Council Leader sets Wokingham scene for year ahead
Building on the achievements made over the last year, the Wokingham council’s key priorities - some of which were highlighted by Cllr Lee last night - are:
• To deliver a planning framework for the next 20 years that will achieve high quality development with infrastructure provided at the right time
• Work with the voluntary sector to help deliver effective preventative community services for vulnerable people
• Maintain excellent levels of educational attainment
• Improve services that safeguard children, particularly children in care
• To reduce the fear of crime in the borough
• Deliver a vision for the future of Dinton Pastures
• See a major new customer care drive ‘Customer First’
• See the Addington and Waingels rebuild projects move a step towards completion
• Keep the council tax increase as low as possible
At last night’s meeting Wokingham Cllr Lee also confirmed membership of the council’s ten-strong decision-making executive and announced the appointment of deputy executive members. There will no longer be any champions to the executive.
The executive is as follows:
• Cllr David Lee, leader of the council
- Deputy leaders: Cllr Simon Weeks and Cllr Rob Stanton
•Cllr Simon Weeks, environment and PR
- Deputy: Cllr Chris Bowring
•Cllr Dianne King, community development
- Deputy: Cllr Malcolm Bryant
•Cllr Rob Stanton, corporate services
- Deputy: Cllr Philip Mirfin
• Cllr Gary Cowan, local and regional planning
- Deputy: Cllr Angus Ross
•Cllr Chris Edmunds, social care
- Deputy: Cllr Bob Wyatt
• Cllr Anthony Pollock, council budgets
- Deputy: Cllr Alistair Auty
•Cllr Keith Baker, highways and transport
- Deputy: Cllr Tim Holton
• Cllr Matthew Deegan, community regeneration and safety
- Deputy: To be appointed
• Cllr Norman Jorgensen, children’s services
- Deputy: To be appointed
The ten lead members will continue to make decisions collectively through the executive Wokingham body, which will meet formally, in public, every month.
Cllr Lee said: “We have some interesting and challenging times ahead but I am delighted to say that we have a great team of councillors and officers in place to tackle these challenges and to meet residents’ needs.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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