Members and Portfolios

Board Members and Portfolios 2008/09

At the Annual Council meeting held on 14th May 2008 the composition of the Council's Board was amended. The Board now consists of ten Members - the Leader and nine Portfolio Holders. The political composition of the new Board is nine Conservative Members and one Nantwich Independent Member. The broad overview of responsibilities of each Board Member is outlined below - more detailed descriptions of their individual remits is available by selecting the Portfolio titles from the table.

Councillor John Hamond (Conservative) Cllr.John.Hammond@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Leader of the Council The provision of visible political leadership in relation to citizens, stakeholders and partners in the overall co-ordination of Council policies, strategies and service delivery. Lead the development of local strategic partnerships. Lead the Council's contribution to the Community Strategy objectives. Promote the core values and objectives of the Council's Corporate Strategy.	Councillor John Hatfield (Conservative) mailto:Cllr.John.Hatfield@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Human Resources Portfolio Performance management; Best Value; Human Resources; ICT; E-Government; disability issues; equality and diversity issues; development of resource partnerships; legal services; (Improvement Plan:1 Develop appropriate capacity, 2. Supporting Employees) (Corporate Project: CRM systems)
Councillor Margaret Hollins (Conservative) Cllr.Margaret.Hollins@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk The Planning Portfolio Planning; traffic and transportation; Town Centres; Housing Strategy; monitoring housing providers (Theme: The Push for Prosperity).	Councillor Jacquie Weatherill (Conservative) Cllr.Jaccquie.Weatherill@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Local Environment Portfolio Waste Management; Cemetery and crematorium; markets; tidy streets; sustainability; car parking (Theme: Improving the Area's Appearance)
Councillor David Brickhill(Conservative) Cllr.David.Brickhill@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk The Economic Development Portfolio Business support; Economic Development ; the Rural Economy; Building activities (Theme: The Push for Prosperity)	Councillor Bill McGinnis (Nantwich Independent) Cllr.Bill.McGinnis@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk The Leisure Portfolio Sports and leisure; the arts; tourism; parks and open spaces; Queen's Park Project; day to day running of leisure facilities; delivery of the cultural strategy. (Corporate Project: Queen's Park)
Councillor Rachel Bailey Deputy Mayoress(Conservative) mailto:Cllr.Rachel.Bailey@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Safer Communities Portfolio Emergency Planning; Environmental Health; Licensing and regulation; health; safer communities (Theme: Neighbourhood Action)	Councillor Margaret Simon (Conservative) Cllr.Margaret.Simon@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Customers Portfolio Customers; Communication; Community Leadership Programme; consultation; civics; twinning; member training and development; including Champions project; (Theme: Customer Focus) (Improvement Plan: expanding customer choice).
Councillor Graham Fenton (Conservative) Cllr.Graham.Fenton@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Finance Portfolio Capital and revenue management; asset management ; procurement; (Improvement Plan: Develop Appropriate Capacity)	Councillor Ray Westwood (Conservative) Cllr.Ray.Westwood@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk Neighbourhoods Portfolio Neighbourhood regeneration; lifelong learning; children and young people's issues; Local Area Agreement; grants; older peoples issues; monitoring Council contribution to LSP (Theme: Neighbourhood Action)