Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
The Council, comprising all 50 Members of the Council, meets on a regular basis and has overall responsibility for agreeing new policies recommended by the Executive.
Council also makes major decisions such as setting the Council Tax, adopting the policy framework and appointing the Leader of the Council. It is at Council meetings where the actions of the Executive can be questioned and debated. Reports from the Council's other committees are also received and discussed.
Council meetings (which the public are welcome to attend) also provide an opportunity for the public to raise issues of concern via Public Question Time and Petitions.
Council meetings are webcast – details can be found here - EastHertsDistrict - YouTube
Annual Council Meeting (ACM)
The Annual Council meeting is held in May each year and is where the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council are appointed for the ensuing civic year.
The Chairman and the Vice Chairman represent the Council at civic and community events, both within the district and outside. Another task of the ACM is to appoint Scrutiny and Regulatory Committee Chairmen (and Vice-Chairmen) and members to the individual committees.
It is at the ACM after an ordinary election that the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council are appointed. Members are appointed to the Executive in accordance with the wishes of the Leader. The Leader effectively serves a 4 year term of office which ends with the day of the next ordinary election of the Councillors.
Membership
- Councillor Calvin Horner (Chairman)
- Councillor Martin Adams
- Councillor David Andrews
- Councillor Ruth Buckmaster
- Councillor Peter Boylan
- Councillor Carl Brittain
- Councillor Martin Butcher
- Councillor Ian Devonshire
- Councillor Eric Buckmaster
- Councillor Stan Bull
- Councillor Vicky Burt
- Councillor Rachel Carter
- Councillor Nahum Clements
- Councillor Maura Connolly (Vice-Chairman)
- Councillor Sarah Copley
- Councillor Nick Cox
- Councillor Ben Crystall
- Councillor Alex Daar
- Councillor Bob Deering
- Councillor Tom Deffley
- Councillor Joseph Dumont
- Councillor John Dunlop
- Councillor Yvonne Estop
- Councillor Vicky Glover-Ward
- Councillor Mione H Goldspink
- Councillor Chris Hart
- Councillor Graeme Hill
- Councillor Diane Hollebon
- Councillor Aubrey Holt
- Councillor Sarah Hopewell
- Councillor Tim Hoskin
- Councillor David Jacobs
- Councillor Simon Marlow
- Councillor Graham McAndrew
- Councillor Sue Nicholls
- Councillor Angus Parsad-Wyatt
- Councillor Carolyn Redfern
- Councillor Vicky Smith
- Councillor Tony Stowe
- Councillor Miriam Swainston
- Councillor Joe Thomas
- Councillor Richard Townsend
- Councillor Steven Watson
- Councillor David Willcocks
- Councillor George Williams
- Councillor Geoffrey Williamson
- Councillor Chris Wilson
- Councillor Frankie Woolf
- Councillor John Wyllie
- Councillor David Woollcombe
Contact information
Support officer: Katie Mogan. Tel: (01279) 502174 Email: katie.mogan@eastherts.gov.uk