The Mayor's Role and Responsibilities
The Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan for 2011/12 is Councillor
John Clifford.
The Deputy Mayor is Councillor Katherine Kemp.
The Mayor must be an elected member of the
Council. He is elected into office at the Annual Meeting of
the Council in May and his year of office runs to May of the
following year. A Deputy Mayor is elected into office at the same
time and also holds office for one year. The Mayor and
Mayoress wear their Chains of Office when they attend functions on
behalf of the Council
The procedural role of the Mayor is to preside
over the principal meetings of the Council that are held four times
a year.
The Mayor also has a ceremonial role where he
acts as an ambassador for the Council. He represents the
Council at: -
- Civic Ceremonies
- Royal Visits
- Events in relation to our Twin Towns –
Mouscron in Belgium; Fécamp in France and Rheinfelden
in Germany
- Receptions and functions at the Mayor's
Parlour, Town Hall and the Civic Office in Barry for special
occasions and for visitors to the Vale of Glamorgan.
- Events for charitable/voluntary
organisations.
- Events that recognise the achievements of VOG
staff and residents of the Vale of Glamorgan.