The working groups are as follows: Climate Change Task Group, Grant Scrutiny Panel, Town Enhancement and Visit Ramsgate. Listed below are the working groups, their chairs, their clerk and their responsibilities.
Climate Change Task Group
(Reports to Finance & General Purposes Committee)
Chair: Councillor Tricia Austin
Vice Chair: Councillor Tony Ovenden
Clerk: Dean Williams, Deputy Town Clerk & Compliance Officer
Membership:
All Councillors
Members of the Public
Terms of Reference: Climate Change Task Group
- Prioritise the aims and objectives of the Climate Change Emergency
- To influence, facilitate, communicate and carry out projects that will result in a lower carbon footprint for the Ramsgate parish area
Grant Scrutiny Panel
(Reports to Full Council)
Chair: Not Applicable
Vice Chair: Not Applicable
Clerk: Dean Williams, Deputy Town Clerk & Compliance Officer
Membership:
Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Councillor Jane Hetherington
Councillor Laurie Hudson
Councillor Pat Moore
Terms of Reference: Grant Scrutiny Panel
- Scrutinise Funding applications and make recommendation to Full Council.
- Scrutinise Anchor Funding and make recommendation to the Town Promotion Committee.
Town Enhancement Working Group
(Reports to Town Promotion Committee)
Chair: Councillor Helen Crittenden
Vice Chair: Councillor Corinna Huxley
Clerk: Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Membership:
Councillor Corinna Huxley
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Raushan Ara
Councillor Stephen Albon
Maxine Morgan, Technician Manager (Projects and Community)
Gary Mills, Technician Manager (HR and Health & Safety)
Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Katie Kelley, Marketing and Communications Officer
Terms of Reference: Town Enhancement Working Group
- Audit of all Open Spaces
- Liaise with existing volunteer groups
- Develop a support network
- Improve environmental aesthetics of Ramsgate
Visit Ramsgate Working Group
(Reports to Town Promotion Committee)
Chair: Councillor Helen Crittenden
Vice Chair: Councillor Corinna Huxley
Clerk: Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Membership:
Councillor Corinna Huxley
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Tony Ovenden
Councillor Stephen Albon
Representative from Thanet Tourism
Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Gemma Dempsey, Visit Ramsgate Project Manager
Katie Kelley, Marketing and Communications Officer
Terms of Reference: Visit Ramsgate Working Group
- Increase the economic benefits accruing from tourism in Ramsgate
- Promotion of Active, Cultural and Heritage Tourism initiatives, linking the town to the countryside
- Achieve health, well-being and leisure gains for the local community and tourists