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March 2018 STRUCTURE OF THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL COUNCIL Licensing Committee / Regulatory Policy and Resources Audit Committee Service Committees Planning Committee Services Committee Committee Sustainable Development, Planning and Transport Committee Leisure, Wellbeing and Health Committee General Public Services and Community Safety Committee Lead Member for Economic Development, Sustainability and Lead Member for Leisure, Community and Wellbeing Lead Member for Public Services Transport Arts development and grants Animal and Pest control Energy Efficiency and Beat The Killer Cold Charging Community Toilets Scheme Economic Development Grant aid, including the voluntary sector Refuse collection and recycling Sustainability – promoting energy efficiency and ‘green’ matters Indoor (community centres, theatre) Street Cleaning and litter bin emptying Supporting better buses, public transport and cycling Outdoor (woodlands, open spaces/grounds maintenance, play Travellers (incursions and management of traveller sites) Transport areas) Play Development, Schemes and Rangers Lead Member for Community Safety Lead Member for Housing, Planning and Strategic Schemes Sport (pools, gyms, pitches, golf courses) and sports development Community Safety, including the following functions:– Council House Allocations and Lettings (transfers and Choice Based Services for Young and Old People To review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in Lettings bids Public Health Strategy connection with the discharge by the responsible authorities of Homelessness and Housing Advice their crime and disorder functions; Housing grants for improvement and adaptation Lead Member for Health To make reports or recommendations to the Council with respect Private Housing condition and Houses in Multiple Occupation Health and social care provision and access to the discharge of those functions; (including stock condition surveys) Air Pollution The Committee will be able to co-opt members from the Building Control Cemeteries and crematorium Responsible Authorities (the Community Safety Partnership) Car Parking (provision, fines, permits), Highways and infrastructure Food Inspection and disease control should it wish to when reviewing certain projects/decisions. schemes Health and Safety (for Health and Safety Executive and Council Development Management staff/contractors) Heritage (conservation areas, listed buildings, tree protection) Licensing activities covered by the Licensing Acts Land Charges Licensing and Regulatory activities outside the Licensing Acts Land Drainage Noise Pollution Local Plans i.e. conservation areas, neighbourhood forums, local listing To purchase any property for use as temporary accommodation Other meetings: Appointments Committee, Constitution Working Party, Council Tax Setting Committee, Editorial Working Party, Environmental Forum, Internal Complaints Review, Local Area Forums, Local Plan Member Working Group, Local Strategic Partnership Board, Parking Services Working Party, Pensioners’ Forum, Property Scrutiny Panel, South Oxhey Community Board, South Oxhey Scrutiny Panel, Youth Council, meetings with Parish Councils. 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, three Service Committees covering areas such as sustainable development, planning and transport; leisure, wellbeing and health and general public services and community safety 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 2018. 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 Three Rivers District Council consists of 39 Councillors divided into the following political groups: Liberal Democrats 19 Conservative 16 Labour 3 Independent 1 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 Diana Barber Vice-Chairman Martin Brooks 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 Chris Whately-Smith David Sansom David Major Leavesden South Oxhey Carpenders Park Martin Brooks Stephen Cox Eric Bishop Stephen Giles-Medhurst Joan King David Coltman Kate Turner Stephen King Valerie Coltman Moor Park and Eastbury Chorleywood North and Kemal Butt 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 and Mill End Phil Williams Diana Barber Sarah Nelmes Dickinsons Roger Seabourne Rupert Barnes Phil Brading Peter Getkahn Durrants Steve Drury Chris Lloyd Alison Wall 5 The Six Parish Councils within Three Rivers Abbots Langley Clerk: Tim Perkins Address: Council Offices Langley Road Abbots Langley WD5 0EJ Mon, Wed and Fri 9.30am-2pm Tues and Thurs 2pm-5pm Abbots Tel: 01923 265139 Langley Fax: 01923 262125 Parish Email: [email protected] Council www.abbotslangley-pc.gov.uk Batchworth Clerk: Mike Kennedy (Interim) Address: Basing House 46 High Street Rickmansworth, WD3 1HP Sarratt Parish Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Council Tel. 01923 590201 Email: [email protected] www.batchworth-ecc.gov.uk Chorleywood Non- Clerk: Yvonne Merritt Parished Address: South Lodge Rickmansworth Road Chorleywood Chorleywood WD3 5SL Croxley Parish Council