Meeting documents

The Executive Leader is required to submit to the Annual Meeting of the Council:

•   details of the Executive ("Cabinet") positions and post holders

•   details of any Cabinet committees

•   responsibilities and schemes of delegation for executive arrangements’

•   details of any joint arrangements

•   appointments to outside bodies within the Cabinet’s functional areas for the forthcoming year

The matters set out in (i) to (viii) below are therefore approved and submitted to the Council in order to comply with the Council’s approved Leader and Cabinet Executive political management model and the Council’s approved Constitution.

(i)     (a)     To note that the Executive Leader has appointed Councillor D H G Barnes as Deputy Executive Leader for the purpose of carrying out the Leader’s statutory functions (including e.g. appointing and removing Cabinet Members and Deputy Executive Leader, delegating executive functions to Cabinet, to Cabinet Members or to officers, agreeing or objecting to senior appointments and dismissals);

          (b)     To note that the Leader has appointed Councillor D H G Barnes as Deputy Leader for the purpose of carrying out the remaining (Portfolio) functions of the Leader as set out in the terms of reference and responsibilities of Cabinet Members in the event that the Leader is unable to act through absence, illness, legal disability or conflict of interest, or the circumstances are so urgent that it is appropriate for a Deputy Leader to take a decision in order to protect the interests of the authority or its area.

          (c)     To note that the Leader of the Council has made the following appointments in respect of Cabinet positions and post holders.

(ii)     Cabinet positions and post holders            

NAME	ADDRESS	WARD REPRESENTED	PORTFOLIO
Councillor Ms K S Wood	c/o WDC, Council Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 1BB	Tylers Green & Loudwater	Executive Leader of the Council
Councillor D H G Barnes	18 Juniper Road, Marlow Bottom, Bucks, SL7 3NX	Greater Marlow	Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Engagement & Strategy
Councillor R Wilson	25 Beechtree Avenue, Marlow Bottom, Bucks, SL7 3NH	Marlow North & West	Economic Development & Regeneration
Councillor Mrs J A Adey	Hatherley, Princes Road, Bourne End, Bucks, SL8 5HZ	The Wooburns	Community
Councillor D A C Shakespeare OBE	Elephant Walk House, Hammersley Lane, Loudwater, Bucks, HP13 7BY	Tylers Green & Loudwater	HR, ICT & Customer Services
Councillor D A Johncock	32 Highfield Road, Flackwell Heath, Bucks, HP10 9AN	Flackwell Heath & Little Marlow	Planning
Councillor Mrs J D Langley	18 Rush Burn, Wooburn Green, Bucks, HP10 0BT	The Wooburns	Housing
Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale	43 Green Lane, Radnage, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP14 6DJ	Chiltern Rise	Environment
Councillor R Newman	280 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe Bucks, HP12 4AB	Hazlemere South	Youth
Councillor D M Watson	17 Wendover Road, Bourne End, Bucks, SL8 5NS	Flackwell Heath & Little Marlow	Finance & Resources

 

 (iii)  Cabinet terms of reference and responsibilities of individual portfolio holders

These are to be as set out in Part 2 of the Constitution.

(iv)    Cabinet Committee terms of reference

        "Any proposal to set up a Cabinet Committee will be the subject of a report

         to Cabinet."

 

 (v)    Schemes of Delegation of Executive Functions to Officers

There are to be as set out in Part 2 of the Constitution.

(vi)    Joint Arrangements

There are three schemes for joint arrangements with one or more other local authorities. These are in respect of the Chilterns Crematorium Joint Committee, Bucks Joint Waste Committee and the Chiltern and Wycombe Joint Waste Collection Committee.  Details of the arrangements for all these bodies can be found in Part 2 of the Constitution.

          Representation will be:

Chilterns Crematorium Joint Committee

Councillor Mrs J A Adey

Councillor D H G Barnes

Bucks Joint Waste Committee

Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale

Councillor Z Ahmed (Standing Deputy).

Chiltern and Wycombe Joint Waste Collection Committee

Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale

Councillor Z Ahmed (Standing Deputy).

(vii)   Appointments to Outside Organisations

The organisations to which the Cabinet makes appointments are as set out below. The Council is asked to note the following appointments for the periods set out.

          Local Authority Appointments (until May 2017)

1.    Local Government Association

       General Assembly (1)                Ms K Wood

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D A C Shakespeare OBE

2.    Wycombe Partnership (1)         Ms K Wood

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D H G Barnes

3.    South East England                   Ms K Wood
Councils (1)                                

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D A C Shakespeare OBE

4.    Red Kite Board (2)                      Miss S Brown

                                                              I L McEnnis

5.    South East Employers (2)         A Hussain

                                                               G Peart

       Standing Deputies (2)               D Knights

                                                              T Lee

6.    Thames Valley Police                Mrs J A Adey 

       & Crime Panel (1)              

7.    Wycombe Rent Deposition
Guarantee Scheme (1)              P R Turner

Other Local Authority Appointments until May 2017

1.    BCC Public Health Overview                    

       and Select Committee (1)         A R Green

2.    Health and                                  

       Wellbeing Board (1)                   Mrs J A Adey

3.    Healthy Communities
Partnership (1)                            Mrs J A Adey

(viii) Deputy Cabinet Members

The following have been appointed to assist the relevant Cabinet Member:

        Engagement & Strategy

        Vacant

        Finance and Resources

        Councillor G Peart

        Economic Development & Regeneration

        Councillor S Broadbent

        Community

        Councillor S K Raja

        HR, ICT and Customer Services

        Councillor S Saddique

        Planning

        Councillor A Turner

        Housing

        Councillor D J Carroll

        Environment

        Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

        Youth

        Vacant

The Executive Leader rose to present her report but prior to confirming the Cabinet positions and post holders, took the opportunity to congratulate the incoming Chairman on his election, and then outlined some of the major achievements over the last year. She stated that she was honoured to be entering the second year of her leadership, and that her first year had been highlighted by the opening of the new sports centre and the opening of Waitrose at Handy Cross.

She confirmed that the Council would now look towards regenerating the remainder of the area with offices and a hotel to ensure that the gateway to High Wycombe from the M40 would showcase the Town as a fantastic place to be. Plans to regenerate other town centre locations were also well under way. The Leader then went onto state that housing was to remain a key priority and that the Council would continue to grow on the successes of this year in the best interests of all residents to find the most suitable solutions.

The matters set out in (i) to (viii) below were then submitted to the Council in order to comply with the Council’s approved Leader and Cabinet Executive political management model and the Council’s approved Constitution.

(i)      (a)     It was noted that the Executive Leader had appointed Councillor D H G Barnes as Deputy Executive Leader for the purpose of carrying out the Leader’s statutory functions (including e.g. appointing and removing Cabinet Members and Deputy Executive Leader, delegating executive functions to Cabinet, to Cabinet Members or to officers, agreeing or objecting to senior appointments and dismissals);

          (b)     It was noted that the Leader had appointed Councillor D H G Barnes as Deputy Leader for the purpose of carrying out the remaining (Portfolio) functions of the Leader as set out in the terms of reference and responsibilities of Cabinet Members in the event that the Leader is unable to act through absence, illness, legal disability or conflict of interest, or the circumstances are so urgent that it is appropriate for a Deputy Leader to take a decision in order to protect the interests of the authority or its area.

          (c)     It was noted that the Leader of the Council had made the following appointments in respect of Cabinet positions and post holders.

(ii)     Cabinet positions and post holders            

NAME	ADDRESS	WARD REPRESENTED	PORTFOLIO
Councillor Ms K S Wood	c/o WDC, Council Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 1BB	Tylers Green & Loudwater	Executive Leader of the Council
Councillor D H G Barnes	18 Juniper Road, Marlow Bottom, Bucks, SL7 3NX	Greater Marlow	Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Engagement & Strategy
Councillor R Wilson	25 Beechtree Avenue, Marlow Bottom, Bucks, SL7 3NH	Marlow North & West	Economic Development & Regeneration
Councillor Mrs J A Adey	Hatherley, Princes Road, Bourne End, Bucks, SL8 5HZ	The Wooburns	Community
Councillor D A C Shakespeare OBE	Elephant Walk House, Hammersley Lane, Loudwater, Bucks, HP13 7BY	Tylers Green & Loudwater	HR, ICT & Customer Services
Councillor D A Johncock	32 Highfield Road, Flackwell Heath, Bucks, HP10 9AN	Flackwell Heath & Little Marlow	Planning
Councillor Mrs J D Langley	18 Rush Burn, Wooburn Green, Bucks, HP10 0BT	The Wooburns	Housing
Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale	43 Green Lane, Radnage, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP14 6DJ	Chiltern Rise	Environment
Councillor R Newman	280 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe Bucks, HP12 4AB	Hazlemere South	Youth
Councillor D M Watson	17 Wendover Road, Bourne End, Bucks, SL8 5NS	Flackwell Heath & Little Marlow	Finance & Resources

 

 (iii)  Cabinet terms of reference and responsibilities of individual portfolio holders

        These were to be as set out in Part 2 of the Constitution

 

 (iv)   Cabinet Committee terms of reference

It was noted that any proposal to set up a Cabinet Committee would be     the subject of a report to Cabinet.

(v)     Schemes of Delegation of Executive Functions to Officers

As set out in Part 2 of the Constitution.

(vi)    Joint Arrangements

There were three schemes for joint arrangements with one or more other local authorities. These were in respect of the Chilterns Crematorium Joint Committee, Bucks Joint Waste Committee and the Chiltern and Wycombe Joint Waste Collection Committee.  Details of the arrangements for all these bodies could be found in Part 2 of the Constitution.

Chilterns Crematorium Joint Committee

Councillor Mrs J A Adey

Councillor D H G Barnes

Bucks Joint Waste Committee

Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale

Councillor Z Ahmed (Standing Deputy).

Chiltern and Wycombe Joint Waste Collection Committee

Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

Councillor Mrs J E Teesdale

Councillor Z Ahmed (Standing Deputy).

(vii)   Appointments to Outside Organisations

The organisations to which the Cabinet made appointments were as set out below. The Council was asked to note the following appointments for the periods set out.

          Local Authority Appointments (until May 2017)

1.    Local Government Association

       General Assembly (1)                Ms K Wood

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D A C Shakespeare OBE

2.    Wycombe Partnership (1)         Ms K Wood

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D H G Barnes

3.    South East England                   Ms K Wood
Councils (1)                                

       Standing Deputy (1)                  D A C Shakespeare OBE

4.    Red Kite Board (2)                      Miss S Brown

                                                              I L McEnnis

5.    South East Employers (2)         A Hussain

                                                               G Peart

       Standing Deputies (2)               D Knights

                                                              T Lee

6.    Thames Valley Police                Mrs J A Adey 

       & Crime Panel (1)              

7.    Wycombe Rent Deposition
Guarantee Scheme (1)              P R Turner

Other Local Authority Appointments until May 2017

1.    BCC Public Health Overview                    

       and Select Committee (1)         A R Green

2.    Health and                                  

       Wellbeing Board (1)                   Ms K Wood

3.    Healthy Communities
Partnership (1)                            Mrs J A Adey

(viii) Deputy Cabinet Members

The following were appointed to assist the relevant Cabinet Member:

        Engagement & Strategy

        Vacant

        Finance and Resources

        Councillor G Peart

        Economic Development & Regeneration

        Councillor S Broadbent

        Community

        Councillor S K Raja

        HR, ICT and Customer Services

        Councillor S Saddique

        Planning

        Councillor A Turner

        Housing

        Councillor D J Carroll

        Environment

        Councillor Mrs W J Mallen

        Youth

        Vacant