Invitations to the Mayor
In view of the Mayor’s busy schedule, it is essential that invitations are sent well in advance of the date of the engagement (preferably in writing), with details on what the Mayor is expected to do, duration of event, contact person, etc.
Please address all correspondence to The Mayor’s Office, contact details are shown below.
Upon the Mayor’s acceptance of the invitation, the Mayor’s Secretary will reply in writing and would contact you if further information is required.
On occasions, the Mayor is unable to attend a function. The Mayor’s Secretary may try and arrange for the Deputy Mayor to attend in his/her place.
The Mayor’s duties include:
- Presiding over meetings of the council and, in the case of equality of votes, having a second or casting vote
- promoting and raising awareness of the council’s main objectives and priority issues
- encouraging and supporting all aspects of life in the city through attendance at civic and public events
- receiving distinguished visitors to the city
- acting as host on behalf of the council and the citizens of Armagh at civic functions
- acting as spokesperson to the local, national and international media
- providing an appropriate response on behalf of the city at times of local, national and international catastrophe
- supporting and encouraging charitable and other appeals as appropriate
- promoting Armagh’s business, commercial, cultural and social life
- promoting Armagh as a place of excellence in which to do business and as a tourist destination
Addressing the Mayor
If you are speaking in public and would like to welcome or introduce the Mayor, the usual form of address is simply ‘Mayor’. For example, “and so, I’d like to welcome Councillor Freda Donnelly, Mayor of Armagh City and District.”
If you are speaking to the Mayor in conversation, the correct title remains ‘Mayor’.
If you would like to write to the Mayor, you should address your letter to ‘the Right Honourable, the Mayor, Councillor Freda Donnelly’. You can also abbreviate this to ‘Rt Hon, the Mayor, Councillor Freda Donnelly’.
You should also begin your letter with ‘Dear Mayor’
Contact the Mayor’s Office
The Mayor’s Office
Armagh City and District Council
The Palace Demesne
Armagh
BT60 4EL
Tel: 028 3752 9633
Fax: 028 3752 9604
Email: mayor@armagh.gov.uk
