To elect the Mayor for the ensuing year.
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Valerie White and seconded by Councillor Mrs Vivienne Chapman that Councillor John Winterton be elected Mayor for the ensuing year. The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.
RESOLVED, that Councillor John Winterton be elected Mayor of the Borough of Surrey Heath for the ensuing municipal year.
Councillor John Winterton made and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor and was invested with the Mayoral Chain of Office.
The Mayor, Councillor John Winterton, in the Chair
Councillor Winterton thanked the Council for his election as the 44th Mayor of the Borough and the Council’s ambassador. He congratulated Cllr Joanne Potter and her escort, Mrs Jackie Piper, for the way in which they had most ably carried out their duties as Mayor and Mayor’s Escort during the past year and thanked Councillor Potter for all her help and guidance during his year as Deputy Mayor.
The Mayor paid tribute to the support he had received from his wife, Di Winterton during his year as Deputy Mayor. He also thanked Reverend Mark Wallace from All Saints, Lightwater for agreeing to be his Chaplain during his mayoral year.
Councillor Potter, in responding, thanked all the councillors and officers who had supported her in the past year, with particular thanks to Cllr John Winterton for his support as her deputy throughout the year, her Chaplain, Reverend Phil Parker, Members and supporters who had raised money for the Mayor’s Charity during the year, and the Mayor’s Secretary.