Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendation of the Constitution Committee. 

The Constitution Committee  at its meeting on 22^nd September 2011 had considered the recommendations of the Civic Sub-Committee in relation to conferring on former Members of the Council the title of Honorary Alderman. The Sub-Committee had recommended that the title of Honorary Alderman be conferred on the following former Members of the Council:

Mr Ainsley Arnold

Mr David Cannon

Mr Ray Westwood

Mr Andrew Knowles

Mr Tony Ranfield

Mr John Goddard

The Sub-Committee had also made recommendations regarding the ceremony.

The Committee had approved the Sub-Committee’s recommendations for recommendation to Council.

In moving the Committee’s recommendations, the Chairman, Councillor A Martin, informed Council that since the agenda papers for the Committee had been published, it had come to light that former Councillor Brian Dykes also fulfilled the criteria of ‘eminent service’ for the purpose of becoming an Honorary Alderman.

Councillor Martin also informed Council that the formal ceremony would take place at 4.15 pm on Monday, 14^th November 2011 at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe. Arrangements for the ceremony were well in hand.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the title of Honorary Alderman be conferred on the following former Members of the Council:

Mr Ainsley Arnold

Mr David Cannon

Mr Brian Dykes

Mr John Goddard

Mr Andrew Knowles

Mr Tony Ranfield

Mr Ray Westwood

(2)   it be noted that the formal ceremony will take place at a special meeting of the Council to be held at 4.15 pm on Monday, 14^th November 2011 at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe; and

(3)   the ceremonial procedure set out in paragraph 6.6 of the report to the Civic Sub-Committee be approved for the special Council meeting.