Appointment of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Religious Adviser PDF ...

iv) The Acting Chief Executive will ask all those in favour of Councillor J Davis to raise
their hands as follows:
v) Then all those against to raise their hands.
vi) Then any abstentions.
vii) On the basis the vote is carried, Mr C J Fairbrass, MBE will announce the newly
appointed Deputy Mayor for the coming year and will invite the mover and seconder
to say a few words in support.
viii) Mr C J Fairbrass, MBE will invite the newly appointed Deputy Mayor to come to the
dais, read and sign the acceptance of his/her appointment. The Acting Chief
Executive will also sign the book.
ix) The newly appointed Deputy Mayor will invest the Deputy Mayoress, Mrs P
Cullender for the coming year.
x) Flowers will be presented to the Deputy Mayoress.
xi) Photos will be taken.
xii) The Acting Chief Executive will announce that the Mayoral party will be leaving the
chamber for about ten minutes whilst the newly appointed Mayor and Deputy Mayor
put on their Mayoral robes and chains.
xiii) The Mayoral procession will return in the following order:
• Macebearer
• Newly appointed Mayor and Mayoress/Consort
• Newly appointed Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress/Consort
• Retiring Mayor (Mr C J Fairbrass, MBE) and Mayoress
• Retiring Deputy Mayor (Councillor E O Obasohan) and Deputy Mayoress
• Acting Chief Executive
xiv) The newly appointed Mayor will address the Council.
Appointment of the Religious Adviser
1. The newly elected Mayor will notify of his intention to appoint his Religious Adviser
for the ensuing municipal year.
2. The Religious Adviser will read and sign the acceptance of his appointment.
3. The newly elected Mayor will invest his Religious Adviser with the Khanda Religious
Symbol.
4. Photos will be taken.
5. The Religious Adviser will respond.