Councillor Marion Ring
To take the lead within the
Cabinet for ensuring that the Council delivers its strategic
objective for Maidstone to be a decent place to live and in
particular that the borough continues to have a clean and
attractive environment. Specific
responsibility for:-
Strategic Planning
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Waste Management Strategy
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Public Health Strategy
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Air Quality Management Strategy
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Safety in Action
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Contaminated Land Strategy
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Private Water Management
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Climate change framework
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Licensing Strategy and policies
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Carbon Management Plan
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Local Biodiversity Action Plan
Performance
Management
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Waste minimisation and recycling
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Waste collection
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Cleansing services
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Environmental Health services
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Licensing
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Bereavement
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Parking Management and enforcement
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Planning for Real
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Capital projects and programmes relevant to the
portfolio
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Cobtree Golf Course
Climate Change and
Sustainability
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To be the Lead Cabinet Member for Climate
Change
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Ensure Council, non-executive Committees, Cabinet
and Cabinet Members are aware of sustainability issues when
formulating policy
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Make recommendations to Council on sustainability
issues
External Affairs and
Partnerships
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Represent the Council on all relevant partnerships
including the Kent Waste Partnership
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Responsibility for relationships with funders