Portfolio Descriptions

Planning  – reviewing all planning applications, drafting responses and attendance at planning forums

Community – wellbeing, social activities (coffee mornings, shed clubs and so on), Good Neighbour Watch, school liaison, allotments, adult gym, playground, orchard and Fleece Lane Memorial Garden

Maintenance – grass/hedge cutting, equipment upkeep, street lighting, bridleways and footpaths, maintenance of physical assets (for example, benches, noticeboards, bridges) and Pentlows Meadow, plus asset register maintenance

Environment – litter, recycling, dog fouling, nature, environmental initiatives

Safety – police liaison including  major incident planning and neighbourhood watch. Also includes defibrillators, parish risk assessments and playground safety inspections

Highways – liaison with Highways and Herts County Council regarding road and pavement maintenance, drains and speeding

Communications – includes social media, website content, email, noticeboards, Zoom and surveys

Finance – management of finances and liaison with auditors.  Also includes grant applications – to and from the PC

Greener Braughing lead – managing a team of volunteers responsible for green initiatives in the parish. This will probably include liaison with Jenyns eco-committee

Neighbourhood plan lead – managing future changes to the Neighbourhood Plan, which needs to be reviewed approximately every five years

IT Administration - management of Website, Email and Data storage