Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Callaghan, Terry and Willis.

On the nomination of Councillor Lesley Salter, seconded by Councillor John Lamb, and with the unanimous support of the Council:-

Resolved:

That Councillor Faye Evans be appointed to the Office of Mayor of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea for the Municipal Year 2017/18.

The Worshipful the Mayor announced that she will be supported by Father Clive Hillman during her year of office.

The Worshipful the Mayor announced that the Mayoral Charity for her year of office would be Prostate and Breast cancer.

Councillor Ian Gilbert proposed and Councillor David Norman MBE seconded and the motion having been supported by other speakers, it was unanimously:

Resolved:

That the best thanks of the Council be tendered to Councillor Judith McMahon for the efficient and dignified manner in which she has performed the duties of the Office of Mayor during the past year, and for the ability and courtesy with which she has presided over the deliberations of this Council, and that as a token of the Council’s appreciation of such service she be presented with a Past Mayor’s Badge suitably inscribed and a Mayoral Album.

On the nomination of Councillor Tony Cox, seconded by Councillor Alex Bright, and with the unanimous support of the Council:-

Resolved:

That Councillor Derek Jarvis be appointed to the Office of Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea for the Municipal Year 2017/18.