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Council Structure 2008-2009

• Applications
• General Purposes
• Services
• Strategy
• Personnel

The Leader of the Council, Councillor John Kyte, is an automatic member of all committees.

Apart from the Applications Committee all meetings start at 7.30 pm.

Advisory Groups will be set up by the Full Council to report on specific matters. These may run for the full term of the council or until their work is completed when they would be disbanded.

Working Groups are also set up for specific tasks by any Committee, these groups will only last until the next meeting of the parent committee, should they require a longer period to achieve their task an extension may granted by the parent committee but only to the next meeting when the group will be disbanded.

Both Advisory and Working Groups may consult people who are not members of the Council. e.g. specialists in a specific area, constituents with a particular interest or knowledge, etc.

Applications Committee

This committee meets at 7 pm prior to the meetings of the other committees, all Councillors are usually members of this committee and its purpose is to discuss planning applications. The committee will approve or not approve applications and will make written representation to NKDC's planning meetings if applicable.

Chairman and Vice Chairman

Cllr Ada Trethewey (Chairman)
Cllr Derek Tomlinson (Vice Chairman)

General Purposes Committee

General Purposes covers the day to day running of the council's offices and other administrative matters. The committee is also responsible for the awarding of grants to suitable organisations in Sleaford and the Christmas Lights.

Committee Members

Cllr Bernice Heppell (Chairman)
Cllr Sally Benthall (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Becky Dunbar-Beckford
Cllr George Grout
Cllr Trevor Mayfield
Cllr Bernice Heppell
Cllr Derek Tomlinson

Services Committee

The maintenance and running of the Council's parks, the cemetery, allotments etc are some of the areas covered by this committee.

Committee Members

Cllr Gordon Blythe (Chairman)
Cllr Trevor Mayfield (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Sally Benthall
Cllr John Charlesworth
Cllr Jack Collings
Cllr George Grout
Cllr Derek Tomlinson

Strategy Committee

Planning for the future is the main role of this committee.

Committee Members

Cllr Mark Graves (Chairman)
Cllr Geoff Hazelwood (Vice Chairman
Cllr Gordon Blythe
Cllr Jack Collings
Cllr Tim Conning
Cllr Ada Trethewey
Cllr Brian Watson

Personnel Committee

This Committee covers staffing matters.

Committee Members

Cllr John Charlesworth (Chairman)
Cllr Tim Conning (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Becky Dunbar-Beckford
Cllr Bernice Heppell
Cllr Ada Trethewey
Cllr Brian Watson