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Cabinet Team Appointed For Poole

An eight member Cabinet team has been appointed following a special meeting of the Council.

Cllr Brian Leverett and Cllr Ann Stribley were elected as Leader and Deputy Leader of Poole’s 42 Member Council at the Annual Council meeting on May 15.

A further six members were appointed to Cabinet at yesterday’s special meeting of the Council - Cllr Elaine Atkinson, Cllr Don Collier, Cllr Ron Parker, Cllr Neil Sorton, Cllr Mike White and Cllr Tony Woodcock.

Poole’s Cabinet is responsible for making detailed decisions on how the Council’s strategies and policies are implemented and how the budget is spent.

Leader of the Council, Cllr Brian Leverett said: “With the appointment of a further six members to the Cabinet, we now have a full decision-making process in place. The size of the Cabinet is to be reviewed shortly to ensure that we can maintain and improve the delivery of services and secure the long-term viability of the town, addressing important environmental and social issues.”

At yesterday’s meeting, Council also appointed three Scrutiny Committees, each with 11 members:

• Community Support and Education Scrutiny Committee
• Service Provision Scrutiny and Audit Committee
• Health Scrutiny Committee

Following local elections on May 3, 2007, 42 Councillors were voted in across 16 wards. Poole now has 25 Conservative and 17 Liberal Democrats members.

Lisa Gaskell, Communications Co-ordinator
Tel: 01202 633060