BE INDEPENDENT - Key Persons


Andrew Hollyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Angela Bielby

Job Titles:
  • Support Officer

Bryn Roberts

Bryn is the Council's Director of Governance (Chief Legal Officer) and Monitoring Officer (statutory role). In addition, he is appointed as Senior Information Risk Owner and Deputy Returning Officer (full powers). Bryn is responsible for the following services: Legal services Information Governance, Customer Feedback and Complaints Governance and Decision-Making of the Council Democratic and Scrutiny Services Civic Office Internal Audit Elections Corporate Strategy and City Partnerships Communications Business Intelligence Carbon Reduction

Cath Loseby

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Christina Ravenhill

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Executive assistant: Christina Ravenhill, email: christina.ravenhill@york.gov.uk

Claire Douglas - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Cllr Darryl Smalley

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Services Manager

Cllr Nigel Ayre - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Finance Officer
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Debbie Mitchell - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Finance Officer
Debbie is responsible for ensuring the Council has arrangements in place for the proper administration of all financial matters. She is lead officer on all aspects of finance, procurement, insurance and risk.

Ethan Mantle

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Ian Cuthbertson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Ian Floyd - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
As Head of the Council's Paid Service, Ian is responsible for securing staff and other resources needed to deliver high quality, cost effective services to the people of York. Working closely with the Corporate Management Team and the Leader and Executive Team, he ensures those resources support the Council's vision, policies and goals. Ian's responsibilities include acting in the capacity of Returning Officer for Local, Parliamentary and European elections and Counting Officer for referendums. He is also the North Yorkshire and York Lead for the regional Climate Change Commission and Chair of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum Recovery Group.

James Parker

Job Titles:
  • Support Officer

Jenny Kent

Job Titles:
  • Councillor

Jo Coles

Job Titles:
  • Councillor

Jonny Crawshaw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Kate Ravilious

Job Titles:
  • Councillor

Katie Lomas - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Mark Warters

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Martin Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Director

Martin Rowley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Megan Spendlow

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Michael Pavlovic

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Vice - Chair
  • Councillor

Neil Ferris

Neil is responsible for the majority of physical Council assets in the City and the regulation of public spaces and commercial activity in the City. His responsibilities cover the following service areas: Planning Policy Building Control Land and Property Gazetteer City Development and Regeneration Commercial Property Portfolio Neighbourhood Planning Spatial Evidence Transport and Parking Conservation and Sustainability Travel Planning Road Safety and Rights of Way Cycling Policy Traffic Management CCTV and Street Lighting Flood Risk and Water Management Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling Fleet Management Public Protection Business and Economic Policy and Strategy Housing and Homelessness Building Services Emergency Planning Community Safety People and Neighbourhoods Strategy and Policy

Paula Widdowson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Pauline Stuchfield

Job Titles:
  • Director of Customer and Communities
Pauline is responsible for Customer Services and Strategy including: Customer and Web Services Mansion House Register Office (including role of Proper Officer) Bereavement Services She is responsible for Exchequer Services including revenue collection and recovery, adults income and court of protection. In addition to Welfare Benefits delivery and leadership around Financial Inclusion Pauline's responsibilities also include Business Support including payroll and creditors functions. Pauline is responsible for ICT operations (and provision of services to Harrogate Borough Council), Digital Services Programme and Digital City delivery. Her Communities and Equalities responsibilities include: Adult Education and Skills Leisure and Community Centres People and Neighbourhoods Strategy Policy Commissioning and Contract/SLA Management across Explore York Leisure Facilities York Museums Trust York CVS Citizens Advice York Welfare Benefits Unit Make It York

Peter Kilbane

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chair
  • Councillor

Peter Roderick

Job Titles:
  • Director of Public Health
As senior advocate for the health of the population across the city of York, Peter is accountable for all City of York Council's responsibilities for public health. They include promoting and protecting the health of residents and reducing health inequalities.

Rachel Melly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Robert Webb

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Sam Waudby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Sarah Butcher

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Shirley Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Stephen Fenton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor

Tony Fisher - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Planning Committee
  • Councillor