BASILDON Borough Council's newly formed Cabinet will hold its first meeting in public on Thursday 7 July 2022 at The Basildon Centre. 

Cabinet Members will meet to discuss a range of topics – from the council's corporate plan and medium term financial strategy, to confirming details of a Public Spaces Protection Order for Basildon. 

Cabinet Members will also agree a high-level forward plan of work for each of their portfolios. 

The full agenda and supporting documents can be found on the council's website. 

The meeting will start at 7pm. Residents will be able to watch the meeting live using the link above. 

Council leader Cllr Andrew Baggott said: "I am looking forward to the first meeting of the new Cabinet next week. We have returned to a Leader and Cabinet system to streamline our decision-making process while strengthening the scrutiny of the decisions we take. We are focussed on the issues that matter most to residents of the borough and I am committed that we will deliver on our key themes by listening to you." 

The Leader and Cabinet model was introduced at a meeting of full council on Thursday, 26 May where councillors agreed to replace the committee system of governance which had been in place since 2017. The Cabinet consists of nine councillors who are collectively responsible for the majority of the council's functions. Each Cabinet Member is accountable for a portfolio of council activity and specific services. 

Those nine Cabinet Members are: 

• Cllr Andrew Baggott, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Public Order 
• Cllr Kevin Blake, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Carbon Reduction 
• Cllr Anthony Hedley, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Business Engagement 
• Cllr Jeff Henry, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing, Leisure, Arts and Culture 
• Cllr Richard Moore, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure 
• Cllr Craig Rimmer, Cabinet Member for Regeneration 
• Cllr Terri Sargent, Cabinet Member for Communities 
• Cllr Andrew Schrader, Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal 
• Cllr Stuart Sullivan, Cabinet Member for Resources and Commercial