Executive post

Highways, Infrastructure and Community Safety Portfolio Holder

Description

Infrastructure

 

To be responsible for the development and delivery of the Council’s Infrastructure Services functions including:

 

·                 Environmental health and protection services

·                 Public realm enforcement and crime reduction

·                 Public realm infrastructure and maintenance

·                 Operational property management and maintenance

·                 External sports facilities maintenance

·                 Facilities management (excluding Schools)

·                 Property and public realm investment programmes

·                 Public realm policy

·                 To oversee the development, and implementation of policies and strategies to address climate change.

 

To oversee the development and implementation of policies and strategies and the monitoring of environmental and public protection services that fall within this portfolio.

 

Highways

 

To oversee the development and maintenance of positive links and partnerships with other organisations and businesses to improve the transport services within Harrow.

 

To be responsible for the development and delivery of the Council’s Highway functions including:

 

·                 Transportation policy

·                 Roads maintenance programme

·                 Carparks and parking strategy

·                 Traffic management and road safety

 

To manage the Council’s relationship with the GLA, the Government and London Councils on transport matters.

 

To manage the Council’s relationship with TFL.

 

Community Safety

 

·                To oversee the development and implementation of the Community Safety Plan.

 

·                To oversee Police relationships, including Safer Neighbourhoods Teams.

 

·                To oversee the commissioning and support of Harrow’s approach to the misuse of drugs and alcohol, and crime reduction.

 

·                To oversee Harrow’s approach to the prevention of domestic abuse and the reduction of violence against women and girls.

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