EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIOS 2007/8
The following Portfolios and Appointments were approved by the Council at its meeting on 6th June 2007:
PORTFOLIO COUNCILLORS
(Portfolio Councillors are also known as Executive Councillors. Acting together in committee, the executive councillors form the Cabinet).The individual executive councillors are set out below:-
Leader of the Council (Council and Community Leadership) JOHN CALWAY
Executive Councillor (Corporate Affairs) ALLAN HIGGS
Executive Councillor (Children & Young People) SHEILA COOK (Deputy leader)
Executive Councillor (Communities) HEATHER GODDARD
Executive Councillor (Community Care & Housing) MATTHEW RIDDLE
Executive Councillor (Planning, Transportation & Strategic Environment) BRIAN ALLINSON
Executive Councillor (External Affairs and Partnership Development) JOHN GODWIN (Deputy leader)
PORTFOLIO DETAILS:
1. COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
(held by the Leader of the Council)
• Promotion of the constructive Leadership of the Council and the democratic process.
• Overall leadership and direction of the development of Council strategy and policy.
• Strategic community leadership to promote the well-being of the area.
• Strategic delivery of the Corporate Plan
• Community Strategy
• Vision and Values
• Performance Management (Corporate)
• Emergency Planning
• Government consultation (strategic matters)
(Note: Implementation action within the strategic context set within the portfolio is the responsibility of the relevant portfolio-holding executive councillor. This includes routine external and partnership relationships within the scope of the portfolio).
2. CORPORATE AFFAIRS
• Corporate governance / probity
• Corporate Development Plan
• Corporate organisational matters.
• Corporate travellers matters
• Stewardship of the allocation of Council’s resources (Personnel, Employee Development , Property, Finance, IT, Procurement and Efficiency)
• Provision of Corporate Services
• Strengthening of Local democracy (except non-executive functions)
• Civil Registration
• Provision of cleaning, catering and community care traded services.
• The development and implementation of trading and charging initiatives across the Council.
• Government Consultation within Portfolio
3 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
• All education services to children and young people.
• Youth Services
• Early years and childcare
• Children’s social services
• Corporate parenting
• Government consultation within portfolio.
4. COMMUNITIES
• Vibrant and healthy communities.
• Inclusion, regeneration and equalities.
• Relationships with the voluntary sector, including grants.
• Area working.
• Community development.
• Arts and cultural services.
• Leisure services
• Tourism.
• Health Promotion
• Horticultural services.
• Library service.
• Waste Management.
• Street care and the provision of direct services (transport, building, grounds maintenance and construction and highways maintenance).
• Open spaces, commons (non-executive functions) and cemeteries.
• Consumer protection, environmental services and licensing.
• Community education.
• Government consultation within portfolio.
5. COMMUNITY CARE & HOUSING
• Social services for adults.
• Strategic housing functions.
• Government consultation within portfolio.
6. PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION & STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
• The Development Plan and associated plans
• Planning
• Transportation, public transport and travel.
• Heritage matters
• Strategic environment and sustainability.
• Corporate lead on all sustainability matters
• Traffic management & road safety
• Public rights of way (except non-executive functions)
• Engineering (non – Street Care)
• Conservation and heritage (including museum services)
• Government Consultation within portfolio
7. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND PARTNERSHIPS
• Corporate strategies (other than those relating Council and Community Leadership)
• Support for the Council’s Strategic External Relations, including Sub-regional and regional matters and Strategic Partnerships
• European and International matters
• Economic Development and Relations with the Business Sector
• Promotion of the Council and PR
• Health Relations with the NHS and Bristol Health Services Plan
• Police relations
• Government Consultation within portfolio and Cross Portfolio Issues
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The contents of each portfolio should be interpreted broadly and any activity or function not specifically referred to is deemed to be included within the portfolio theme to which it most closely relates. In the event of dispute or uncertainty, the Leader of the Council will at his/her sole discretion discharge the function or arrange for the discharge of the function by the Cabinet, an executive councillor or by an officer.