Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
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Reigate
and Banstead is set within Surrey, one of the smallest and most attractive
of the Home Counties. The 50 square miles of Reigate and Banstead (with
a population of 127,000) comprises a number of towns and villages set
amongst lovely countryside extending from Greater London in the north
to West Sussex in the south.
The Council’s mission is to improve the quality of life for residents and employees within the Borough and to become one of the Country’s leading local authorities. We
employ approximately 560 people and are one of the largest employers in
the area. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is a Conservative-controlled council, comprised of 51 democratically elected councillors accountable to the residents in their ward. The Council currently is made up of 41 Conservative, 1 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat and 6 Councillors from Residents' Associations. Together, they form the Council, which determines the policy framework and decides all major strategies and plans for the borough. The Council, which meets every six weeks, is also responsible for the overall budget and the level of council tax. The
decision-making process has recently been stream-lined, and Reigate and
Banstead Borough Council is now run on a Cabinet-style system.
Staff are employed within four Service areas: Chief Executive – Head of paid service, Community Planning & Community Liaison Officers, Democratic Services / Elections, Mayoralty, Member Support, Corporate Planning & Information, Performance Management, Communications. Services to the Community - Customer Interface, Taxation, Leisure Servces, Harlequin Theatre, Community Centres, Benefits, Homelessness, Refuse & Recycling, Cleansing / Streetscene, Maintenance, Parking Management, Drainage, Engineering Works. Policy & Environment – Overview & Scrutiny, Policy Development, Local Plans, Housing Strategy, Community Safety Strategy, Local Cultural Strategy, Community Initiatives, Housing Development, Development Control, Building Control, Environmental Health. Resources – Finance / Section 151, Legal / Monitoring Officer, Business Solutions, IT & E-Government, Estates / Facilities, Procurement, Personnel, and Training Services, Support Services, Emergency Planning, Best Value. To
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