The Executive is a group of
Councillors made up of the Leader of the Council, who is chosen by
the Full Council, and up to 9 other Councillors, called Lead
Members, who are appointed by the Leader.
Apart from specific
functions listed as Council functions in legislation all other
responsibilities rest with the Leader and the Executive. These are
called “executive functions”.
A specific area of
responsibility is called a Portfolio and where a Councillor is
assigned that area of responsibility that Councillor is also called
a Lead Member.
Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Governance and
Communications: Cllr Bill Revans
Leader of the
Council
·
Overall responsibility for the Council and its
organisational design
·
Developing and Setting the Strategy and Council Plan
for the whole organisation
·
Providing overall leadership and direction working
closely with the rest of the Executive and the Senior Leadership
Team
·
Working closely with the Executive in decision
making to develop effective council policies and the delivery
of high quality cost effective
services
·
Regional, National and international affairs
·
Developing and maintaining strategic relationships
and relationships with key partners
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all the services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director for Strategy,
Workforce & Localities:
·
Governance, Democratic & Legal
Services
·
Communications
To appoint and hold the
Executive, Lead Members and Associate Lead Members to account for
their areas of responsibility including financial and operational
performance and meeting the requirements of the Council Plan and
the Medium-Term Financial Plan
Deputy Leader of the
Council and Lead Member Resources and
Performance: Cllr Liz
Leyshon
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all the services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director for Resources
and Corporate Services and the Executive Director for Strategy,
Workforce & Localities:
·
Finance
·
Strategy and Performance
Lead Member for developing
the Medium-Term Financial Plan
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for Public
Health, Equalities and Diversity: Cllr Adam Dance
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all of the services under the responsibility of
the Executive Director for Public Health:
·
Protection of the Public’s Health
·
Inequality, Inclusion & Diversity
·
Public Health Commissioning
·
Public Health Nursing
·
Community Safety Partnership
·
Improving the health of the local
population
Lead Member for Public
Health and Health & Well-Being
Lead member for equalities
and diversity
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for the
Environment and Climate Change: Cllr Sarah Dyke
Lead Member for the
following areas of responsibility and these services under the
responsibility of the Executive Director for Climate & Place:
Climate, Environment and Sustainability.
Lead member for Climate
Change and the Climate Emergency Strategy.
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan.
Lead Member for
Transformation and Human Resources: Cllr Theo Butt Philip
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and these services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director for Strategy,
Workforce & Localities:
·
Workforce
·
Partnerships and Localities
·
Transformation
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium Term Financial Plan
Lead Member for Children,
Families and Education: Cllr
Tessa Munt
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all services under
the responsibility of the Executive Director for Children
Services:
·
Children & Families
·
Commissioning & Performance
·
Inclusion
·
Education, Partnership & Skills
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for Transport and Digital: Cllr Mike
Rigby
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and these services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director of Climate and
Place and the Executive Director of Resources and Corporate
Services:
·
Infrastructure & Transport
·
Information Communication Technology
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for Adult Services: Cllr Dean Ruddle
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all the services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director for Adult and
Health Services:
·
Adult Services Operations
·
Adult Services Commissioning
·
Adult Services Transformation
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for Communities, Housing and Culture: Cllr Federica
Smith-Roberts
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and all of the services under the responsibility of
the Executive Director for Community Services:
·
Housing
·
Customer Services
·
Cultural Services
·
Regulatory and Operational Services
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan
Lead Member for Economy,
Planning & Assets: Cllr Ros
Wyke
Lead Member for the
following executive areas of responsibility and these services
under the responsibility of the Executive Director for Resources
& Corporate Services and the Executive Director of Climate and
Place:
·
Strategic Asset Management
·
Economy, Employment & Planning
To be accountable for policy
development and the financial and operational performance of
services within their area of responsibility, including meeting the
requirements of the Council Plan and the Medium-Term Financial
Plan.
Associate Lead Members:-
Associate Lead Member for
Adult Social Care and Housing – Cllr Fran Smith
Associate Lead Member for
Culture and Leisure – Cllr Nicola Clark
Associate Lead Member for
Education Strategy – Cllr Jo Roundell Greene
Associate Lead Member
for Localities (LCNS) and
Public Health – Cllr Val Keitch
Associate Lead Member
for Performance –
Cllr Tom Deakin
Associate Lead Member for
Business Strategy – Cllr David Woan
Associate Lead Member for
Commercial Investment and Risk – Cllr Sarah
Wakefield
Associate Lead Member
for Childrens Social Care
and SEND – Cllr Heather Shearer
Associate Lead Member
for Climate Change and
Active Travel – Cllr Dixie Darch
Associate Lead Member
for Communications –
Cllr Oliver Patrick
Opposition Spokespersons:-
Leader of the Opposition
– David Fothergill
Deputy Leader of the
Opposition and Opposition Spokesperson for Resources and
Performance – Mandy Chilcott
Opposition Spokesperson for Children,
Families and Education - Frances Nicholson
Opposition Spokesperson for Adult Social
Care - Sue
Osborne
Opposition Spokesperson for Transport and
Digital – Diogo Rodrigues
Opposition Spokesperson for Public Health
and Equalities - Lucy
Trimnell
Opposition Spokesperson for Transformation
and Human Resources - Faye Purbrick
Opposition Spokesperson for Environment and
Climate Change -Connor Payne
Opposition Spokesperson for Prosperity,
Assets and Development -Mark Healey
Opposition Spokesperson for Communities,
Housing and Culture -Andy Dingwall
For further details, please
see the Constitution or
email Democratic Services on democraticservicesteam@somerset.gov.uk
