Borough Officers and Directorates
Officers give advice to Councillors and the Council, put the Council's decisions into practice and take decisions which are delegated to them by the Authority.

|Rob Moran, Chief Executive

The Chief Executive is the chief officer and executive head of the council. He has general authority over the activities of all directorates and chairs the management board of directors. He has overall responsibility for administering the Council's business.

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• Executive and Member Services - Committee Meetings, Agenda and Membership, support to Members
• Corporate Policy and Partnerships including Communications
• Community Safety
• Personnel - recruitment, employment issues, health and safety, data protection

|Sarah Selvanathan, Strategic Director - Resources

In addition to contributing to the corporate and strategic management of the authority and providing leadership, vision, and strategic direction, Sarah Selvanathan leads the following portfolio of services:

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• Audit and Business Efficiency
• Law - legal services, land charges, conveyancing, planning law
• Electoral Services - register of electors
• Information Systems - computers, IT development, telecommunications
• Finance- Council Tax and Business Rates, accountancy and exchequer
• Administration - Civic Centre management

|David Wiltshire, Strategic Director - Services

In addition to contributing to the corporate and strategic management of the authority and providing leadership, vision, and strategic direction, David Wiltshire leads the following portfolio of services:

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• Building Control - building regulations, dangerous structures, street naming and property numbering, disability
• Community Support - centres for retired people, meals on wheels, relief carers scheme, community transport, voluntary sector support
• Environmental Care - car parks, refuse collection, recycling, street cleaning, litter, flytipping, graffiti, abandoned cars
• Environmental Health & Licensing - food hygiene, health and safety at work, smokefree workplaces, pollution control, pest control, contaminated land and licensing of taxis, animal welfare, alcohol & entertainment
• Housing - housing register, homelessness, housing advice, private sector housing, care and repair, housing benefit and housing policy and development
• Leisure - leisure facilities, public halls, parks, commons & open spaces, cemeteries, museum, arts & culture, health development
• Town Planning - development control, local development framework, listed buildings, conservation, tree preservation