Okehampton Town Council - Committees
Okehampton Town Council has a number of committees which are listed below with their membership. The Mayor and Chairs of the various committees are automatically members of all committees.
The Parks Committee has responsibility for the maintenance of Simmons Park, Kempley Meadows, Clapps Wood and other open spaces, the Town Council car parks, the skate park, the cemetery, some public rights of way, bus shelters and wayside seats. It also has responsibility for reviewing and implementing the Development Plan in respect of parks and open spaces.
The Planning Committee is responsible for reviewing and commenting where appropriate on all matters relating to planning, including individual applications and wider strategic planning matters. We are a statutory consultee in the planning process.
The Policy and Resources Committee has responsibility for supervision and control of the Council's finances, including the allocation of occasional and regular grants to support organisations which benefit the residents of the town. It manages the personnel employed by the Council and oversees the use of IT.
The Property Committee has responsibility for the Civic buildings and property, including the Town Hall, Charter Hall and parts of the Market Hall, the public toilets at Fairplace and in Market Street as well as other smaller items of property owned by the Council.
The attendance of individual Members at scheduled meetings of committees of which they were members and at scheduled full council meetings held between 11th May 2022 and 27th March 2023 is shown as a percentage and can be seen below.
95% Cllr Bob Tolley
91% Cllr Christine Marsh
90% Cllr B Matravers
89% Cllr J Yelland
49% Cllr A Wood
87% Cllr Carole Holt
88% Cllr Dr M Ireland
69% Cllr Jan Goffey
73% Cllr Tony Leech
88% Cllr Caleb Botton
93% Cllr Allenton Fisher
85% Cllr Terry Abbots
30% Cllr Greta Button
81% Cllr Paul Jessop
90% Cllr D Sanger
89% Cllr D Travers
Policy and Resources Committee
Cllr Julie Yelland (Committee Chair)
Cllr Bob Tolley (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Laura Bird
Cllr Christine Marsh
Cllr Simon Weekes
Agenda and Minutes of Committee Meetings
Parks Committee
Cllr Carole Holt (Committee Chair)
Cllr Christine Marsh (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Michael Harding
Cllr Dr Michael Ireland
Cllr Lynne Rogers
Cllr Bob Tolley
Cllr Simon Weekes
Agenda and Minutes of Committee Meetings
Property Committee
Cllr Antony Leech (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Richard Colman
Cllr Michael Harding
Agenda and Minutes of Committee Meetings
Planning Committee
Cllr Antony Leech (Committee Chair)
Cllr Dr Michael Ireland (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Laura Bird
Cllr Richard Colman
Cllr Terry Cummings
Agenda and Minutes of Committee Meetings
Emergency Committee
Cllr Allenton Fisher (Town Mayor)
Cllr Carole Holt (Chair, Parks)
Cllr Antony Leech (Chair, Planning)
Cllr Julie Yelland (Chair, Policy and Resources)