Meeting documents

To invite nominations and elect the Chair of the Council to serve until the Annual General Meeting in May 2023

Councillor Mike Best was elected as Chair of the Council to serve until the next Annual General Meeting in May 2023.

Councillor Peter Clayton, former Vice Chair of Council invited nominations from proposers and seconders for the election of Chair of Council, to serve until the first Annual General Meeting of Somerset Council in May 2023.

Proposed by Councillor Revans and Seconded by Councillor Fothergill, the Council elected Councillor Mike Best as Chair of the Council to serve until the next Annual General Meeting in May 2023. The Chair then read and signed the formal Declaration of Acceptance of Office and received the Chain of Office:

"I, Michael Best, having been elected to the Office of Chair of Somerset County Council, declare that I take that Office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgment and ability. I will now sign that declaration."