Meeting documents

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

Councillor Hazel Prior-Sankey was elected as Vice Chair of the Council to serve until the next Annual General Meeting in May 2023.

The Chair invited nominations from proposers and seconders for the election of Vice- 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 Hazel Prior-Sankey as Vice Chair of the Council to serve until the next Annual General Meeting in May 2023. The Vice Chair then read and signed the formal Declaration of Acceptance of Office and received the Chain of Office from the Chair:

"I, Hazel Prior-Sankey, having been elected to the Office of Vice 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."