New Cabinet unveiled for Wyre Forest
Councillor John-Paul Campion, Leader of Wyre Forest District
Council, last night (18 May) unveiled the Cabinet that he has
appointed. Under changes to the Council's constitution that were
required by legislation, the Leader now appoints members of the
Cabinet and decides their portfolios.
Councillor Campion has also decided to reduce the Cabinet to
five members.
Councillor Campion said,
"I am delighted to be re-elected as Leader of Wyre Forest
District Council. With Councillor Stephen Clee being elected as
Chairman of the Council and Councillor Anne Hingley about to become
Mayor of Kidderminster, I have decided to make some other changes
to portfolios and to bring a new member into the team. I would like
to pay tribute to the contribution that Stephen and Anne have made
in the Cabinet over several years, and to wish them well in their
new roles.
"I believe that we have a strong team in the Cabinet and that
the portfolios reflect our priorities. The Council is having to cut
its expenditure as result of Government spending reductions and the
Cabinet will play its part – a smaller Cabinet means less
expenditure on allowances and, like the Council itself, we will
have to work smarter and make our resources go further."
The first meeting of the new Cabinet will be held at 6pm on
Tuesday 21 June at the Earl Baldwin Suite, Duke House,
Kidderminster.
Cabinet Portfolios, May 2011
| Councillor John Campion
Leader of the Council with responsibility for Economic
Prosperity
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- Strategic policy co-ordination
- National & Regional Influence
- New HQ
- Economic Development & Regeneration
- Town Centres, tourism
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Councillor Marcus Hart
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for
Environmental Services
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- Refuse Collection & Recycling
- Fleet Management
- Street Cleansing
- Public Conveniences
- Regulatory services
- Parking Services
- Corporate theme: health and safety
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| Councillor Nathan Desmond
Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and
Transformation
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- Finance & Audit
- Revenues & benefits
- Information and Communication Technology
- Wyre Forest Forward, Transformational change
- Legal services
- Democratic services
- Human resources
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| Councillor Tracey Onslow
Cabinet Member with responsibility for Community
well-being
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- Customer Services
- Partnerships, policy and performance
- Communication & branding
- Leisure Centres
- Parks and open spaces
- Grounds Maintenance
- Countryside service
- Community Development
- Culture & Art
- Community Safety, emergency planning
- Cemeteries
- Corporate themes: Equality & Diversity, relations with
voluntary sector and with parish councils, localism
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| Councillor Julian Phillips
Cabinet Member with responsibility for
Place-Shaping
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- Forward planning, local development framework
- Development Control
- Building Control
- Housing including Registered Social Landlords, Private Sector
& Homelessness
- Health
- Assets
- Land charges
- Corporate theme: Sustainability
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Date of issue - 19th May 2011