The Mayor will move a vote of thanks for the previous councillors and  invite those present to come forward to receive their certificate of thanks.

1.1            The Mayor welcomed everyone to the meeting and stated that she intended to invite the Group Leaders to introduce the newly elected councillors for their Groups in turn, who would then come forward so that she could receive them and invite them to take their seat in the Council Chamber. 

1.2            Councillors Sankey, Davis, and McNair then announced the new Members for the following wards:

Councillor Sankey introduced:

Councillor Alexander                    Coldean & Stanmer

Councillor Allen                                                              Woodingdean

Councillor Asaduzzaman             Hollingdean & Fiveways

Councillor Baghoth                       Hangleton & Knoll

Councillor Burden                         Queen's Park

Councillor Cattell                          Westbourne & Poets’ Corner

Councillor Czolak                         Brunswick & Adelaide

Councillor Daniel                          Central Hove

Councillor Gajjar                          Kemptown

Councillor Galvin                          Hanover & Elm Grove

Councillor Goddard                                                        Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Councillor Helliwell                       North Portslade

Councillor Hewitt                          Hangleton & Knoll

Councillor Loughran                     Preston Park

Councillor McGregor                    Whitehawk & Marina

Councillor Miller                            Goldsmid

Councillor Mistry                           Queen's Park

Councillor Muten                          Goldsmid

Councillor Nann                            Wish

Councillor De Oliveira                   Hollingdean & Fiveways

Councillor Pumm                          Westbourne & Poets’ Corner

Councillor Robinson                     Central Hove

Councillor Rowkins                       Hanover & Elm Grove

Councillor Sheard                         Coldean & Stanmer

Councillor Simon                                                            Woodingdean

Councillor Stevens                       Brunswick & Adelaide

Councillor Taylor                                                            Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Councillor Thomson                     Regency

Councillor Winder                         Hanover & Elm Grove

Councillor Davis introduced:

Councillor Chloë Goldsmith          Regency

Councillor Raphael Hill                 Round Hill

Councillor Ellen McLeay               West Hill & North Laine

Councillor Kerry Pickett                Preston Park

Councillor McNair introduced:

Councillor Emma Hogan               Westdene & Hove Park

Councillor Ivan Lyons                   Westdene & Hove Park

1.3            The Mayor welcomed the newly elected Members to the Council and wished them well in their terms of office.

1.4            The Mayor stated that she wished to move a vote of thanks those previous councillors who had chosen not stand in the recent elections and to those past councillors who had not been re-elected on this occasion. In so doing she also wished to present a certificate of thanks in recognition of the service given by those previous councillors to the council, their respective wards and the city itself as listed below:

Carmen Appich

Vanessa Brown

Nick Childs

Marianna Ebel

Kate Knight

Anne Pissaridou

Dan Yates

Alex Philipps

Tom Druitt

1.5            The Mayor noted that the vote of thanks had been moved and sought confirmation from the council.

1.6            The vote of thanks was duly agreed and the following came forward to receive their certificate from the Mayor:

Carmen Appich, Vanessa Brown, Nick Childs, Marianna Ebel, Anne Pissaridou, Dan Yates, Alex Philipps, Tom Druitt