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Committee/Sub-Committee Membership for 2009-2010

Standards Committee

  • Councillor Paul High
  • Councillor Joan Bradley
  • Councillor Noel Atkins 
  • Councillor Carol Molineaux
  • Councillor David Chapman
    Councillor James Doyle

Independent Members

  • Alex Chester Vice-Chair
    Jane Stirzaker-Evans
  • Dave Watson Chairman
  • vacancy

Substitute Members

  • Councillor Graham Fabes
  • Councillor Elizabeth Sparkes
  • Councillor Christine Brown
  • Councillor Norah Fisher

Main responsibilities and duties

The Council’s Code of Conduct, Councillor training, having an overview of the Council’s whistle-blowing policy and Ombudsman investigations.

Planning Committee

  • Councillor John Livemore Chair
  • Councillor Joan Bradley Vice-Chairman
  • Councillor Don Allen
  • Councillor Carol Molineaux
  • Councillor Clive Roberts
  • Councillor Mary Harding
  • Councillor Nicky Waight
  • Councillor James Doyle
  • Councillor Norah Fisher
  • Councillor Hazel Thorpe 

Substitute Members:

  • Councillor Christine Brown
  • Councillor Elizabeth Sparkes
  • Councillor Bryan Turner
  • Councillor Trevor England

Main responsibilities and duties:

All Planning, Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Consent and Advertisement Consent applications; Tree Preservation Orders and enforcement action relating to unauthorised building works or breach of conditions where applications have been approved.

Licensing and Control Committees 'A' & 'B'

  • Councillor Jacqui Marsh Chair
  • Councillor Graham Fabes Vice-Chair
  • Councillor Joan Bradley
  • Councillor Martin Coppard
  • Councillor Paul High
  • Councillor Mary Lermitte
  • Councillor Carol Molineaux
  • Councillor Reg Green
  • Councillor Vicky Vaughan
  • Councillor Noel Atkins
  • Councillor Christine Brown
  • Councillor Michael Donin
  • Councillor Norah Fisher
  • Councillor David Potter
  • Councillor Bob Smytherman

Substitute Members (for Committee 'A' only):

  • Councillor Bryan Turner
  • Councillor Kevin Skepper
  • Councillor James Doyle
  • Councillor Robin Rogers

Note: Substitutes not permitted for 'B' Committee

Main responsibilities and duties:

Committee 'A' : All licensing applications, in particular those for public houses and nightclubs.
Committee 'B': All licensing matters under the Licensing Act 2003

Governance and Audit Committee

  • Councillor Paul High Chair
  • Councillor Reg Green Vice-Chair
  • Councillor Ann Barlow
  • Councillor John Livermore
  • Councillor Roger Oakley
  • Councillor Kevin Skepper
  • Councillor Michael Donin
  • Councillor James Doyle
  • Councillor Robin Rogers

Main responsibility and duties:

Members’ allowances, election of the civic Mayor and Deputy Major, appointments and nominations to outside bodies, Standing Orders, the allocation of seats on committees and sub-committees and the submission of pilot schemes for local government elections

 Appointments Committee

  • Councillor Joan Bradley
  • Councillor Bryan Turner
  • Councillor Alan Rice

Main responsibilities and duties:

To deal with the appointment of independent members of the Standards Committee and other miscellaneous Worthing Borough Council appointments not covered by the Joint Staff Committee

Joint Staff Committee

Worthing Borough Council -

  • Councillor Joan Bradley
  • Councillor Mary Harding
  • Councillor Alan Rice

Adur District Council -

  • Councillor Brian Boggis
  • Councillor Richard Burt
  • Councillor Julie Searle

(Chairman: to be appointed on a meeting by meeting basis)

Main responsibilities and duties:

Jointly with Members of Adur District Council to deal with the appointment of staff to the Senior Management Structure for Adur and Worthing Councils and to act as the final appeal body for all grievance and disciplinary matters relating to Adur and Worthing staff

Joint Strategic Committee

Worthing Borough Council -

  • Councillor Mary Lermitte
  • Councillor Clive Roberts
  • Councillor Bryan Turner
  • Councillor Kevin Skepper
  • Councillor Steve Waight 
  • Councillor Paul Yallop

Adur District Council -  

  • Councillor Keith Dollemore
  • Councillor Angus Dunn
  • Councillor Jim Funnell
  • Councillor Neil Parkin
  • Councillor Julie Searle
  • Councillor David Simmons

(Chairman: to be appointed on a meeting by meeting basis)

Main responsibilities and duties:

Determination of matters relating to the joining of services; determination of matters of policy referred by the Joint Delivery Committee; strategic management of the services; to set strategic targets and agree revenue and capital budgets for the implementation of each joint service

Joint Delivery Committee

Worthing Borough Council -

  • Councillor Mary Lermitte
  • Councillor Clive Roberts
  • Councillor Kevin Skepper
  • Councillor Steve Waight

Adur District Council -

  • Councillor Keith Dollemore
  • Councillor Angus Dunn
  • Councillor Jim Funnell
  • Councillor David Simmons

 (Chairman: to be appointed on a meeting by meeting basis)

Main responsibilities and duties:

Management of joint services; monitoring of budgets; monitoring of implementation of each joint service

Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Worthing Borough Council -

  • Councillor Don Allen
  • Councillor Martin Coppard
  • Councillor Roger Oakley
  • Councillor Nicky Waight
  • Councillor Tom Wye
  • Councillor Michael Donin
  • Councillor Robin Rogers
  • Councillor Bob Smytherman

Adur District Council -

  • Councillor Carol Albury
  • Councillor Pat Beresford
  • Councillor Emma Evans
  • Councillor Laura Graysmark
  • Councillor Rod Hotton
  • Councillor Liza McKinney 
  • Councillor Peter Metcalfe
  • Councillor Janet Mockridge

 (Chairman: to be appointed on a meeting by meeting basis)

Main responsibilities and duties:

To perform Overview and Scrutiny functions on behalf of the two Councils in relation to the delivery of joint services

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

  • Councillor Tom Wye Chair
  • Councillor Joan Bradley Vice-Chair
  • Councillor Don Allen
  • Councillor Martin Coppard
  • Councillor Graham Fabes
  • Councillor Mary Harding
  • Councillor Charles James
  • Councillor Roger Oakley
  • Councillor Elizabeth Sparkes
  • Councillor Nicky Waight
  • Councillor Michael Donin
  • Councillor Norah Fisher
  • Councillor Robin Rogers
  • Councillor Bob Smytherman
  • Councillor Hazel Thorpe

Main responsibilities and duties:

Holding the Cabinet to account and to help develop new policies.  The Committee monitors decisions taken by the Cabinet Members and examines the provision of services supplied by Council departments, contractors and external agencies within the Borough.

Independent Remuneration Panel

  • Mr Colin Sparks
  • Mr Tom Wolstenholme
  • President of Worthing Law Society - Mrs. Margaret Woollacott

Main responsibilities and duties:

To consider and make recommendations to the Council on the level of allowances to be paid to elected Members

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