Councillors - Areas of responsibility

Portfolios for the year May 2010 – April 2011 are as follows:

Financial Officer: The Clerk

Planning Committee: The core members will be the Chairman, Cllrs. Andrews and Hasell together with three other Councillors including the Councillor who lives nearest the property.

Footpaths Working Group: Cllrs. Hasell, Cox and the Chairman.

Cllr. Hasell will be responsible for operation of the B&NES footpath agency

scheme, chair the group and be spokesperson on all other matters.

Responsibility for King George V Playing Fields matters: Cllrs. Cox and Cornelius

Finance: Cllrs. Andrews and Slade

Health Issues and defibrillator: Cllr. Leach

Youth issues and liaison with youth workers: Cllr. Slade

Spokesperson on trees, hedges and verges: Cllr. Andrews assisted by the Chairman

Public transport issues: Cllr. Davis

Crime and public safety: Cllr. Cornelius

Parish open spaces: Cllrs. Timson, Hasell and Slade

Spokesperson on BIA issues including representative to Parish Councils’ Airport Association: Cllr. Timson

Spokesperson on environmental/sustainability issues including liaison with Target 80 and other Valley initiatives: Cllr. Scholefield.

Flood Warden Scheme: Cllrs. Timson, Cornelius and Leach, and the Clerk

Representatives on the OSR Management Committee: Cllrs. Andrews, Davis and Slade.

Liaison with Chew Magna Fair Trade Steering Group: Cllrs. Hasell and Leach.

Representative to PACT meetings: Cllr. Slade

Liaison with Chew Magna Primary School: Cllr. Scholefield

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman would continue their close oversight of and involvement in key issues such as relocation of the Doctors’ surgery and affordable housing, and would involve relevant Councillors.