At a meeting of the full Council this evening the following appointments were made in respect of the Leaders and the main committees – or those that might be of interest to the general public!

Mayor Councillor Penny Frost

Deputy Mayor Councillor Clare Vollum

Leader of the Council, Councillor Gareth Jones was again elected after seven years as Leader.

Joint Deputy Leaders Councillor Julia Neden – Watts Councillor Jim Millard

Adult Social Services, Health and Housing Committee – 9 Members of the Council (8 Liberal Democrat + 1 Green) Chair Cllr Andy Hale, V-Chair Cllr Piers Allen, Cllr Richard Bennett, Cllr Chris Varley, Cllr Margaret Dane, Cllr Paulina Vassileva, Cllr Charlie Engel, Cllr Clare Vollum, Cllr Stephen O’Shea

Environment, Sustainability, Culture and Sport Committee – 9 Members of the Council (8 Liberal democrat + 1 Green)

Cllr Julia Neden-Watts (Ch) , Cllr Liz Gant, Cllr Chas Warlow, Cllr Alan Juriansz (V-Ch), Cllr Zoe McLeod, Cllr John Coombs, Cllr Laura O’Brien, Cllr Sam Dalton, Cllr Fiona Sacks

Finance, Policy and Resources Committee – 10 Members of the Council (9 Liberal Democrat + 1 Green)

Cllr Gareth Roberts (Ch), Cllr Katie Mansfield, Cllr Caroline Wren, Cllr Nancy Baldwin (V-Ch), Cllr Jim Millard, Cllr Richard Baker, Cllr Lesley Pollesche, Cllr Robin Brown, Cllr Kuldev Sehra,
Cllr Phil Giesler

Transport and Air Quality Committee – 9 Members of the Council (8 Liberal Democrat + 1 Green)

Cllr Alexander Ehmann (Ch), Cllr Jeremy Davis, Cllr Andree Frieze, Cllr James Chard (V-Ch), Cllr Petra Fleming, Cllr Carey Bishop, Cllr Marjory Millum, Cllr Michael Butlin, Cllr Gareth Richards,

Planning Committee – 18 Members of the Council (16 Liberal Democrat + 2
Green)

Cllr Jonathan Cardy (Ch), Cllr Jeremy Davis, Cllr Andree Frieze, Cllr Richard Pyne (V-Ch), Cllr Julia Neden-Watts, Cllr Chas Warlow, Cllr Marjory Millum, (V-Ch), Cllr Suzette Nicholson, Cllr Piers Allen, Cllr Stephen O’Shea, Cllr Richard Baker, Cllr Gareth Richards, Cllr Michael Butlin, Cllr Paulina Vassileva, Cllr Ian Craigie Cllr John Coombs, Cllr Sam Dalton, Cllr Anton McNulty-Howard

Achieving for Children Joint Committee 3 Members of the Council (2 LD + 1 Green)

Cllr Julia Cambridge (Ch), Cllr Andree Frieze, Cllr Gareth Roberts

Health and Wellbeing Board 4 Members (3LD and 1G)
Cllr Piers Allen (Ch)
Cllr Nancy Baldwin
Cllr Michael Wilson
Cllr Richard Bennett

Corporate Parenting Panel (6 LD + 1 Green)
Cllr Julia Cambridge
(Ch) Cllr Margaret Dane
Councillor Julia Neden Watts
Councillor Suzette Nicholson
Councillor John Coombs
Councillor Phil Giesler
Cllr Nikki Crookdake

Note: The proposals above comply with the proportionality requirements set out in
section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.