What support will councillors have to support their constituency work?
Currently the Leader and Deputy Leader have a dedicated secretary to provide administrative support, the Chairman and Vice Chairman also have a dedicated secretary, and these two officers also provide the Executive with administrative support. A further team of three officers support the rest of the members with administrative tasks, research and surgeries, and will usually be members’ first point of contact. The team also support the Mobile Information Unit (for mobile surgeries with members) in towns and villages across the county on a weekly basis. Once the new council is fully operational, the new leadership may decide whether resources for this support will change.
