To elect a Mayor for the 2012/13 Municipal Year.
Note: At the conclusion of this item there will be a five minute adjournment.
Minutes:
The outgoing Mayor, Councillor Lorraine Lauder, welcomed everyone to the meeting.
The outgoing Mayor made the following announcements:
· That Councillor Lisa Rajan gave birth to a baby girl on 27 April and Councillor Fiona Colley gave birth to a baby boy on 8 May 2012. The meeting congratulated them both on their new arrivals.
· Congratulations were sent to Southwark born Ryan Bertrand who made his champions league debut in Germany on Saturday night as part of the victorious Chelsea team.
The outgoing Mayor announced that Councillor Toby Eckersley had served on the council for 30 years. Councillor Lewis Robinson paid tribute and thereafter the outgoing Mayor presented Councillor Eckersley with a ceremonial certificate and a silver tankard bearing the Southwark Crest.
The outgoing Mayor announced that the leaders of each political group wished to make a statement.
Thereafter, Councillors Peter John, Anood Al-Samerai and Lewis Robinson paid tribute to the outgoing Mayor.
The outgoing Mayor asked for nominations for Mayor for the ensuing municipal year 2012/13.
Councillor Peter John, seconded by Councillor Rowenna Davis, moved that Councillor Althea Smith be elected Mayor of the London Borough of Southwark for the municipal year 2012/13.
The nomination was put to the vote and it was:
RESOLVED: That Councillor Althea Smith be elected Mayor for the 2012/13 municipal year.
Councillor Althea Smith accepted the office of Mayor. The outgoing Mayor declared that Councillor Althea Smith was duly elected Mayor of Southwark for 2012/13. Thereafter the outgoing Mayor announced that the meeting would stand adjourned to allow the Mayor-elect to be robed. The outgoing Mayor, followed by the Mayor-elect, were escorted to the Mayoral robing room by the mace bearer.
Upon their return the retiring Mayor, Councillor Lorraine Lauder, invested the Mayor-elect, Councillor Althea Smith, with the badge of office. The new Mayor signed the declaration of acceptance of office and took the chair. The new Mayor stated that her consort would be her daughter, Serena Dyett, and that she would also be inviting local teenagers and residents to accompany her on her varies Mayoral duties.
The Mayor appointed Councillor Abdul Mohamed as Deputy Mayor and announced that his consort would be his partner, Caroline McDonald. The Deputy Mayor was invested with the badge of office.
The retiring Mayor, Councillor Lorraine Lauder, gave her outgoing speech. Thereafter, the retiring Mayor and her consort, her son John Lauder were presented with a replica of the Mayoral badge of the London Borough of Southwark.
At 8.00pm the fire alarm sounded and the building was evacuated. At 8.40pm the meeting reconvened.