(Updated wef 21 May 2008)
Cabinet is made up of the Leader, who is appointed by the full Council, and 9 other Councillors who are appointed by the Leader. The Leader was appointed by the full Council at its annual meeting on 16 May 2007. All current Cabinet appointments run until May 2009.
Each individual member of the Cabinet has a 'Portfolio' (or area of work) for which he or she is responsible. Each member (also known as a Portfolio Holder) can make decisions within this area of responsibility. Details of Portfolio Holders and their Portfolios are detailed below:
Councillor Gary Porter (Leader of the Council) - Portfolio Holder with overarching responsibility reflecting the functions of the Chief Executive and Assistant Chief Executive, and Portfolio Holder for the following specific functions - Strategic Housing, Community Leadership, and Pathfinder. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - External Communications.
Councillor Nick Worth (Deputy Leader of the Council) - Portfolio Holder with overarching responsibility reflecting the functions of Rural Strategy, and Portfolio Holder for the following specific functions - Rural Strategy. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Land Charges, Leisure Services, Sports and Art Development, Development Control, Planning Policy, Building Control, Environmental Health, Waste and Recycling, Street Cleaning, Economic Development, Community Development, and Housing Landlord.
Councillor Paul Przyszlak (Deputy Leader of the Council) - Portfolio Holder with overarching responsibility reflecting the functions of Financial Strategy, and Portfolio Holder for the following specific functions - Financial Strategy, Value For Money, Asset Strategy and Efficiency. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Finance, Revenues and Benefits, Legal Services, Asset Management, Member Services, Customer Services, IT, Human Resources, Organisational Development, and Procurement.
Councillor Roger Gambba-Jones - Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Communities including the following specific functions - Local Plan/Local Development Framework, Climate Change, Flood Risk and Mitigation. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Planning Strategy, Conservation, and Heritage.
Councillor Howard Johnson - Portfolio Holder for Economic Development including the following specific functions - Economic Development and Waste. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Economic Development, Waste and Recycling, and Street Cleaning.
Councillor Gary Taylor - Portfolio Holder for Stronger Communities including the following specific functions - Community Cohesion, Community Engagement, Crime and Disorder, and Voluntary Sector. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Crime Reduction, Anti-Social Behaviour, and Community Development.
Councillor Amanda Puttick - Portfolio Holder for Healthy Communities including the following specific functions - Health Improvement, Housing Landlord, Homelessness, and Supported Housing. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Housing Management, Property Maintenance, and Construction Services Unit.
Councillor Paul Espin - Portfolio Holder for Organisational Development including the following specific functions - Human Resources, Performance, IT, Risk, and Procurement. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Procurement, Contracts, Risk Management, Audit, Human Resources, Training and Development, IT.
Councillor Mick Seymour - Portfolio Holder for Customer and Member Services including the following specific functions - Customer Care, Service Standards, and Website. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Customer Services, and Member Services.
Councillor Stephen Williams - Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services including the following specific functions - Enforcement and Street Scene. Service delivery units of the Portfolio include - Environmental Health, Building Control, Car Parking, Fly Tipping and Graffiti etc, and Planning Enforcement.
