Coventry Conservatives on Coventry City Council
The Conservative Party has 27 of the 54 elected members on Coventry City Council and is the controlling party. The council is run on a Cabinet and Scrutiny system.
The Leader of the Council is Cllr Ken Taylor.
The Deputy Leader of the Council is Cllr Kevin Foster.
Cabinet
The cabinet is responsible for making decisions about how the council is run. The cabinet meets every two weeks and has 10 members.
Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee
The scrutiny co-ordination committee is responsible for co-ordinating the scrutiny function of the council.
Scrutiny Board 1
Finance, Procurement and Value for Money, Community Cohesion and Equalities, Customer, Workforce and Legal Services, Audit Issues.
Scrutiny Board 2
Children, Learning and Young People.
Scrutiny Board 3
City Development, City Services, Climate Change, Sustainability and Housing.
Scrutiny Board 4
Community Services, Health (Policy and Inequalities), Culture, Leisure and Libraries, Neighbourhoods and Community Safety.
Scrutiny Board 1 - Audit Sub-Group
In order to allow more time to be devoted to audit work and to allow Scrutiny Board 1 to concentrate on other areas of work within its remit a sub-group has been established to consider audit issues.
Planning Committee
The Planning Committee meets every 3 weeks to determine planning applications.
Licensing and Regulatory Committee
The committee takes decisions on various licensing matters (e.g. alcohol, public entertainment, gambling, taxis and private hire) and on various public protection prosecutions brought by the City Council.