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THE new look administration at County Hall has been revealed following Wednesday’s election of Tory Cllr Dave Stewart as leader.
The decision-making body includes three independent members and a UKIP councillor, alongside five Conservatives including Cllr Stewart and his deputy Stewart Hutchinson.
Cllr Stewart said: "This cross-party team uphold my ambitions to provide professional leadership for the council in a caretaking capacity up to the local council elections in May.
"I know that they will act ethically and with integrity to provide the best possible service for Island residents, and to ensure that effective decisions and actions are taken as necessary.
"Over the next few weeks, our focus will be upon the need to set and agree a robust council budget for 2017/18, which will be considered by the Full Council on February 22. We will be working closely with council officers to address service needs and establish the best way forward for council services in relation to this and to meet the £7.5 million gap in council funding already identified.
"Yesterday we had a very productive and enlightening meeting with council officers about the budget; as a result I am confident that we will be able to lead the council to achieve our primary objective of setting a legal and balanced budget for next year."
• Leader and executive member for strategic and community partnerships, and public protection — Cllr Dave Stewart (Con)
• Deputy leader and executive member for corporate resources — Cllr Stuart Hutchinson (Con)
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