The High Officers and Other Officials
Because of its extensive wealth and responsibilities the Corporation has a number of officers and officials unique to its structure who enjoy more autonomy from each other with separate purses:
1. The Town Clerk, who is also the Chief Executive.
2. The Chamberlain, the City Treasurer and Finance Officer, the incumbent is also a bank having a BACS Sort Code.
3. The City Remembrancer, who is responsible for protocol, ceremonial, security issues as well as legislative matters that may effect the Corporation and is legally qualified (usually a Barrister).
4. The Comptroller and City Solicitor; legal officer.
5. The Recorder of London, the senior judge at the Central Criminal Court 'Old Bailey' who is technically a member of the Court of Aldermen; but without precedence, he processes between the senior Aldermen, ie past Lord Mayors, and the junior Aldermen.
6. The Common Serjeant, the second senior judge at the Central Criminal Court 'Old Bailey', technically the legal adviser to the Common Council (ie Serjeant at Law to the Commoners).
There are others:
a) The Esquires at the Mansion House; The City Marshall, the Sword Bearer and the Common Crier/ Mace Bearer; these run the Lord Mayor's official residence, the office and accompany him on all occasions, usually senior military officers with diplomatic experience.
b) The Chief Commoner who is elected by the Common Councillors alone and serves for one year; until recently chaired all of the Bridge House Estates and property matters committees but is now honorific.
c) The Ward Beadles; responsible to a specific Ward from which they are elected, largely ceremonial support to their respective Aldermen and also perform a formal role at Ward Motes.
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