Royal Borough has a reshuffle
Roles change between cabinet members
The Royal Borough’s cabinet has been reshuffled ahead of the final municipal year before the local elections.
On Tuesday, the leader of the council, Andrew Johnson, announced that Cllr Gerry Clark (Con, Bisham & Cookham) had been dropped from the administration and replaced by Cllr Phil Haseler (Con, Cox Green).
Cllr Haseler will become the lead member for highways and transport, parking, and planning, with Cllr Clark focusing on ‘driving scrutiny improvement’.
Cllr David Coppinger
(Con, Bray), who spearheaded the Borough Local Plan in the years leading up to its adoption, loses planning and will be the lead member for environmental services, parks & countryside, and Maidenhead.
As a result of the changes, Cllr Haseler will no longer chair the Maidenhead Development Management Committee, with a new chair to be elected at the next meeting.
Cllr Coppinger has since taken his place on the panel.
Cllr Johnson (Con, Hurley and the Walthams) will retain the lead member for growth and opportunity, whilst also serving in his role as leader of the council.
Cllrs Samantha Rayner (Con, Eton & Castle) and Stuart Carroll (Con, Boyn Hill) will retain their roles as deputy leader and vicechair of the cabinet respectively.
On social media, Cllr Johnson said: “I wanted to thank Gerry Clark who has done a tremendous job across hugely complex briefs over the last 3 years.
“Gerry is now going to focus on driving scrutiny improvement.
“Gerry will be replaced by Phil Haseler who has done a terrific job in chairing planning.”
The full cabinet is now as
follows:
Cllr Andrew Johnson, leader of the council and cabinet member for growth & opportunity
Cllr Samantha Rayner, deputy leader of the council and cabinet member for business, corporate & residents services, culture & heritage, and Windsor
Cllr Stuart Carroll, vicechair cabinet and lead member for adult social care, children’s services, health, mental health, & transformation
Cllr David Cannon, cabinet member for anti-social behaviour, crime, and public protection
Cllr David Coppinger, cabinet member for environmental services, parks & countryside and Maidenhead
Cllr David Hilton, cabinet member for asset management & commercialisation, finance, and Ascot
Cllr Phil Haseler, cabinet member highways & transport, parking, and planning
Cllr Ross McWilliams, cabinet member for digital connectivity, housing opportunity, and sport & leisure
Cllr Donna Stimson, cabinet member for climate action and sustainability.