Please note that this meeting has been postponed following the announcement of the national period of mourning for the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. The meeting will be rescheduled in due course.
Please follow this link to watch the meeting live on YouTube:
(107) ColchesterCBC - YouTube
The Mayor will welcome attendees and members of the public and Councillors and will invite the Chaplain to say a prayer.
His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Essex will address Council and on behalf of the late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, will present Letters Patent to the Mayor of Colchester, conferring City Status on the Borough of Colchester.
The Leader of the Council will propose the following motion:-
Motion A:-
(a) The name of Colchester Borough Council be changed to Colchester City Council with immediate effect;
(b) The Monitoring Officer be authorised to make the necessary consequential amendments to the Council's Constitution.