Councillor Anthony Okereke

Standards Committee - Tuesday, 30th July, 2024 6.30 pm

The Standards Committee met to discuss the Standards Committee Annual Report 2023/24. The Committee noted the list of Councillors’ memberships as Council appointed representatives on outside bodies, joint committees and school governing bodies, and requested that Members orally declare any personal or financial interests. The Committee noted the Standards Committee Annual Report 2023/24 and agreed to forward it to Full Council for assurance on standards issues.

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 4.00 pm

The committee agreed to all of the recommendations made to them, which included adopting a policy to protect staff from violence and agression, becoming a fostering friendly employer, and making two appointments to council scrutiny panels.

Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 2.00 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Council - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the full council saw the appointment of Councillor Majid Rahman as the new Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, replacing Councillor Aidan Smith who has left the council to take up a new role elsewhere. The council also voted to approve the adoption of a new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule and to allow for the appointment of political assistants for both the Labour and Conservative groups.

Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 7.00 pm

Greenwich Council met and approved changes to the council constitution, noted the Audit & Risk Management Panel's annual report, and agreed to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee's work program for the coming year. The meeting opened with an announcement welcoming newly-elected Labour Councillor Rosa Tester, who won the seat in Mootingham and Coldharbour ward after the death of Councillor Denise Hyland, back to the Council.