The Cabinet
Role
The Cabinet comprises seven Councillors, all representing the majority party of the Council. There is a Leader, Deputy Leader and five Cabinet Members - each with a specific ’portfolio’ of responsibilities, which are listed in full in the Council’s Constitution.
The Cabinet takes key decisions on Council policy, the acquisition and disposal of land and sets much of the strategy for how Council services will be delivered. It also receives recommendations from the Scrutiny Committees on policy development and review.
Cabinet Members are also able to take decisions on an individual basis. Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
In accordance with Article 7.8.2, the Leader of the Council has provided written notice of the re-allocation of responsibilities for Executive functions between Members of the Cabinet, including changes to the names of the Cabinet Portfolios. The proposed Cabinet Portfolios and appointments, as agreed at the Annual Council Meeting held on 9 May 2012. The amendments arising from these changes in terms of responsibility of functions will be provided in a full report to the next Full Council Meeting taking place on 11 July 2012 and the details below will be updated to include the full functions and responsibilities for each Cabinet Member after this meeting.
Cabinet Membership
The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Council Strategy - Councillor Mrs Gill Brown
She has responsibility for the following areas.
Policy
Partnerships
Communications
Performance and Improvement
Business Tourism
Economic Regeneration
Arun Improvement Board including Systems Thinking and Change Management
Regional and National Partnerships
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance - Councillor Dudley Wensley
He has responsibility for the following areas.
Finance
Legal
Administration
Democratic Services
Property and Estate Management
Human Resources
Corporate H&S
Information Management/FOI/Data Protection
Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure - Councillor Ricky Bower
He has responsibility for the following areas.
Planning including street naming/ numbering/NLPG
Strategic Housing
Building Control
Land Charges
Planning Policy
Development Control
Transport and Infrastructure
Rural Issues
South Downs National Park
Cabinet Member for Housing - Councillor Roger Elkins
He has responsibility for the following areas.
Housing Delivery/New Homes
Housing Needs
Homelessness
HRA
Sale of Council Houses
Facilities
Cabinet Member for Community Development - Councillor Paul Wotherspoon
He is the portfolio holder for the following areas.
Neighbourhoods
Community Safety
Health
Wellbeing
LSP
Lifeline
Day Centres
Voluntary Sector
Children and Young People & Adult Safeguarding
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services - Councillor Paul Dendle
He is the portfolio holder for the following areas.
Environmental Health Coast Protection
Cleansing Land Drainage
Car Parking Tourism Activity
Leisure Management
Greenspace
Emergency Planning
Youth Council
Culture
Events
Leisure Strategy
Engineering
Cabinet Member for Customer Services - Councillor Norman Dingemans
He has responsibility for the following areas.
Customer Services
Information Technology (IT)
Revenues
Benefits
Equalities
Broadband
Print Unit
Post/Scanning
Arun Direct
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Agendas, Minutes & Decisions
Minutes from meetings of Cabinet held since 31/05/2011 (to view older documents please use the document archive tabs).
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