Mayoral protocol
Title and form of address
The Mayor for the municipal year 2008/2009 is
Councillor Ian Green. The Deputy Mayor is Councillor Mrs
Seema Kumar, the Deputy Consort is Mr Sahil Kumar.
The correct title is: The Worshipful the Mayor of the London Borough of Ealing and the correct form of address is Your Worship or Mister Mayor.
Royal visits
It is the duty of the Mayor to be in readiness to
attend upon and receive, on behalf of the borough, any member of
the royal family.
Precedence
By law the Mayor has precedence in all places in
the borough except when the sovereign is present. The
Mayor should accordingly be placed on the immediate right of the
Chairman or other person presiding unless the Lord Lieutenant is
present, in which case the Mayor should be on the immediate left of
the Chairman.
The Mayor's Consort should be seated on the immediate right of the Mayor or on the immediate left of the Chairman, except when the Mayor is on the Chairman's left, in which case the Mayor's Consort should be on the Mayor's left.
When the Mayor's Consort is attending unaccompanied by the Mayor, he/she should be in the position indicated for the Mayor.
If the Chief Executive is in attendance on the Mayor, they should be placed in close proximity.
The Mayor cannot accept the vice-presidency of any association or club during her period of office.
Toast list
The toast of the borough should follow the Queen.
If the toast of the borough is omitted, it is usual to accord
the Mayor the privilege of being first to propose or respond to the
toast immediately following the royal toast.
Bazaars, sales of work, etc.
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are willing, whenever
possible, to open bazaars, sales of work, etc for charitable
purposes. They should not be asked to open on the second day
(if any) unless the first day's bazaar or sale is to be opened by a
member of the royal family or the Lord Lieutenant.
Deputy Mayor
If the Mayor is unable to attend he may ask the
Deputy Mayor to attend in his absence. The Deputy Mayor
is Councillor Mrs Seema Kumar.
Arrival and departure
The Mayor tries to fulfil as many engagements as
possible and as such he may have to arrive at a later time or
depart before the end of the function. Whenever possible
you will be notified in advance of the expected time of arrival and
departure. Your co-operation in this matter would be very
much appreciated.
It is customary for the Mayor to be greeted on arrival and escorted from the venue at the time of departure.