Following the Annual Council Meeting, held on 22 May, where membership of Council committees is decided, Trish, Richard and Louise have important new responsibilities. The most significant change in our responsibilities is that, while Trish steps down as Mayor, Louise is now our Deputy Mayor. Trish has stood down as Mayor of Sutton after three years and is now chair of the important Audit and Governance Committee. She will sit as a member of Planning Committee. Richard will chair the Council’s Planning Committee and sit as a member of the Housing, Economy and Business Committee. which takes major strategic decisions on housing policy and proposals for economic regeneration. He will also sit on the Licensing Committee. Louise is Deputy Mayor and vice-chair of Licensing Committee. She is also a member of the Housing, Economy and Business Committee.