Minutes:
The Cabinet would consist of 9 Councillors and the Elected Mayor, as shown below.
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Cabinet Member |
Cabinet Portfolio |
Key Areas of Responsibility
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Dame Norma Redfearn DBE
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Elected Mayor |
Overall Strategic Policy Direction
National and Regional Engagement
Leadership within the North of Tyne Combined Authority
Devolution and development of the new Mayoral Combined Authority
Leadership of the North Tyneside Strategic Partnership
Law and Governance
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Councillor Carl Johnson
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Deputy Mayor |
Delivery and presentation of Strategic Policy Direction
Regeneration and Economic Development
Corporate Strategy (including Customer Service)
Planning and Strategic Transport
Culture, Tourism and Events
Delivery of the Investment Programme
Community and Voluntary Sector
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Councillor Anthony McMullen
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Cabinet Member responsible for Finance and Resources
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Finance, ICT and HR
Audit, Assurance and Risk
Asset and Property Management
Procurement and Supply Chain (including the Capita and Equans Partnerships)
Delivery of the Investment Programme |
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Councillor Janet Hunter
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Cabinet Member responsible for Adult Social Care
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Adult Social Care and Safeguarding
Carers Champion
Older People’s Champion
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Councillor Peter Earley
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Cabinet Member responsible for supporting and protecting Children |
Children and Young People’s Plan
Safeguarding and Children’s Services
Young People’s Champion
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Councillor Steven Phillips
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Cabinet Member responsible for Education, Inclusion, Employment and Skills
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Ambition for Education
Inclusive Economy Strategy
Employment and Skills
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Councillor Karen Clark
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Cabinet Member responsible for Public Health, Safety and Wellbeing
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Health and Wellbeing: Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Public Health and tackling Socio-Economic Inequalities
Community Safety and Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
Public Protection
Emergency Planning and Business Continuity
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Councillor John Harrison
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Cabinet Member responsible for Housing |
Housing Strategy
Housing Management
Housing Investment
Affordable Homes Programme
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Councillor Sandra Graham
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Cabinet Member responsible for the Climate Emergency
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A Green North Tyneside
Tackling the Climate Emergency
Delivering the North Tyneside Climate Emergency Action Plan
Cycling Champion
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Councillor Hannah Johnson
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Cabinet Member responsible for the Environment
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Delivering great places to live – stewardship of our communities
Waste Management
Environmental and Local Transport Services (including roads, pavements, parking, and the Capita Partnership)
Sport, Leisure and Libraries
Equality and Diversity Strategy
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Details of the Mayor's proposed approach to managing executive decision making, which included her delegation scheme of executive decision making to Cabinet Members, were also circulated.
a. approving the Authority’s response to government consultation papers;
b. approval of service specific plans;
c. debt write off up to £50,000 in relation to Council Tax, Business Rates, Sundry Debts and Housing Benefit Overpayments (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Finance and Resources);
d. to approve responses to regional strategies that impact on the Borough;
e. to determine Traffic Regulation Orders where any objections are not withdrawn (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Environment and Transport);
f. to consider any representations received in relation to the proposed construction of road humps and thereafter determine if road humps should be installed (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Environment and Transport);
g. to consider any representations received in relation to proposals to establish a pedestrian crossing and thereafter determine if a pedestrian crossing should be established (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Environment and Transport);
h. to approve any proposals directly related to the delivery of objectives in the approved Our North Tyneside Plan;
i. to approve the Member Development Programme (Deputy Mayor);
j. to consider any applications received for discretionary relief for Council Tax or Business Rates, considered only when exceptional circumstances apply, as set out in the Policy for the awarding of local taxation discretionary relief (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Finance and Resources);
k. debt write off up to £50,000 in respect of current and former Council house tenant arrears and write off of credit balances between £3,000 and £10,000 associated with untraceable former tenants (Cabinet Member with responsibility for Housing); and
l. to approve the appointment of representatives to serve on those outside bodies that exercise executive functions (Elected Mayor).
Executive decision making on other matters not listed above will, except in exceptional (urgent) circumstances, be taken by Cabinet collectively.
Any decisions taken by Cabinet Members will have to comply with many of the same good governance requirements that will apply to collective decision-making by Cabinet, namely:
· Publication on the Forward Plan
· Presentation of a written report to the Cabinet Member - the report to be in the same format as current Cabinet reports including reference to legal and financial implications background papers, etc.
· Publication of a record of the decision and availability for call in within specific deadlines.