Cabinet
The cabinet has ten members, including the council leader, Jason Stacey, and the deputy leader Councillor Ian Gibb. Each member has a specific area of responsibility (also known as a portfolio) and is accountable for the council's everyday decision-making process.
The role and responsibility of a cabinet member include:
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initiating policy
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making decisions and implementing council policies within their portfolio
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acting as spokesperson for the council on services and functions within their portfolio
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being a member of cabinet and sharing the collective responsibility for decisions taken by the cabinet
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developing partnership working with other organisations in the borough
Cabinet members and a brief overview of their portfolio areas:
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Council leader Jason Stacey: chairman of the cabinet with overall responsibility for it. Other specific responsibilities include neighbourhood governance, community cohesion and emergency planning
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Councillor Ian Gibb: Deputy Leader and portfolio holder for Children’s Services - includes schools, child protection and fostering and adoption
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Councillor Mark Reen: Adults Services and Health - includes health promotion, promoting independence, disabilities, safeguarding adults
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Councillor Phil Taylor: Customer and Community Services – includes benefits service, parking services, libraries, events and parks
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Councillor Sue Emment: Environment and Street Services - includes refuse/recycling/waste disposal, street cleansing and envirocrime enforcement
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Councillor David Scott: Finance and Performance – includes budget, council tax and performance and risk management
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Councillor Will Brooks: Housing - includes
housing allocations, homeless persons and estate
regeneration strategy
Councillor David Millican: Regeneration and Transport – includes community development, road maintenance and road safety, traffic and congestion and public transport - Councillor Wolodymyr Barchuk: Safer Communities - includes anti-social behaviour, drugs, CCTV and licensing
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Councillor John Popham: chief whip and member without portfolio