New mayor for Basildon is confirmed in office
By Neil Speight
1st Jun 2021 | Local News
COUNCILLOR David Dadds has been elected Mayor of Basildon with Cllr Luke MacKenzie as Deputy Mayor.
His appointment was confirmed at the council's annual meeting, when Cllr Andrew Baggott was also voted in as new Leader of the council and new Conservatiove administration.
Cllr Anthony Hedley was elected Deputy Leader on a night that also saw a realignment of council committees to support council priorities.
Following the meeting Cllr Baggott said: "I believe that listening to our residents and their ideas is key to delivering the services and projects that our borough deserves and needs.
"The changes to our committees will support us in doing just that and we now have a Scrutiny Committee to keep us all on track to deliver what we have promised to people across the borough."
The full list of committees and their Chairmen is:
Service committees
Cllr Andrew Baggott – Chairman of Policy Executive Committee
Cllr Stuart Sullivan – Chairman of Resources & Commercial Committee
Cllr Andrew Baggott – Chairman of Enforcement and Public Protection Committee
Cllr Andrew Schrader – Chairman of Housing & Estate Renewal Committee
Cllr Terri Sargent – Chairman of Communities & Wellbeing Committee
Cllr Anthony Hedley – Chairman of Regeneration & Economic Development Committee
Cllr Craig Rimmer – Chairman of Leisure & Environment Committee
Cllr Richard Moore – Chairman of Strategic Planning & Infrastructure Committee
Statutory committees
Cllr Gary Canham – Chairman of Audit & Risk Committee
Cllr Danny Lawrence – Chairman of Licensing Committee
Cllr Carole Morris – Chairman of Planning Committee
Cllr George Jeffery – Chairman of Joint Standards Committee
Cllr Luke MacKenzie – Chairman of Scrutiny Committee
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