Executive Members and Portfolios: May 2024

Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Policy, Strategy and Partnerships

Councillor Claire Douglas, with responsibilities for:

•        Policy, Strategy and Partnerships

•        Communications and Media

•        Legal, Democratic and Civic Support

•        Regional and National Matters

•        Emergency Planning

•        Armed Forces Covenant

Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Economy and Culture

Councillor Peter Kilbane, with responsibilities for:

•        Economic Development and Strategy

•        Regeneration

•        Tourism

•        High Streets

•        Business Friendly Council and Business Support

•        Skills Development and Apprenticeships

•        Leisure and Sport

•        Arts, Music, Culture and Heritage

•        Libraries

•        Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

Executive Members for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion

Councillors Katie Lomas and Anna Baxter (job-share), with responsibilities for:

•        Customer Services

•        Bereavement and Registrar

•        Human Resources and Payroll

•        Human Rights, Equalities and Inclusion

•        ICT

•        Information Management

•        Financial Management and Strategy

•        Investment and Commercialisation

•        Financial Procedures and Risk Management

•        Financial Inclusion

•        Performance and Business Assurance

•        Procurement Services and Commissioning

•        Fraud

•        Asset Management

•        Operational Accommodation

•        Facilities Management

•        Health and Safety Operational Standards

•        Major Project delivery - Finance and Programme management

Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities

Councillor Michael Pavlovic, with responsibilities for:

•        Community Consultation and Engagement

•        Ward Committees

•        Community Centres

•        Volunteering

•        Parish Council Liaison

•        Planning Policy, Conservation and Urban Design

•        Neighbourhood Planning

•        Planning and Development Management

•        Building Control

•        Housing

•        Tenant Engagement

•        Homelessness

•        Community Safety and Safer Neighbourhoods

•        Safer York Partnership

•        Police liaison

•        Anti-Social Behaviour

•        Community Cohesion

•        Prevent

Executive Member for Transport

Councillor Kate Ravilious, with responsibilities for:

•        Civil Engineering and Highways

•        Cycling Infrastructure

•        Parking Services and Parking Strategy

•        Transport Strategy

•        Travel Planning

•        Highways Strategy

•        Taxi Licensing (in conjunction with Chair of Licensing)

•        Street Lighting

•        Digital Infrastructure

•        Local, Regional and National Transport Infrastructure

•        Fleet Management

Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education

Councillor Bob Webb, with responsibilities for:

•        Children’s Social Care

•        School Improvement and Organisation

•        Children and Families

•        Early Intervention and Local Area Teams

•        Youth Support Services

•        School Place Planning

•        Children’s Safeguarding

•        Special Educational Needs

•        Children’s Centres and Early Years

•        Youth Offending

•        Poverty

Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care

Councillor Lucy Steels-Walshaw, with responsibilities for:

•        Health and Social Care Integration

•        Public Health and Health Inequalities

•        Substance Misuse

•        Mental Health Services

•        Domestic Violence

•        Services for Carers

•        Adult Social Care and Safeguarding

•        Local Area Co-ordination

•        Assessment and Personalisation

•        Residential, Home and Respite Care

•        Older People

•        Learning Disabilities

Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency

Councillor Jenny Kent, with responsibilities for:

•        Flood Protection

•        Community Environment

•        Waste Management and Recycling

•        Street Environment

•        Environment Strategy

•        Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity

•        Air Quality

•        Climate Change and Sustainability

•        Energy Transition and Energy Security

•        Parks and Open Spaces

•        Licensing Policy (in conjunction with Chair of Licensing)

•        Regulatory Enforcement

•        Health and Safety Enforcement

•        Public Protection and Trading Standards

•        Environmental Health and Food Hygiene