Councillor Ivis Williams

Council - Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 7.00 pm

The Council welcomed two new Councillors following recent by-election successes, offered its condolences following the death of former Councillor John Cartwright, and agreed to note five petition responses and the answers to 36 written questions. The Council adopted a new gambling policy and noted the Royal Borough of Greenwich Strategic Risk Register, the Treasury and Capital Strategy mid-year update, and a revised constitution.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee noted the Carbon Neutral Plan Year 3 update. The committee discussed the challenges to achieving a carbon neutral borough by 2030, including the availability of external funding and the need for greater alignment with national policy objectives. The committee made several recommendations including that the council should seek to leverage the buying power of developers to support retrofitting the borough's housing stock.

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting received an update on the performance of Legal and HR services, and discussed the commissioning of reports for its next meeting. The Panel agreed to invite the Leader of the Council, Councillor Danny Thorpe, to provide an update on the Community Engagement Framework.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee included discussion of the Council's progress on delivering the Equality and Equity Action Plan, as well as a quarterly update on predicted budget savings for 2024/25. The Committee were also asked to note the details of the upcoming Forward Plan, which included a number of upcoming decisions to be made by the Council in the coming months, and were also asked to consider commissioning a report on the progress of the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan for the meeting on 28 November 2024.