Meeting Details

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Liddy, seconded by Councillor Feltham and supported by Councillors Chapman and B. Oxford and:-

RESOLVED that Councillor Julie Ann Young be appointed as Mayor of Colchester for the ensuing municipal year.

Councillor Young took the customary oath and subscribed the declaration of acceptance of office.

The Mayor then took the Chair and returned thanks for her election. 

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Council meeting on 17 February 2016 be confirmed as a correct record.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor B. Oxford, and SECONDED and SUPPORTED by Councillors Smith, Willetts and T. Young and:-

RESOLVED that Gerard Paul Oxford be appointed Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Colchester for the ensuing municipal year.

Councillor G. Oxford then made and subscribed the declaration of acceptance of office and returned thanks for his election as Deputy Mayor.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Barton and SECONDED and SUPPORTED by Councillors Willetts, T. Young and B. Oxford and:-

RESOLVED that the best thanks of the Council are due and hereby accorded to Councillor Theresa Higgins for the admirable manner in which she has discharged the responsible duties of the mayoralty during the past year and that a transcript of this resolution under the Common Seal be furnished to her. 

The Mayor announced that she had appointed the Reverend Tim Platts to be her Chaplain for the ensuing municipal year.  

The Mayor indicated that she would be supporting the following charities:-

• Beacon House
• Open Road
• Sign Post
• The Rob George Foundation
• The Invicta Foundation

The theme for her Mayoralty would be "Making Changes".

RESOLVED that the meeting be adjourned until 11.45 am and be resumed in the Council Chamber.

RESOLVED that Councillor Paul Smith be appointed as Leader of the Council for the remainder of his period of office.

RESOLVED that the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council. the appointment of Cabinet members and the allocation of responsibility for portfolios, as determined by the Leader of the Council and as set out in the Supplementary Information for the meeting, be noted.

RESOLVED that:-

(i)  in accordance with with the provisions of section 15 of the Local Government Act 1989 the number of seats, Group representation and membership of the Governance and Audit Committee, Licensing Committee, Local Plan Committee, Planning Committee, Scrutiny Panel (including the Crime and Disorder Committee) and the Trading Board be as set out in the Supplementary Information for the meeting, with the replacement of Councillor J. Scott-Boutell with Councillor L. Scott-Boutell on the Trading Board.

(ii) that the membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel be as set out on the Supplementary Information for the meeting.

RESOLVED that the Council recorded its grateful thanks to former Councillors Blundell, Brown, Cable, Cook, Fairley-Crowe, Frame, Gamble, Hardy, Harrington, Havis, Hayes, P. Higgins, Knight, Locker, Manning, Martin, Naish, Offen, Quince, Sheane, and Sykes for the public service rendered by them to this Borough and that a transcript of this resolution be furnished to them on parchment under the Common Seal of the Borough as a permanent record of the appreciation of the Council.

Canon Anthony McKentey opened the meeting with Prayers. The Retiring Mayor, Councillor Theresa Higgins, chaired the meeting for the items at minutes 127-129.