To elect the Mayor for the ensuing year.
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Rebecca Jennings-Evans and seconded by Councillor Edward Hawkins that Councillor Valerie White be elected Mayor for the ensuing year. The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.
RESOLVED, that Councillor Valerie White be elected Mayor of the Borough of Surrey Heath for the ensuing municipal year.
Councillor Valerie White made and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor and was invested with the Mayoral Chain of Office.
The Mayor, Councillor Valerie White, in the Chair
Councillor Whitethanked the Council for her election as the 45th Mayor of the Borough and the Council’s ambassador. She thanked Cllr John Winterton and his Mayoress, Mrs Di Winterton, for the way in which they had most ably carried out their duties as Mayor and Mayoress during the past year and thanked Councillor Winterton for all his help and guidance during her year as Deputy Mayor.
The Mayor’s husband, Mr David White, was invested as the Mayor’s Consort.
The Mayor also thanked Reverend Andreas Sistig from St Annes Church, Bagshot for agreeing to be her Chaplain during her mayoral year.
Councillor Winterton, in responding, thanked all the councillors and officers who had supported him in the past year, with particular thanks to Cllr Valerie White for her support as his deputy throughout the year, his Chaplain, Reverend Mark Wallace and the Mayor’s Secretary.