Ben Rigby - Councillor for Brentwood ( Hutton East)

Councillor Ben Rigby

 Liberal Democrats  Hutton East  Chair of Audit and Governance Committee

Email: cllrben.rigby@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing, Health & Community Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Planning Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee Finance & Resources Committee Extraordinary Council Ordinary Council (Committee Member) Clean & Green Committee Annual Council Audit & Governance Committee (Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

51 meetings · Page 5 of 11

Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee

Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm

February 26, 2025
Clean & Green Committee

Clean & Green Committee - Monday, 17th February, 2025 7.00 pm

February 17, 2025
Ordinary Council

Ordinary Council - Thursday, 13th February, 2025 7.00 pm, NEW

February 13, 2025
Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee POSTPONED

Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee - Wednesday, 12th February, 2025 7.00 pm

25 attendees, 19 documents, 1 media files

February 12, 2025
Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee POSTPONED

Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm

24 attendees, 23 documents, 1 media files

February 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

53 decisions · Page 1 of 11

The introduction of 'Smart Bins'

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to the Clean and Green Committee, they recommended a pilot scheme of Big Belly bins, with one bin in Brentwood High Street and another in a lay-by on the A12, followed by a further report after a 3-month trial to determine its success before any decision on a wider rollout.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Work Programme

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to approve its work programme for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year, as detailed in Appendix A.

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Food Retail Provision in the Borough

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 11.00 am, NEW - September 26, 2025

...to note the report on food retail provision in the Borough and consider the responses provided by the Sainsbury's representative at the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation - Proposals for Greater Essex

From: Extraordinary Council, Council - Monday, 15th September, 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - September 15, 2025

... recommendations for Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Essex were approved, expressing the Council's support for the 5 Unitary Authority Proposal as its preferred option.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 51

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 53