Elected Member AnnualReport and Review- 2010/11

KentCountyCouncil

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING GUIDANCE NOTES BEFORECOMPLETING THIS FORM

Member Name:

Electoral Division:

Chris Wells

Margate and Cliftonville

Year first elected: 2005

Telephone Number: 01843601117 e-Mail: chris.wells@kent.gov.uk

Are you in paid employment in any capacity in addition to your role as a CountyCouncillor (excluding membership of other authorities) ?

If yes, please give details in the box below

YES

Fundraising Training Consultant

A. As a Member of Kent County Council you must give details in the box below of anyremuneration received.

Basic Allowance£

13,000

SpecialResponsibilityAllowance (pleasegive details of thenature of yourduties in the nextcolumn and theamount received inthe third column)

Chairman, Select Committee -Educational Attainment (begun March2011)

7,750

Are you a Member of another local authority or do you serve on any other publicauthority or Trust for which remuneration is received?

YES

B. If yes, you must give details in the box below, including details of any remunerationreceived

Member,Services

Member

Thanet District Council; Cabinet Member Community

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (ended February 2011)

Total Payments for A & B above

£12,000

1,000

£33,750

Section 1: Attending County Council Meetings Please list all meetingsincluding how many meetings you attended of your Local BoardName of Board or Number of Number of Position on Board or Committee andCommittee Meetings Meetings nature of responsibility

attended each year

County Council

CFE VulnerableChildren &PartnershipsPOSCJoint MeetingsCFE Resources &Infrastructure/Learning &Development/VulnerableChildren &Partnerships/POSCsCommunitiesPOSC meeting asCrime & DisorderCommitteeGovernance &Audit Committee

Governance &Audit CommitteeTrading ActivitiesSub Group

Select Committee- EducationalAttainmentSupporting Peoplein KentCommissioningBodyThanet LocalBoard

6

1

1

0

3

1

1

0

3

8

3

2

2

5

1

1

4

4

Section 2: Liaising with your Electoral DivisionPlease list here any organisations within the community with which you have contact. What areyou doing in your division? (Please specify if you are acting as a member of the body or as aKCC representative)

I have strong working links with the Kent Community organization, which worksacross my division promoting community cohesion with incoming immigrants to thearea. In addition with local bowls clubs and leisure groups, residents associations,and other community groups active across the seat. I am a strong supporter of thelocal Thanet Pride, and local cultural activity, in art, theatre, dance, and otherperforming media.

Section 3: Assisting ConstituentsPlease set out here how you contact your constituents and how you make it easy for them tocontact you. If you have made a contribution in advising and assisting constituents, and/orresolving problems in the delivery of KCC services, please explain this:

I am contactable via email, telephone, and during divisional visits andwalkabouts across the division. I undertake school and transport appeals;negotiations with bus companies on behalf of residents, and work withparents community groups supporting disadvantaged adults to improve theircommunity services.

Please give exact details of where and how you recommended your £10,000 allocationbe spent?

OrganisationKent Police

Old Town Action GroupMargate Cricket ClubEast Kent Mencap

Dane Valley WoodsVivo Active T-A

The Tom Thumb TheatreThanet PrideBirchington VillagePartnershipPlatform Theatre CompanyGlobal Generation ChurchSarah Thorne Theatre ClubCICPlatform Theatre CompanyWindmill CommunityAllotment ProjectKent Community AssocMargate Operatic Society

PurposePECS - Police Engagement inCommunity SafetyOld Town Summer MarketsNon Turf Cricket ClubFun Day for adults and childrenwith learning disabilitiesAllotment Headquarters ProjectThanet International FilmFestivalFamily WeekThanet PrideMinnis Bay Live 2010

ShakersLark in the ParkCommunity TheatreExperience ProjectLondon Theatre ExperienceSeasonal Community Events

London Theatre ExperienceAll in all, another damp coursein the wall

Total:

Amount

£1,025£ 500£ 600£ 500

£ 500£1,000

£ 600£ 500£ 500

£1,250£1,000£ 300

£ 285£ 500

£ 245£ 695

£ 10,000

Please give details of spend for your Member's Highways Grant (£25k)

Purpose

Millmead Road, Margate - request for pedestrian crossing

Foreland Avenue, Margate - request for traffic/speed survey

Dane Valley Road, Margate - request for Sunday/BankHoliday bus service

Total:

Amount

£17,050

£1,000

£2,720

£ 20,770

N.B. There is a facility that if this fund is not used in the current financial year this money can beforwarded to the next financial year.

Section 4: Representing the County Council on outside bodiesPlease set out here any bodies to which you have been appointed by the Council or which youattend in your role as a County Member, in order to promote joint working and improved servicedelivery to the public.(List any involvement with Parish Councils and membership of schools governing bodies)

Name ofOrganisation

Kent & MedwayFire & RescueAuthority

Number ofMeetingsAttended

Number ofMeetings heldeach year

10

Nature of responsibility

Margate ImageGroup (TownCentreManagement)

0 0

Royal School forDeaf Children

Section 5: Learning & DevelopmentPlease set out in this box specific training courses which you have attended to further developyour role as a Councillor, including the benefits of learning.

None this year

Please set out in this box any attendance at conferences, seminars etc including the benefits ofattending

Big Lottery Conferences - to better understand funding opportunities for thedivision.

Section 6: Political ActivityPlease use this space to give a full picture of your Political activities, including attendance atGroup meetings and any offices held, and/or responsibilities held within your Group orwithin your electoral division or Parliamentary constituency.

Liaison with Laura Sandys MP and Roger Gale MP to deal with constituents problems.Attendance at local political events. Canvassing and campaigning in local and nationalelections.

Section 7: Supplementary InformationPlease feel free to add any information you feel may assist in defining your role as anElected Member, or indeed any additional information you wish to add:

I find my wide experience of non profit management and fundraising particularly useful andvalued as a skill available to others in the division.

Ensure that the section below is signed and dated both by you and your Group Leader.Signature of Member: Date:Chris Wells 15/04/11

Signature of Lea Date:

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY 31 March 2011