Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19
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Annual Meeting (Part 1) (Wirral Council) 14th May 2018 Part 1 of 5
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Yesterday’s public meeting of Wirral Council (which can be watched above in five clips apart from some videos shown that I have edited out due to copyrighted music) was to elect a Civic Mayor for the 2018-19 municipal year and appoint a Deputy Civic Mayor also for the 2018-19 municipal year.
In her last speech as Mayor of Wirral outgoing Mayor Ann McLachlan congratulated Tranmere Rovers Football Club on their return to League Two. She also thanked Wirral Council staff, those involved with The Mayor’s Special Charity Fund, the Mayor’s cadets and the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress. She then gave a brief summary of events she had attended in the previous year as Mayor of Wirral.
She asked for nominations for the Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19. Cllr Ian Lewis nominated Cllr Geoffrey Watt and gave a brief speech about Cllr Watt and his wife. Cllr Phil Davies seconded the nomination.
Mayor of Wirral Ann McLachlan asked if there were any other nominations. There weren’t any, so in the absence of any other nominations Cllr Geoffrey Watt was elected Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
After Mayor Cllr Geoffrey Watt read his declaration of office, the Mayor’s chaplain said a prayer.
Mayor Cllr Geoffrey Watt thanked people for joining him and the Mayoress and pointed out that it was their 35th wedding anniversary. He gave a speech about his time as councillor, his ancestors, his family, his work life, his time as Deputy Mayor, rugby, football, music and sailing.
The charities the Mayor’s Special Charity Fund would support during the year he is Mayor are the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and The Foresters’ Horn Group Riding For The Disabled Association.
Cllr Phil Davies nominated Cllr Tony Smith as Deputy Civic Mayor for 2018-19. This was seconded by Cllr Ian Lewis. There were no other nominations. Cllr Tony Smith was elected as Deputy Civic Mayor for 2018-19. The meeting was then adjourned by the Mayor to 6.00 pm on Tuesday 15th May 2018.
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