Issue - meetings

Members to appoint a Chair and a Majority and Minority Party Vice Chair to the Rail North Committee.

Lead:  Julie Openshaw

2.1             The Chief Executive invited nominations for the Chair of the Rail North Committee.  Mayor Driscoll proposed Mayor Burnham and this was seconded by Mayor Coppard.

2.2             The Chair then invited nominations for the majority group Vice Chair.  Mayor Rotheram proposed Cllr Hinchcliffe and this was seconded by Cllr Gannon.

2.3             The appointment of a Minority Party Vice Chair was deferred until the September meeting.

Resolved:

1)    That Mayor Burnham be appointed Chair of the Rail North Committee for the 2023-24 Municipal Year

2)    That Cllr Hinchcliffe be appointed majority group Vice Chair of the Rail North Committee for the 2023-24 Municipal Year.

3)    That the appointment of the minority group Vice Chair be deferred until the next meeting.