The Annual General Meeting of the council was held on Wednesday 26 May. It was the first meeting since the elections on 6 May 2010 and was more a time for celebration as well as business.
Hackney Speaker
Sally Mulready, Councillor in Chatham Ward, was unanimously elected as the Speaker of Hackney for the 2010/11 municipal year. Not only will Sally be the 110th first citizen of the borough, she will also preside over meetings of the council. You can read more about Sally here.
Hackney Cabinet Members
The Mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, also announced his choice of Councillors to work with him on the Cabinet to deliver his manifesto for the next year. They are:
Cllr Karen Alcock, Deputy Mayor
Clr Feryal Dermici, Neighbourhoods
Cllr Rita Krishna, Children's Services
Cllr Sophie Linden, Crime, Sustainability and Customer Services
Cllr Samantha Lloyd, Finance
Cllr Jonathan McShane, Community Services
Cllr Guy Nicholson, Regeneration and 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Hackney Scrutiny Commissions
Scrutiny Commissions were also established and the chairs and vice chairs agreed.
Scrutiny ensures that the executive (made up of the Mayor and his cabinet) and its partners does their jobs and improve the services for the people of Hackney. Scrutiny does this by investigating policy areas and making recommendations to the Mayor and his executive for changes.
The Council agreed the following commissions along with their chairs and vice chairs:
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission
Chair - Cllr Luke Akehurst
Vice Chair - Daniel Kemp
Community Safety and Social Inclusion
Chair - Cllr Carole Williams
Vice Chair - Cllr Angus Mulready-Jones
Governance and Resources Scrutiny Commission
Chair - Cllr Rob Chapman
Living in Hackney
Chair - Cllr Phil Glanville
Vice Chair - Cllr Ian Rathbone
Children and Young People
Chair - Cllr Gulay Icoz
Vice Chair - Geoff Taylor
Overview and Scrutiny
Chair - Simche Steinberger
Vice Chair - Cllr Dan Kemp
Each Commission will determine their individual work programme at their first meeting. We will post further information on our blog as these details emerge.
