Councillor County John Potter
Email: john.potter@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
34 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 26th March, 2026 10.30 am
Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26th February 2026, to approve the council's budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting saw the approval of the main budget proposals, which included a 3.8% increase in council tax, alongside the defeat of several opposition amendments put forward by the Progressive Lancashire Group, the Conservative Group, the Liberal Democrat Group, and Our West Lancashire Group. The council also noted the report of the Interim Director of Finance and Commerce regarding the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of financial reserves.
Extraordinary General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 12.55 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26 February 2026, to discuss and approve the council's budget for the upcoming financial years. The meeting also saw the appointment of a new Corporate Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer.
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am
The Community, Cultural and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee met on Thursday, 12 February 2026, to discuss the future of the library service, workforce updates, and the committee's work programme. Key decisions included supporting the development of a new library strategy and considering recommendations for library service sustainability.
Decisions from Meetings
146 decisions · Page 20 of 30
Report of the Cabinet (Part B)
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to note the report of the Cabinet from its recent meetings on 5 December 2024, 16 January 2025 and 6 February 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Updates to the County Council's Constitution
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to note the minor and/or corrective changes to the County Council's Constitution that had been approved by the Director of Law and Governance since October 2024.
Recommendations Approved
The Overview and Scrutiny Committees
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations arising from the December 2024 and February 2025 meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations arising from the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority meetings held on 16 December 2024 and 17 February 2025, which included the Pay Policy Statement 2025/26 and the Budget Report 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
2025/26 Budget Report
From: Budget, Full Council - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 11.15 am - February 26, 2025
...to approve the 2025/26 budget, including a net revenue requirement of £1,244.620m, a council tax requirement of £684.842m, a £1.544m contribution from the transitional reserve, a £60m savings delivery programme, the reserves position, a £299.635m capital programme, the capital strategy, and uplifts to Adult Social Care Provider Fees and Children's Services Fostering Fees and other allowances, as well as the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 34
Average per Month: 1.2
Decisions Recorded: 146