Mole Valley District Council is run by a Conservative Administration. The following are our Leader, Deputy Leader, Group Chairman and Portfolio Holders. Portfolio Holders are responsible for a specific part of the council's work.

Leader of the Council - Councillor Jean Pearson who is responsible for Strategy and Policy Co-ordination

Deputy Leader of the Council - Councillor Chris Hunt

Group Chairman - Councillor Janette Purkiss

Portfolio Holders:-

          Environment and Sustainability -  Councillor Jean Pearson

Finance and Assets - Councillor Ben Tatham

• Financial Strategy
• Property Strategy
• Procurement
• Revenues

Customer Care & Organisational Development - Councillor Kate Horden

• Customer Services
• Equalities
• Service Planning
• Performance Management
• Support Services

Strategic Planning - Councillor Chris Hunt

• Local Development Framework and Planning Policy
• Planning
• Conservation
• Economic Development
• Tourism
• Highways and Transport Liaison
• Regional governance and Development

Housing and Community Support - Councillor David Walker

• Strategic Housing
• Housing Association related matters
• Benefits
• Community Services
• Grants
• Reaching every community
• Democracy

Health, Safety and Wellbeing - Councillor David Sharland

• Environmental Health
• Leisure
• Community Safety
• Licensing
• Emergency Planning
• Young People

A Statement from the Leader of the Council, Councillor Jean Pearson

For the next year, we have set four key priorities:-

• We will be creating a better environment – Mole Valley has a whole range of initiatives to improve and protect our environment. Our recycling record is up with the top authorities - we are the fourth best dry recycling council in the country!
• We will be improving Customer Services – the way we deliver our council services to the community is already good, but we want to make it better. We’re investing in new technology in order to streamline these vital services.
• We will be encouraging Healthier Lifestyles - Conservative councillors have rolled out a number of new initiatives for people of all ages including new recreation grounds and youth clubs for young people and dancing classes for our elderly.
• We will be Reaching Every Community - we want to get Mole Valley linked up and ensure that people can travel easily and safely in our community.

We aim to deliver better services to all our residents this year."

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