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Elections
Lewes District Council
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX
Tel: 01273 484116
electoral@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488
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Cabinet & Committees
Lewes district councillors sit on various committees and make decisions on the services the council provides to the local community.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet has nine members and meets approximately every six weeks. It makes most of the more important decisions.
It is led by the Leader of the Council. Other Cabinet members have a specific area of responsibility, for which they are the Lead Council spokespeople.
Three other councillors sit on Cabinet meetings but do not have a specific responsibility
The current representative councillors, meeting dates, agendas and minutes are in our Committee Management Information System.
Council Meeting
Decision-making is split mainly between the Cabinet and full Council, with many of the day-to-day decisions being taken by our officers and staff.
Decisions relating to the Council's budget and the major policy decisions are decided at full Council meetings, which all 41 district councillors attend.
All councillors meet together at Council Meetings to decide overall policies and set yearly budgets. These are normally open to the public.
The Council appoints the members of the Cabinet and other committees. Then hold these to account and consider recommendations made to them.
Committees
There are numerous committees that make decisions about different parts of the Council's responsibilities.
Each is represented by different elected members, with the numbers sitting different depending on committee.
- Scrutiny Committee
- Finance Committee
- Licensing Committees
- Audit Committees
- Devolution Committees
- Planning Committees
- Employment Committees
- Standards Committees
The current representative councillors, meeting dates, agendas and minutes are in our Committee Management Information System.
Public Questions
Members of the public are welcome at meetings of full Council, Cabinet and other committees and sub-committees.
However, should you not be able to attend, all the agendas, reports and minutes for the various meetings are posted on our Committee Management Information System .
Officers
Officers are paid employees of the Council. The role of an officer attending the Cabinet or Review Board meeting is to offer professional advice to councillors before decisions are made.
The elected councillors make the decisions. A committee administrator also attends the meeting to take notes and records the outcome in the minutes.
