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September 2018 STRUCTURE OF THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL COUNCIL Licensing Committee / Regulatory Policy and Resources Audit Committee Service Committees (X 2) Planning Committee Services Committee Committee Infrastructure, Housing and Economic Development Committee Leisure, Environment and Community Committee Lead Member for Economic Development Lead Member for Leisure Economic Development Arts development Rivertech Outdoor (woodlands, tree management, open spaces/grounds maintenance, play areas) Sustainability – promoting energy efficiency and ‘green’ matters Leisure/Community Grants Supporting better buses, public transport and cycling Play Development, Schemes and Rangers Transport Sport (pools, gyms, pitches, golf courses) and sports development Car Parking (provision, fines, permits, parking machines and contract with Hertsmere Council, Highways Leisure Contract Services for Young and Old People Lead Member for Infrastructure and Planning policy Indoor (community centres, theatre) Infrastructure Schemes Development Management Lead Member for Environmental Services Heritage Cemeteries and crematoria Listed Buildings Air Pollution Land Charges Refuse collection and recycling Land Drainage Street Cleaning and litter bin emptying Conservation areas, local listing Animal and Pest control Tree Protection Community Infrastructure Levy Lead Member for Community Safety and Partnerships Local Plan Public Health Strategy Neighbouthood Planning Health and social care provision and access Right to Build Register Grant aid, including the voluntary sector and meals on wheels Brownfield Register Community grants Building Control Communications Food Inspection and disease control Lead Member for Housing Health and Safety (for Health and Safety Executive and Council staff/contractors) Residential Environmental Health (to include Noise Pollution) Licensing activities covered by the Licensing Acts Council House Allocations and Lettings (transfers and Choice-Based Lettings bids Licensing and Regulatory activities outside the Licensing Acts Homelessness and Housing Advice Requests for implementation of Public Spaces Protection Orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime Housing grants for improvement and adaptation and Policing Act 2014. Private Housing condition and Houses in Multiple Occupation (including stock condition surveys) Services provided jointly with other Local Authorities: To purchase any property for use as temporary accommodation Development of Commercial Partnerships Travellers (incursions and management of traveller sites) Community Toilets Scheme Community Safety, including the following functions:– To review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge by the responsible authorities of their crime and disorder functions (it is the Crime and Disorder Committee for the purposes of the Police and Justice Act 2006); To make reports or recommendations to the Council with respect to the discharge of those functions; The Committee will be able to co-opt members from the Responsible Authorities (the Community Safety Partnership) should it wish to when reviewing certain projects/decisions. Lead Member Resources and Shared Services Audit and Fraud including Audit Recommendations Commercial Estate management Committee/Member support Customer Services Centre Electoral registration and elections Land and Property (PFM) and Office Services Legal Policy/Corporate support Purchasing/procurement Rent Account Accountancy, Treasury, Income and Payments Benefits – Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, discretionary NNDR relief Collection of Council Tax, National Non-Domestic Rate To undertake an annual review of the Council Tax Support Scheme and make recommendations to Council Information and Communications Technology Human Resources and Training Themes / Strands allocated from the Council’s Strategic Plan Resources and Finance including the development of Budget recommendations to Council Asset Management Major Projects To authorise the purchase of property for investment CONTENTS Page How Three Rivers District Council makes decisions 1 Who does what in local government 2 About Three Rivers District Council 3 Map of Wards 4 District Councillors and their Wards 5 Parish Councils 6 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner 7 Hertfordshire County Councillors for Three Rivers 8 Members of the European Parliament for Eastern Region – contact details 9 Members of Parliament for Three Rivers 10 Who’s on What - District Councillors with special responsibilities 11 District Councillors’ Directory - contact details 13 How Three Rivers District Council makes decisions How does the system of local government work in Three Rivers? The Council, attended by all 39 Councillors, meets five times a year and makes critical decisions such as setting the Budget and appointing a Council Leader. The Policy and Resources Committee (in accordance with the Council Constitution) is chaired by the Leader of the Council with automatic membership on the Committee by the 7 Lead Members. In addition, two Service Committees cover areas such as economic development, infrastructure, planning policy, leisure, environment and community and will make decisions within their Committee remit. If you have a concern or suggestion about your local area, contact your Ward Councillor as your representative on the District Council (full contact details are in this document). For a list of public meetings you can attend, look on the District Council notice boards or visit our website and click on Council Meetings http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/listing/council-meetings or phone us on 01923 776611. District Council elections will next be held in May 2019. The election of County Councillors took place on 4 May 2017. Elections of County Councillors take place every four years. Therefore, the next County Council election will take place in May 2021. 1 Who Does What in Local Government Hertfordshire County Council Three Rivers District Council The six Parish Councils within responsibilities cover: provides various services Three Rivers district are: Archives, Concessionary Fares, including: Abbots Langley Education, Emergency Allotments, Arts, Building Batchworth Planning, Environmental Health, Control, Business Rates, Chorleywood Fire and Public Protection, Collection, Cemeteries, Council Croxley Green Footpaths, Highway and Tax, Development Control, Sarratt Transport Planning, Highways Electoral Registration, Watford Rural Maintenance and Development Environmental Health, Housing, (covering the South Oxhey, Projects, Household Waste Local Planning, Parking, Carpenders Park and Oxhey Sites, Libraries, Planning, Public Recreation, Refuse Collection, Hall area). Transport Co-ordination, Sports, Street Cleaning. Registration of Births, Deaths They provide a number of local and Marriages, Road Safety, services themselves or together Smallholdings, Social services, with the District Council such as: Traffic Regulations, Waste Allotments, Care of Cemeteries, Disposal, Trading Standards. Maintenance of (some) Open Spaces and Public Buildings, etc. Not sure whom to speak to? If in doubt, ring Three Rivers District Council and we will be happy to advise you. The District Council also publishes an online A–Z of Services booklet containing further information and contact details. Please ring 01923 776611 2 About Three Rivers District Council The Council comprises 39 Councillors who represent 13 wards, and the current political composition of the Council is: Liberal Democrats 20 Conservative 16 Labour 3 If you are trying to contact your District Councillor the directory should help you. If you do not know who your District Councillors are, look them up under the Ward in which you live. The directory contains the postal and email addresses as well as telephone numbers of the District Councillors, their political party and year of retirement from the Council. For easy reference there is also a list on pages 11 and 12 to show which Councillor serves on which Committees. Key figures in the District Council Council Leader Sara Bedford Deputy Leader Chris Lloyd Chairman Phil Williams Vice-Chairman David Coltman Liberal Democrat Group Leader Sara Bedford Conservative Group Leader Alex Hayward Labour Group Leader Stephen Cox For further information about the Council: Telephone us on 01923 776611 Email: [email protected] Visit our website at www.threerivers.gov.uk/ 3 Wards within the Three Rivers District Three Rivers District Council has 13 wards. Maps showing the ward boundaries can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the ward. A = Abbots Langley & Bedmond B = Carpenders Park C = Chorleywood North & Sarratt D = Chorleywood South & Maple Cross E = Dickinsons F = Durrants G = Gade Valley H = Leavesden I = Moor Park & Eastbury J = Oxhey Hall & Hayling K = Penn & Mill End L = Rickmansworth Town M = South Oxhey 4 District Councillors and their wards Abbots Langley and Gade Valley Rickmansworth Town Bedmond Joy Mann Paula Hiscocks Matthew Bedford Alex Michaels Ralph Sangster Sara Bedford Jon Tankard David Sansom David Major Leavesden South Oxhey Carpenders Park Stephen Giles-Medhurst Stephen Cox David Coltman Alex Turner Joan King Valerie Coltman Kate Turner Stephen King Donna Duncan Moor Park and Eastbury Chorleywood North and Joanna Clemens Sarratt Debbie Morris Marilyn Butler Reena Ranger Alex Hayward Heather Kenison Oxhey Hall and Hayling Keith Martin Chorleywood South and Alison Scarth Maple Cross Andrew Scarth Angela Killick Martin Trevett Penn
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