Chairman of AVDC

Chairman of AVDC
Councillor Derrick Isham is Chairman of AVDC .

Prior to becoming Chairman, Derrick was Vice Chairman from 2009/2011.

Follow the link below to Councillor Isham's ward information.

Vice Chairman for 2011/2013

The Vice Chairman of AVDC is Councillor Michael Rand.

Chairman’s Charity
It is customary for the Chairman to choose a charity or charities each year. The charities this year are The Florence Nightingale Hospice and Ali's Dream (which helps fund research into childhood brain tumours).

Invitations for the Chairman

The Chairman is delighted to attend events in the district such as fetes, openings of community projects, exhibitions, and if you would like to invite him to an event you are organising please write to him at the Chairman’s office, AVDC, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF or email communications@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk. If the Chairman is unable to attend the Vice Chairman may be available to represent him.

Role of the Chairman
Aylesbury Vale being a district council has a Chairman rather than a Mayor. The Chairman chairs meetings of the full council. Council meetings are open to members of the public. Apart from this, the Chairman’s role is a ceremonial one:

Hosting AVDC functions
Acting as an ambassador for AVDC
Representing AVDC at events
The Chairman must be a serving councillor and is elected each year at AVDC’s Annual Meeting.

Chain of Office
The Chairman has a badge and chain of office as a symbol of his or her position

Protocol
Under the Local Government Act 1972 the Chairman of the Council is First Citizen of the district and at events within the district takes precedence over everyone except the Queen’s representative. If the Vice Chairman is attending an event in place of the Chairman he or she takes the same precedence.

The Chairman of AVDC always takes precedence over the mayors of the town councils. This is because when AVDC was formed in 1974 from six local councils in the area, three of these councils, Aylesbury, Buckingham and Winslow were borough councils and had mayors. Under the Local Government Act 1972 these towns have town councils instead of parish councils and are entitled to elect a mayor.

Chairman’s Consort
The Chairman may choose a person, normally his or her spouse or partner, to act as Chairman’s consort. But if the Chairman is single he or she may not wish to nominate a consort.