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Jan 2023
Harrogate will get a new civic figurehead from April to perform ceremonial duties following the abolition of Harrogate Borough Council.
The role of the mayor will be abolished along with the council this spring, to make way for the unitary authority North Yorkshire Council.
From April 1, a new position called a charter trustee will be created by North Yorkshire Council and will remain in place until the likely creation of a Harrogate town council.
The charter trustee would only represent the unparished area of Harrogate, which includes the town centre and surrounding areas such as Bilton and Starbeck.
Like the current mayor of the borough, they would wear mayoral chains and other civic regalia.
North Yorkshire County Council leader Cllr Carl Les, who will also lead the new authority, said the first charter trustees would be voted in by councillors at a meeting in April.
These will be the 10 councillors sitting on North Yorkshire Council with wards that fall within the unparished area.
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