To receive a vote
of thanks for the retiring
Minutes:
Councillor Orson proposed a vote of thanks to the retiring
Mayor. He said she was nothing short of
excellent as Mayor and was always present at important times and events and all
the Leicestershire and neighbouring districts had appreciated her presence and
company and she had presented Melton in a good light. He referred to Councillor Chandler’s passionate
support for rural affairs and on planning matters and that she had put
Bottesford well and truly on the map with her Civic Service last October which
was so well attended. She had gained great
respect over the 12 months as Mayor and on behalf of all present he thanked
Councillor Chandler for her Mayoral year.
Councillor Graham
MBE said that it gave him great pleasure to second the vote of thanks to the
retiring Mayor and said it was only during Council meetings that one got the
flavour of how much Councillor Chandler had done in the Mayoral role, when she
would announce in a calm way how often she had represented the Borough all over
the County and beyond. He added that she worked tirelessly as the Council’s
ambassador and kept up the punishing schedule to the end, which he knew because
he was told how much they appreciated her visit to Wymondham School in his ward
in the previous week. He thanked her for
the last year that she had selflessly devoted to serving the Borough and his
only concern was personal; that she would
be a very hard act to follow. It
gave him great pleasure to second the vote of thanks for Councillor Chandler’s
very special and successful year as Mayor.
In support of the vote of thanks for the retiring Mayor, Councillor Evans read out a statement from the absent Councillor Holmes as follows :-
‘I have
had the privilege to accompany the Mayor
this year. The Mayor has carried
out the duty to a superb standard. Many
times she has attended events in the town and wider Borough and has been
received with a great deal of pleasure by schools, groups and other
organisations.
The
Mayoral role is very significant in our Borough as it is in many others. I was aghast when I heard that there would be
no secretary for the office of Mayor, I and others (organisations)and the like
feel the same, I do hope the Leader and Cabinet will change this as soon as possible,
the Mayor is the face of the Borough, let us never forget. As I have said I have been privileged to
attend some of the Mayors’ functions, have met people from all walks of life
and in some cases makes one feel very humble.
I would personally like to thank the Mayor for all she has done this
year and also some events she attended as Deputy.
I would
like to wish all new Councillors well and hope they get a feeling of being able
to help our community.
I have
mentioned to our Chief Officer the commemoration of 75 years of Operation
Market Garden of which the Parachute regiment was stationed here in Melton in
the hunting lodges also some at Somerby.
There is already a plaque in St. Mary’s Church and at Saltby Airfield. So
many brave young men lost their lives in this operation. Many of you must have seen the film ‘A Bridge
too Far’, part of Operation Market Garden.
Finally I wish
everyone good luck and good council.’
RESOLVED that a vote of thanks be recorded for the retiring Mayor.