The Executive Board is
the principal decision making body of the Council.
The Board is chaired
by the Leader of Council (Cllr Judith Blake) and comprises eight
Executive Members with portfolio responsibilities
regarding:
·
Economy and Culture
– Cllr J Blake;
·
Children and Families
– Cllr L Mulherin;
·
Resources and
Sustainability – Cllr J Lewis;
·
Environment and Active
Lifestyles – Cllr M Rafique;
·
Health, Wellbeing and
Adults – Cllr R Charlwood;
·
Regeneration,
Transport and Planning – Cllr R Lewis;
·
Communities –
Cllr D Coupar; and
·
Learning, Skills and
Employment – Cllr J Pryor.
There are a further
two Executive Members: the Leader of the Conservative Group (Cllr
Andrew Carter) and the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group (Cllr S
Golton).
All meetings of the Executive Board are open
to the public, except where certain parts of an agenda contain
confidential or exempt information. In
these circumstances the Executive Board may choose to treat that
part of the meeting as a ‘private meeting’ by excluding
the public. The Executive Board may
also exclude a member of the public in order to maintain orderly
conduct or prevent misbehaviour at a meeting.
The public parts of the Executive Board
meetings are now also webcast live via the Council’s
website.
Five clear working days before each meeting
details of the agenda items to be considered and the associated
reports will be published on this website. If any of these items contain confidential or
exempt information this will be made clear in the agenda, and the
reasons for the restriction will be explained. If any representations have been received about
why the meeting should be open to the public, these will be
detailed in the covering report for that item of business, along
with the response to any such representations.
Please note that the
Council will try all means possible to enable all interested
parties to be present at full Council, Executive Board and
Committee meetings where decisions take place. However due to
the limited seating capacity within the Civic Hall meeting rooms,
the Council regrets that access for all may not always be
possible.