As a District Council, occupying the layer of local government between Cumbria County Council and Parish Councils, we are responsible for services including:
- Waste Collection
- Planning
- Environmental Health
- Car Parking
- Council Tax Collection
- Economic Development
- Tourism
- Affordable Housing
- Leisure Services
We operate Executive Arrangements in order to carry out our duties and functions as a Local Authority. This means that the Leader and Executive, appointed by full Council, make most of the day-to-day decisions within the service areas identified above. We employ Officers to carry out the decisions made by Councillors.
The Executive
The Executive is made up of the following Members, each charged with the care and development of an area of Council responsibility known as a Portfolio:
| Councillor |
Portfolio |
| Gordon Nicolson (Leader) |
Strategic and Community Leadership |
| Gordon Nicolson |
Resources |
| Malcolm Smith |
Economy |
| Mike Tonkin |
Environment and Sustainability |
| Albert Richardson |
Performance and Improvement |
| Mary Robinson |
Community Services |
| Richard Turner |
Housing and Planning Policy |
Portfolio Holders meet regularly with officers in order to make everyday decisions. The Executive as a whole meets every month to consider matters of significance contained in the Forward Plan of Key Decisions and to discuss policy development and recommendations of the Scrutiny Panels. Go to meetings for the agendas, minutes and decision notices for all of these meetings.
Forward Plan of Key Decisions
The Leader of the Council is required to publish a Forward Plan of Key Decisions the Executive will be making in the following four months. See Forward Plan for more information.
