Issue - meetings

To elect a Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

It was proposed by Council R P F Dewick and seconded by Councillor R H Siddall that Councillor M W Helm be elected.  It was further proposed by Councillor M S Heard and seconded by Councillor V J Bell that Councillor S P Nunn be elected.

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor M S Heard requested a recorded vote and this was supported.  The voting was as follows:

For Councillor Helm:

Councillors Dewick, Fleming, Siddall, Morley and Helm

For Councillor Nunn:

Councillors Bell, Heard and Nunn

Abstentions:

None

It was declared that Councillor M W Helm was elected as Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

IN THE CHAIR  :  COUNCILLOR M W HELM

Before proceeding to the next item, the Chairman allowed Councillor M S Heard to make a short statement as to how he saw the need for the Committee to operate with Members having an independent mind-set with nothing to hide, acting in the public interest and without being politically led.