Issue - meetings

It was proposed by Councillor Maxted and seconded by Councillor Shuttleworth that Councillor Pat Rodohan be elected as Mayor for the municipal year 2021/22.

It was accordingly:-

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That Councillor Pat Rodohan be elected Mayor for the 2021/22 municipal year and until the election of the Mayor at the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

Councillor Rodohan then signed his statutory declaration of acceptance of office as Mayor and took the chair.  In his speech of acceptance, the Mayor advised that he would be raising money for three charities in 2021/22 which would be Amaze (a charity for families with disabled children and young people in Sussex), Community Wise (a busy local community centre) and Holding Space (a charity supporting parents, carers, children and young people who are struggling with their mental health).

Councillor Rodohan thanked Councillor Wallis for his excellent work as Mayor during the last two years and also thanked the outgoing deputy mayor, Councillor Sammy Choudhury, and his consort for all their work.

Councillor Wallis responded with his thanks to his consorts for their support during the last two years, the mayoral support team and other officers, the deputy mayor and fundraising committee and residents of Eastbourne and Councillors and stated how much he had enjoyed serving as the Mayor.

It was proposed by Councillor Dow and seconded by Councillor Bannister that Councillor Steve Wallis be elected as Mayor for the municipal year 2019/20.

It was accordingly:-

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That Councillor Steve Wallis be elected Mayor for the 2019/20 municipal year and until the election of the Mayor at the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

Councillor Wallis then made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office as Mayor and took the chair.   In his speech of acceptance, the Mayor advised that his nominated charity for 2019/20 would be ‘People Matter’.