The Cabinet comprises of the
Leader of the Council and five 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.