Cllr Joe Kelly is 'honoured' to be re-elected as Metropolitan Mayor of Waterford City
Councillor Joe Kelly is elected as Waterford's Metropolitan Mayor on June, 24.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan District of Waterford, held in City Hall on Monday, June 24, Independent Councillor, Joe Kelly, was elected as Metropolitan Mayor for a one-year term.
Cllr. Kelly was proposed by Cllr. Lola O’Sullivan of Fine Gael, and seconded by Cllr. Blaise Hannigan. Cllr. Kelly’s appointment comes after he had previously served as plenary Mayor of Waterford City & County from 2021 to 2022, as well as Metropolitan Mayor in 2018.
“I am deeply honoured to be elected as the Metropolitan Mayor of Waterford for a second time," said a delighted Cllr. Kelly, following his appointment.
"This city & county holds a special place in my heart, and I am committed to representing it with dignity and pride. The importance of the democracy in which we live, and work, cannot be undervalued. It gives all the councillors here present our mandate to work for those that elected us," he added.
Cllr. Kelly, beginning his fourth term as an elected representative, thanked his family and especially his wife Frances, as well as paying tribute to those councillors who were not returned in the recent election.
In what was a first Metropolitan AGM without his presence, Cllr. Kelly paid tribute to the late Davy Daniels, a long-serving member of the Council who passed away during the term of the last council.
Also nominated for the position of Mayor were Cllr. David Daniels, Independent (son of the late Davy Daniels) and Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald of Sinn Féin.
Cllr. Frank Quinlan of Fine Gael also shared his delight on the evening as he was elected as deputy Metropolitan Mayor for a one-year term, having been nominated by Cllr. Eamon Quinlan of Fianna Fáil.
The Metropolitan Council is the constituent part of the overall Waterford City & County Council, which represents the Waterford City, Tramore, Passage East and Dunmore East areas and their hinterlands.
There are 18 elected representatives for this district, which is made up of three local government electoral areas, each with six councillors, including Tramore & Waterford City West, Waterford City East and Waterford City South.
