Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Charter Trustees.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Hazel Allen, Brian Castle, Eleanor Connolly, Bobbi Dove, Richard Herrett, Jamie Martin, Bernadette Nanovo, Karen Rampton and Kieron Wilson.

Charter Trustees are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

None.

To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 22 January, 24 May and 25 June 2024 and to consider any matters arising.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 22 January, 24 May and 25 June 2024 be approved as a correct record.

The Charter Mayor will update Trustees on their recent activities and any associated issues.

The Charter Mayor updated Trustees on his activity since the previous meeting, highlignt that he had atrended approximately 30 engagements, though attendance at events had been curtailed by the recent General Election. Of note were:

• Attendance at children’s organisations and school events, particularly Bournemouth in Bloom;
• Attendance at the 80^th anniversary of D-day events, including beacon lighting;

The Mayor highlighted the thoughtful gift from the children of Bournemouth, which linked to his chosen Charity ‘Every Paw Matters’ and which was gratefully received.

The Mayor concluded by encouraging Trustees to take several Mayoral business cards to be shared with schools and community groups who wished the Mayor to attend their events.

Councillor John Beesley introduced the report of the Civic Working Group, highlighting the matters to note, and recommended that Trustees formally approve a change of date for Mayor-making 2025 to Tuesday 20 May 2025.

Cllr Broadhead seconded this motion.

While it was noted that this would break from the traditional date , Trustees were in support of the proposed new date, highlighting that it could encourage greater Trustee attendance by virtue of avoiding the bank holiday weekend.

RESOLVED: That Mayor-making 2025 be held on Tuesday 20 May 2025 at 11:15am.

Voting: Unanimous

The following motion has been submitted by Councillor Joe Salmon and seconded by Councillor Kate Salmon:-

“In recognition of the current Israel-Hamas conflict and Israel's potential violations of international law, and the subsequent detrimental impact on the reputation of the town of Bournemouth and its Mayoralty, I call on the Charter Trustees of Bournemouth to withdraw its support for Bournemouth’s twinning with Netanya, Israel, that BCP Council be asked to remove any signage and other signifiers to that effect and request that the Bournemouth Twinning Association de-twin the towns.”

The Charter Mayor informed Trustees that following consultation with and advice from the Honorary Clerk and upon consideration of Bournemouth Charter Trustees Standing Orders, the Motion by Cllr J Salmon and seconded by Cllr K Salmon was not to be debated as it fell outside of the scope of Standing Order 1a.

The Mayor confirmed that the Civic Working Group would undertake a review of the Standing Orders to ensure that they were fit for purpose and a report would be brought to a future meeting of the Charter Trustees.