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» Sow and Penk IDB / Board Membership

The Sow and Penk IDB board consists of:
  • Members elected from the agricultural drainage rate payers.
  • Members appointed by levy-paying local authorities.
The number of Members and the split of seats between elected and appointed Members, is determined by the Statutory Instrument creating the Board. In addition to the above, in certain circumstance, vacant seats may be filled by nomination by the other Board Members.

Governance Structure

The Board has a Chairman and Vice Chairman, both of whom are elected by the Board and who serve for one year.

The Board may employ or contract-in staff or officers as it sees fit and pay salaries, pension contributions and other benefits. The office staff usually includes as a minimum, a Clerk who acts as the executive officer, and an Engineer to look after maintenance and improvement works and to comment on planning applications. In some cases the role is undertaken by the same person. Both may attend Board meetings but do not have a vote. The current Clerk to Sow and Penk IDB is Mr Ian Benn (JBA Consulting) and the Engineer is Mr Geoff Heald (JBA Consulting) .


Current Board Membership

Role Elected or
Nominated (Council)
Start Date End Date
Cllr R M Sutherland  Chairman Elected
Mr R Eld  Vice Chairman Elected
Mrs H Gee  Board Member
Cllr R A Wright  Board Member
Cllr M J Winnington  Board Member
Cllr B J Stamp  Board Member
Cllr T J Reeves  Board Member
Cllr R T Cooke  Board Member
Cllr H Butter  Board Member
Mr A G Parrott  Board Member
Mr J Lewis  Board Member
Mr J H Hidderley  Board Member
Mr R F Hartley  Board Member
Mr M Deegan  Board Member


Current Board Vacancies

The Board currently has the following vacancies:

Number of Vacancies
Elected Members 0


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