Town Council Committees

The business of Hertford Town Council is run through the following committees.

Council Meetings for 2010/11

Full Town Council
The Council appoints Committees, Sub-Committees, Working Parties and Forums at the Annual Town Meeting. The Council approves the budget estimates proposed by the Committees and approves the Precept proposed by the Finance, Administration & Policy Committee. The Committees do not have the power to incur expenditure beyond that approved in the budget estimates without the sanction of the Council.
Town Council members for the year 2010/11: Miss K P Darby, Mrs H P Durbin, Mrs A Emsley, Miss C J Geall, J C Hedley, Mrs D M Hone, M McCormick, P A Ruffles, Mrs B S Haddock (The Mayor), Mrs S M Newton, D R Poole, R A K Radford, Dr L E Radford, Miss J C S Sartin, N Wilson, Mrs B M Wrangles.
Full Town Council meeting attendance register

Finance, Policy and Administration Committee
The Committee has the duty and delegated power to manage all business and budgets relating to: personnel and staff matters, budgets, precept for recommendation to Council, premises management, general finance & administration and civic policy.
Committee members for the year 2010/11: Councillors Mrs A Emsley, Miss C J Geall (Chairman), J C Hedley, M McCormick, Mrs S M Newton (Vice Chairman), Dr L E Radford, P A Ruffles, Miss J C S Sartin, Mrs B M Wrangles.
Finance, Policy & Administration committee meeting attendance register

Community Services Committee
The Committee has the duty and delgated power to manage all business and budgets relating to: the Cemetery & Closed Churchyards, allotments, footpath matters, cummunity grants and all matters and amenities relating to the community not covered by any other committee.
Committee members for the year 2010/11: Councillors Miss K P Darby (Chairman), Mrs H P Durbin, Mrs A Emsley, Mrs B S Haddock, J C Hedley, Mrs S M Newton, D R Poole, R A K Radford, N Wilson, Mrs B M Wrangles (Vice Chairman)
Community Services committee meeting attendance register

Development & Leisure Committee
The Committee has the duty and delegated power to manage all business and budgets relating to: planning & transport, publicity & tourism, development of town projects and all matters and amenities relating to development & planning.
Committee members for the year 2010/11: Councillors Miss K P Darby, Mrs H P Durbin, Miss C J Geall, Mrs D M Hone, M McCormick, D R Poole, Dr L E Radford (Vice Chairman), P A Ruffles, Miss J C S Sartin (Chairman).
Development & Leisure committee meeting attendance register

Planning Sub-committee
The Sub-Committee has the duty to consider all planning applications relating to the area within the parish boundary of Hertford. After consideration of the applications the comments of the Sub-Committee are passed on to the East Herts District Council planning department for review.
Committee members for the year 2010/11: Councillors Mrs B S Haddock, J C Hedley, Mrs D M Hone, M McCormick, Mrs S M Newton, D R Poole, R A K Radford (Vice Chairman), P A Ruffles, N Wilson(Chairman).
Planning Sub-committee meeting attendance register