To elect the Mayor for the ensuing year.
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Paul Deach and seconded by Councillor Morgan Rise that Councillor Sarah Jane Croke be elected Mayor for the ensuing year. There being no further nominations, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Councillor Sarah Jane Croke be elected Mayor of the Borough of Surrey Heath for the ensuing municipal year.
Councillor Sarah Jane Croke made and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor and was invested with the Mayoral Chain of Office.
The Mayor, Councillor Sarah Jane Croke, in the Chair.
Councillor Crokethanked the Council for her election as the 49th Mayor of the Borough. She paid tribute to her family and friends, councillors, and residents who had supported her and extended special thanks to her husband for all his support.
The Mayor invested her husband, Mr James Croke, as her Consort for her Mayoral Year and invested the Reverend Canon Stuart Thomas, from St Peter’s and St Francis’s Church, Frimley, as her Chaplain for her Mayoral Year.
On behalf of the Council, the Mayor thanked Councillor Pat Tedder and her Escort, Mrs Elizabeth Kirkpatrick –Thody, for the way they had carried out their roles in a particularly challenging year.
Councillor Tedder, in responding, referred to her unusual Mayoral year and praised the community spirit that had been demonstrated in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. She reported that, due to the pandemic, she had not been able to conduct as much fundraising for her chosen charities as she would have hoped, but noted the generosity of the new Mayor for enabling her to carry out a fundraising event within the next few months.
Councillor Tedder thanked her Chaplain, Reverend Dan Storks-Banks, for his support and guidance and also extended her thanks to councillors and officers for their support and assistance during her Mayoral year.