The Cabinet comprises of the
Leader of the Council and six Cabinet Members of the Council. Each has
responsibility for a defined service area (portfolio).
Within the budget
and policy framework set by the full Council, the Cabinet is
responsible for carrying out almost all of the Council's functions
in delivering services to the community. Full details of the
Cabinet functions are set out in Part 2B, 4D and 4E of the
Council
Constitution on the Council website.
Councillor Paul Foster - Leader of the
Council
· Communications
and Public Relations
· Corporate
Policy, Strategy and Performance
· Corporate
Governance, Mayoralty and Democratic Arrangements
· Strategic
Human Resources and Organisational Development
· Member
Development
· Shared
Services
· Community
Safety
· National,
Regional and Sub Regional Borough Promotion
Councillor Mick Titherington – Deputy Leader and Cabinet
Member (Health, Wellbeing and Leisure)
· Sport
and Leisure
· Cultural
Services
· Public
Health
· Tackling
Health Inequalities
· Health
and Wellbeing Partnership (including liaison with Lancashire
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
· Homelessness,
Housing Standards and Disabled Facilities Grants
Councillor Matthew Tomlinson –
Cabinet Member (Finance, Property and Assets)
· Strategic
Financial Planning and Development
· Revenue
and Budget Monitoring and Review
· Risk
Management, Control and Assurance
· ICT
· Property
Asset Management
· Strategic
Procurement
Councillor Susan Jones – Cabinet
Member (Environment)
· Waste
Collection, Promotion and Development
· Street
Cleansing and litter control
· Parks,
Open Spaces and Grounds Maintenance
· Environmental
Health
· Air
Quality
· Car
Parking
· Licensing
Councillor Bill Evans – Cabinet
Member (Planning, Regeneration and City Deal)
· Strategic
Housing and Planning
· Economic
Regeneration, Planning and Implementation
· City
Deal
· Planning
Policies and Strategies
· Transportation
Councillor Aniela Bylinski Gelder – Cabinet Member
(Community Engagement, Social Justice and Wealth
Building
· Gateway
and Customer Services
· Revenue
and Benefits
· Community
Engagement and Involvement
· Equality,
Diversity and Community Cohesion, Monitoring and
Performance
· Voluntary,
Community and Faith Sector Engagement
· Children
and Young People’s Partnership
The Leader chairs the Cabinet and
has overall political responsibility for achieving the
Council’s objectives. He represents the Council in the
community and on important public bodies e.g. Local Government
Association and acts as the Council’s primary spokesperson.
Cabinet Members meet on an individual basis with the appropriate
chief officers to consider reports on service-related issues and to
take decisions.