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Know Your Council A’ Chomhairle Agad www.highland.gov.uk THIS VERSION NOVEMBER 2011 Contents Ro-innse Introduction................................................ 1 Contacting Your Councillors.......................... 2-9 Multi-member Wards Office Bearers............................................. 10 and Operational Areas Roinnean Ioma-bhall Senior Management Team............................ 11 agus Raointean Obrach Ward Managers........................................... 12-13 John o’Groats Durness Council Contacts......................................... 13-19 Bettyhill Council Services......................................... 20-21 Service Points............................................. 21 Facts & Figures about the Highlands............... 22 Lochinver Your Comments/Notes................................. 23 Golspie Ullapool www.highland.gov.uk Gairloch Dunvegan Portree Lochcarron Kyle Grantown-on-Spey Broadford Kilchoan Ballachulish Dunrobin Castle, Golspie Strengthening the Highlands About The Highland Council INVERNESS CITY COMMITTEE Mu Chomhairle Na Gàidhealtachd A city committee has been established in A’ Neartachadh na Gàidhealtachd recognition of the importance of Inverness as the We are one of 32 all-purpose councils in administrative and transport hub of the Highlands. The Highland Council has produced a Scotland, serving 219,000 people across 26,484 sq km. programme of action, which sets out its PLANNING APPLICATION COMMITTEES priorities for making the Highlands one of There are three Planning Application Committees MEMBERSHIP Europe’s leading regions. serving:- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; The Council has 80 elected members, serving Ross, Skye and Lochaber; Inverness, Nairn and on 14 four-member wards and 8 three- The Council aims to create sustainable Badenoch and Strathspey. member wards. Members will serve on the communities with more balanced population Council until 2012. growth and economic development across HIGHLAND PLANNING REVIEW BODY A Highland-wide review body considers appeals the Highlands and to build a fairer and The political representation is: healthier Highlands. against decisions taken by Planning Officers, under delegated powers. 25 Independent The Programme contains a total of 93 20 Liberal Democrat commitments across five main themes and a HIGHLAND LICENSING COMMITTEE/BOARD 17 Scottish National Party A new Highland Licensing Committe/Board has further 15 actions to work with the Scottish 6 Labour replaced the 3 former Committees/Boards. and UK Governments. The themes are: 6 Independent Members’ Group 4 Independent Alliance Group The Licensing Committee considers general What we will do for licensing issues, such as taxi licensing, street 1 Non-aligned children and families trader licences and public entertainment licences, 1 Vacancy while the Licensing Board deals with liquor What we will do for licensing and gambling. communities and older people ADMINISTRATION The Administration comprises members of the WARD FORUMS Independent, Liberal Democrat and Labour What we will do for Elected members serve on Ward Forums, which are Groups. Scottish National Party Independent open to the public. Ward members are joined by the economy Members’ Group and Independent Alliance the ward manager, key partners and agencies, Group members make up the Opposition. including Community Councils, in discussing matters What we will do for of local interest. our environment STRATEGIC COMMITTEES Members serve on the following 22-member JOINT COMMITTEES strategic committees, which meet at Council What we will do to make We work with NHS Highland and other partners on Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, The Highland Council the Joint Committee for Children, Young People and generally on a Wednesday or Thursday: Families, which reports to the full Council. more effective and efficient Resources JOINT BOARDS Housing and Social Work Members sit on the Northern Joint Police Board and Education, Culture and Sport the Highland and Islands Fire Board – boards which Planning, Environment and Development also comprise elected members from Orkney, Transport, Environmental and Community Services Shetland and the Western Isles. They also serve on the Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Audit and Scrutiny Board, which also involves members from the Gaelic Western Isles. Page 1 1 North, West and Central Sutherland 2 Thurso Know Your Councillor George Farlow Donald Mackay An Comhairliche Agad SNP Independent Tel: 01854 612780 Tel: 01847 892645 (council business) KEY Mobile: 07765 921741 Tel: 01847 891621 (home) Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07833 496219 STRATEGIC COMMITTEES Address: 7 Seaforth Road, Address: 2 Wilson Terrace, Thurso, RES - Resources Ullapool IV26 2UY Caithness KW14 8AH ECS - Education Culture and Sport Strategic Committees: PED; TECS; G. Strategic Committees: PED; AS; HSW. HSW - Housing and Social Work Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Area Committee/Board: Chairman CSER PAC. PED - Planning Environment and Development Joint Boards: FIRE. TECS - Transport Environmental and Community Services AS - Audit and Scrutiny 1 North, West and Central Sutherland 2 Thurso G - Gaelic Linda Munro John Rosie MBE Liberal Democrats Independent PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEES Tel: 01641 521779 Tel: 01847 892939 CSER PAC Mobile: 07971 689653 Mobile: 07833 496202 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] RSL PAC Address: 3 Achnabourin, Strathnaver, Address: 3 Thorsdale View, Thurso, Ross, Skye and Lochaber Kinbrace, Sutherland KW11 6UA Caithness KW14 7ET Strategic Committees: Vice Chairman RES; HSW; Strategic Committees: HSW; TECS; AS. INBS PAC Area Committee/Board: HLC Joint Boards: POLICE. Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Joint Boards: FIRE. HIGHLAND PLANNING REVIEW BODY HPRB 1 North, West and Central Sutherland 2 Thurso Robbie Rowantree Lady Thurso (Marion) Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Tel: 01408 621784 Tel: 01847 895437 HIGHLAND LICENSING COMMITTEE/BOARD Mobile: 07833 237688 HLC Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Highland Licensing Committee Address: 175 Clynelish Muir, Address: Thurso East Mains, Thurso, HLB Brora, KW9 6NG Caithness KW14 8HW Highland Licensing Board Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Strategic Committees: ECS; HSW. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. ICC - Inverness City Committee JOINT BOARDS POLICE - Northern Joint Police Board FIRE - Highland and Islands Fire Board VALUATION - Highland and Western Isles Joint Valuation Board Tongue Causeway Page 2 3 Wick 4 Landward Caithness 5 East Sutherland and Edderton Bill Fernie David Bremner Civic Leader of Caithness Deirdre Mackay Independent Independent Members’ Group Labour Tel/Fax: 01955 609343 Tel: 01955 603220 Tel: 01408 622340 Mobile: 07917 505107 Mobile: 07824 695324 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] (business) Fax: 01955 606498 (business) Address: An-Cunairt, Rockhill Road, Address: 2 Muirfield Road, Brora, Address: 19 March Road, Wick, Hempriggs, Wick, Caithness KW1 5TP Sutherland KW9 6QY Caithness KW1 5TY Strategic Committees: Vice-chairman AS; RES; ECS. Strategic Committees: RES; ECS. Strategic Committees: Chairman ECS; G. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Joint Boards: POLICE. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. 3 Wick 4 Landward Caithness 5 East Sutherland and Edderton Gail Ross Robert Coghill Jim McGillivray SNP Independent Independent Tel: 07557 480847 Tel: 07831 224525 Tel: 01862 811593 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Address: 62 Argyle Square, Wick, Address: Balbreck Farmhouse, Clayock, Address: Struay Villa, 11 School Street, Caithness KW1 5AJ Halkirk KW12 6UZ Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland IV25 3PZ Strategic Committees: ECS; HSW. Strategic Committees: TECS; PED; AS. Strategic Committees: TECS; G. Joint Boards: FIRE. Area Committee/Board: Vice-chairman CSER PAC. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Joint Boards: VALUATION. 3 Wick 4 Landward Caithness 5 East Sutherland and Edderton Graeme Smith David Flear William J (Ian) Ross Independent Members’ Group Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Tel: 01955 605298 Tel: 01847 831557 Tel: 01408 634440 Mobile: 07979 987515 Mobile: 07825 116525 Mobile: 07786 510772 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: 01955 609032 Fax: 01847 831798 Fax: 01408 634189 Address: 15 Breadalbane Crescent, Wick, Address: Inkerman, Church Street, Address: An Crasg, West Drummuie, Caithness KW1 5AS Halkirk, Caithness KW12 6YD Golspie KW10 6TA Strategic Committees: TEC; G. Strategic Committees: HSW; TECS. Strategic Committees: Chairman PED; Chairman HPRB. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Area Committee/Board: HLC; HLB. Area Committee/Board: CSER PAC. Joint Boards: POLICE. Joint Boards: FIRE. Joint Boards: Vice-convener POLICE. 4 Landward Caithness Willie Mackay MBE Independent Tel: 01955 621876 Mobile: 07800 759806 Email: [email protected] Address: 36 Oldhall, Watten, Caithness KW1 5XL Strategic Committees: PED; G. Area Committee/Board: HLC. John o Groats Joint Boards: POLICE. Bonar Bridge Page 3 6 Wester Ross Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 7 Cromarty Firth 8 Tain and Easter Ross Isabelle Campbell Mike Finlayson Richard Durham Liberal Democrats
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