Executive Director for Communities, Mark Ryder
The Communities Directorate employs (among many others) planners, civil engineers, ecologists, bus drivers, information analysts, school crossing patrols, administrators and countryside rangers. Much of our work is carried out in partnership with other agencies and organisations as the best way to provide for the people of Warwickshire.
Our staff are based in offices, business centres, parks and depots throughout the county. There are four councillors who are responsible for certain areas of our work.
The Directorate is made up of the following business services:
Transport and Economy
Director, David Ayton-Hill, brings together the following teams: economy and skills; transport strategy and road safety; parking; transport delivery (including county fleet maintenance and bus transport operations); trading standards; and community safety.
Infrastructure, Planning and Environment
Director, Steve Smith brings together the teams responsible for strategic planning and regeneration; climate change and sustainability; waste management and country parks; and planning & environment (including ecology, archaeology, highways development management and flood risk management teams).
Highways
Our Highways Service brings together our county highways function (including street lighting, public rights of way, network management and road maintenance teams) and engineering design services which is the Council’s civil engineering function.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Services (WFRS)
Chief Fire Officer, Ben Brook. Our purpose is to protect the community and make Warwickshire a safer place to live. WFRS is governed by three areas: service delivery, service support and service improvement. These areas all work closely together to make sure that we fulfil our duty. WFRS is also host to the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire (CSW) Resilience Team and Local Resilience Forum (LRF).
Find out more about Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Services (WFRS)
Coventry & Warwickshire Business Partnerships
The Communities Directorate also hosts the strategic lead and coordination of the Coventry & Warwickshire business economic forum, led by Paula Deas in a joint role with Coventry City Council.