The Mayor of Barnet: Roles and responsibilities
The Mayor of Barnet is a civic position, and their roles and responsibilities are set out in the London Borough of Barnet's constitution.
The Mayor has two main responsibilities:
- First Citizen of the Borough: the Mayor represents Barnet and is a focus for Borough identity, unity and pride.
- Chair of Council: the Mayor is an impartial chairperson for meetings of Full Council.
Read the full list of the Mayor's roles and responsibilities
In the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor will chair meetings of the council with the agreement of the council.
In the absence of both the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor, the council will, as a first item of business, appoint one of its members to chair the meeting.