. ▁Med way ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁applied ▁to ▁inherit ▁Ro chester ' s ▁city ▁status , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁refused ; ▁instead ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁were ▁granted ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ro chester ▁local ▁government ▁district ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁to ▁" per pet uate ▁the ▁ancient ▁name " ▁and ▁to ▁recall ▁" the ▁long ▁history ▁and ▁proud ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁City ". ▁The ▁Home ▁Office ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁status ▁may ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁bor ough ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁" R och ester " ▁in ▁its ▁name , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Med way ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁renamed ▁the ▁bor ough ▁to ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ro chester - up on - Med way , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Ro chester ' s ▁city ▁status ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁bor ough ▁by ▁letters ▁pat ent , ▁with ▁the ▁district ▁being ▁called ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester - up on - Med way . ▁The ▁Admir al ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Med way ▁was ▁ex - o ffic io ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁this ▁dign ity ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Med way ▁when ▁that ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁was ▁created , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁River ▁which ▁constit utes ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁existing ▁local ▁government ▁districts ▁of ▁Ro chester - up on - Med