The Council Chamber at The Old Wesleyan Chapel on St Mary's.
Cllr Ted Moulson was unanimously voted in as the new Chairman of the Isles of Scilly Council with Cllr Fran Grottick being voted in as the new Vice-Chair yesterday evening.
It was the first full meeting of the Council since the local Council elections which took place at the beginning of the month.
The meeting started bang on 6:30pm and was well represented by members of the public as well as press and Council Officers. All Members were in attendance with the exception of Cllr Steve Watt.
After a welcome and introduction from the Chief Executive of the Council of the Isles of Scilly Theo Leijser, the first order of business was to elect a new Chairman with Cllr Ted Moulson being voted in unanimously.
Following on from this the Vice-Chair was elected. Cllr Fran Grottick was narrowly elected Vice-Chair winning the vote against Cllr Avril Mumford 7 votes to 6.
Next up was to elect the Lead Member for Adults. Cllr Avril Mumford and Cllr Adrian Davis were tied with the new Chairman Cllr Ted Moulson casting the decisive vote who described it as an “extremely difficult decision” but decided on Cllr Adrian Davis due to his experience in a medical capacity on the islands.
Later on Cllr Joel Williams was elected unanimously as Lead Member for Children, while Cllr Robert Francis beat Cllr Steve Sims by 8 votes to 6 to become Lead Member for Place.
The full list of appointments is below:
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
TED MOULSON
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
FRAN GROTTICK
LEAD MEMBER CHILDREN
JOEL WILLIAMS
LEAD MEMBER ADULTS
ADRIAN DAVIS
LEAD MEMBER PLACE
ROBERT FRANCIS
LEAD MEMBER SMART ISLANDS
JON SMITH
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
ROBERT DORRIEN SMITH
MIKE NELHAMS
MARIAN BERKELEY
AVRIL MUMFORD
JON SMITH
HARRY LEGG
STEVE SIMS
DAN MARCUS
STEVE WATT
INSHORE FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
STEVE WATT
HARRY LEGG
ANDY GUY
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES PANEL
ALL MEMBERS
HOMELESSNESS REVIEW PANEL
AVRIL MUMFORD
DAN MARCUS
MIKE NELHAMS
EUAN RODGER
FRAN GROTTICK
ANDY GUY
STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AVRIL MUMFORD
LOCAL NATURE PARTNERSHIP
JON SMITH
CORNWALL RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MARIAN BERKELEY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AONB’S
JOHANN HICKS (SUBJECT TO CHECKS)
IOS AONB JOINT ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP
JON SMITH
MIKE NELHAMS
SW REGIONAL FLOOD AND COASTLINE COMMITTEE
LEAD MEMBER FOR PLACE
DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE AND CRIME PANEL
MIKE NELHAMS
IOS MUSEUM TRUST
STEVE WATT
EDWARD MCDONALD TRUST
MARGARET DAVIS
FRAN GROTTICK
JOEL WILLIAMS
CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GOVERNOR FOR IOS
AVRIL MUMFORD
RICHARD ADDISON TRUST
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
MEDICAL TRAVEL TRANSPORT GROUP
HARRY LEGG
SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSFORMATION PLAN SUBCOMMITTEE CORNWALL (OBSERVER ROLE)
AVRIL MUMFORD
ISLAND FUTURES BOARD
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
SMART ISLANDS PARTNERSHIP
LEAD MEMBER FOR SMART ISLANDS