2020/2021 Civic Year
Town Mayor: Councillor Michelle Keutenius | Deputy Mayor: Councillor Nicola Keen
The Town Council consists of 18 Councillors who represent 7 wards.
Each year the Council elects from their number a Town Mayor.
The Council conducts its business through 4 standing Committees and a Personnel Sub-Committee which deals with staffing and employment issues.
The Planning Committee meets every three weeks, the Grants Committee meets three times a year and other Committees and Full Council meet bi-monthly.
Planning Committee Membership:
Cllrs Abena Akuffo-Kelly, Jonathan Graham**, David Horton*, Mary Lawes, Jackie Meade and Richard Wallace.
Finance and General Purposes Committee Membership:
Cllrs Jackie Meade**, Ray Field, Nicola Keen*, Connor McConville, Paul Bingham, Peter Gane, Dylan Jeffrey, Mary Lawes and Tim Prater.
Personnel Sub-Committee Membership:
Cllrs Nicola Keen*, Peter Gane, Dylan Jeffrey and Mary Lawes.**
Community Services Committee Membership:
Cllrs Belinda Walker, Paul Bingham**, Jonathan Graham, Abena Akuffo-Kelly*, Michelle Keutenius, Roger West, Ann Berry and Peter Gane.
Grants Committee Membership:
Cllrs David Horton, Connor McConville, Abena Akuffo-Kelly**, Michelle Keutenius, Richard Wallace, Roger West* and Tim Prater.
* Chairman
** Vice Chairman