The Cabinet
The Cabinet makes key decisions for the council, which are detailed in the Forward Plan.
They consider reports from the Scrutiny Committee and all policy and budgetary framework documents and make recommendations to the Council regarding the annual budget and major plans.
The Cabinet meets approximately every 5 weeks. The agenda is made available 5 clear days before the meeting on the website or from the Council Offices.
The decisions are also published and are available 2 working days after the meeting on the website or at the Parkside offices.
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Who is in the Cabinet
The Leader of the Council appoints a Cabinet selected from the elected councillors.
Each Cabinet member will have specific areas of responsibility and oversight, called portfolios.
Cllr Ronan Browne, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Leadership and Projects
Responsibilities include:
Corporate Leadership
- Providing overall Council Leadership and direction
- Corporate Strategy and Policy Development
- Corporate Strategy delivery
- Corporate Communications – Council spokesperson
Strategic Project Delivery and External Funding
- Devolution and Local Government Reform
- Second GP Surgery
- UKSPF Delivery
- Stockyard Delivery
- Securing External Capital Funding including Key Projects
- Support Cabinet Leads for Corporate Assets, Property and Council Housing
Cllr Robert Child, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance, Property and Resources.
Responsibilities include:
Budget, Finance, Resources and Assets
- Budget and Finance
- Debt Management
- Revenues and Benefits
- Procurement
- Corporate Property and Asset Management
- Asset Development and Sales Programme
- ICT Operations
- Corporate Security, Counter Terrorism and Cyber Crime
- Membership of any task and finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Cllr Alison Freer, Portfolio Holder for Corporate Governance, Waste and Environmental Services.
Responsibilities include:
Corporate Governance
- Governance, Decision Making and Member Engagement
- Member Development
- Data Management, GDPR and FOIs
- Democracy
- Corporate Performance, Productivity, and Risk Management
- Support for LGR Transition
- Complaints
- Corporate Health and Safety
Waste and Environmental Services
- Country Park Masterplan implementation
- Waste Management Development and Services
- Environmental Services (cleansing, maintenance, parks and open spaces) including contract oversight
- Cemetery and Burial Services
Other
- Armed Forces Covenant
- Membership of any task and finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Cllr Ian Atherton, Portfolio Holder for Customer Services, Communities and Helping People.
Responsibilities include:
Customer Services, Communities and Helping People
- Customer services and accessibility
- Community Health and Well-being Plan
- Living and Ageing Well
- Youth Engagement
- Safeguarding
- Vulnerable people and community support hub
- Equalities, Diversity and inclusion
- Community Cohesion
- Refugee/Asylum dispersal
- Community Grants and community lottery
- Support for Local Government Reorganisation
- Membership of any task and finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate
Regulatory Services
- Environmental Health
- Building Control
- Land Charges
Cllr Don Pritchett, Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy, Economic Growth and Town Centre.
Responsibilities include:
Planning Policy
- Planning Policy, Local Plan and Infrastructure and place
- Representative on the Members Advisory Group (MAG)
- Supporting provision and partnerships to deliver Strategic Infrastructure Construction (highways/schools)
- Climate Change Strategy
- Flooding
Economic Growth
- Economic Growth and inward investment
- Visitor Economy, Culture and Heritage
- Events and Place promotion (including Discover Melton)
- Council representative on the Business Improvement District (BID) Board
- Town Centre Regeneration
- Membership of any task and finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate
Cllr Simon Lumley, Portfolio Holder for Landlord Services, and Social and Private Housing.
Responsibilities include:
Housing
- Housing Strategy
- Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan Delivery
- Regulatory compliance
- Council housing assets, maintenance and repairs
- Landlord Health & Safety
- Tenancy management including. lettings rents, engagement
- New Council homes (acquisitions and development)
- Use of Right to Buy receipts
- Homelessness and Housing Options
- Private Sector housing
- Partnership Lead for Social Housing with Housing Associations
Private Sector Housing
- Oversight of Renters Reform Act
- Licensing Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Cllr Joe Orson, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety, Health, and Rural Affairs.
Responsibilities include:
Strategic Community Safety
- Strategic Community Safety
- Chair of the Safer Melton Partnership
- Representative on the Police and Crime Panel
- Town Centre CCTV
- SMART, Pub Watch
Health and Leisure
- Leisure Centre
- Physical Activity
- Town Estate Liaison
- GP and Integrated Care Board (ICB) Services
- Support on GP Surgeries
- Private Sector Leisure
Rural Affairs
- Parish Council Liaison
- Farming Support
- Liaison for strategic partners for example, Environment Agency and DEFRA
- Protection and Development of Rural Affairs
- Rural Safety