From the Annual Council Meeting in May to the Annual Council Meeting in the following May. Appointments are made to the following committees:
Policy Committee
Select Committee
Audit and Governance Committee
Licensing Committee
Planning Committee
Standards Committee
Meetings of the Council, its committees and sub-committees are open to the public, except when confidential matters are being discussed. Members of the public may ask questions or make a statement at the start of meetings.
Lead Member and Member Champions
Lead Members are appointed by Annual Council to take the lead in ensuring that corporate priorities are delivered. They act as adviser for the lead officers and monitor and report regularly at Council meetings on progress in each of their priority areas. Member Champions are appointed for cross-cutting areas.
Lead Members:
Affordable Housing - Councillor Foster
Enterprising Craven - Councillor Myers
Resilient Communities - Councillor Ireton
Greener Craven - Councillor Lis
Financial Resilience (includes Asset Management) - Councillor Mulligan
Internal Services - Councillor Metcalfe
Planning - Councillor Myers
Member Champions:
Equalities - Chair of Standards Committee (Councillor Ireton)
Older People - Councillor Sutcliffe
Children and Younger People - Councillor Rose
Members Training and Development - Councillor Metcalfe
Armed Forces - Councillor Ireton.