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The Executive is responsible for most of the Council’s day-to-day decisions. It is made up of the Leader of the Council and between four and eight Councillors, each of whom have a different portfolio responsibility.
This is a list of the Councillors who serve on the Executive together with their areas of responsibility. For contact details for each Councillor please click on their name.
| Councillor | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Tony de Vere | Corporate Strategy and Communications |
| Jerry Patterson | Finance, Budget and Leisure Services (includes arts, parks, sport and landscape services) |
| Mary de Vere | Planning and Community Strategy |
| Richard Farrell | Organisational Development (includes HR, Customer Contact and ICT) and Commerical Services (includes Building Control and Emergency Planning) |
| Jenny Hannaby | Waste Operations, Joint Contract Procurement and Legal Services |
| Angela Lawrence | Housing and Democratic Services |
| Richard Webber | Community Safety and Environmental Services |
The Executive meets every other month at the Guildhall in Abingdon and the meetings are open to the public. To find out when the Executive meets see the Meetings section of our website. If you want to address the Council or ask a question you can do so as long as you live or work in the Vale. The question or statement must relate to the Council's powers and duties or affect the District.
If you want to address or question the Executive or another committee, notice of the question or statement, preferably in writing, must be given to the Council’s Democratic Services Team - using the contact details on the right - by 10am on the day of the meeting.