James Baker - Councillor for Reigate and Banstead (Horley West and Sidlow)

Councillor James Baker

The Conservative Party Horley West and Sidlow Executive Member for Community Development and Prosperity and Deputy Leader

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Council Deputy Leader

Council - Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026 7.30 pm

July 22, 2026, 7:30 pm
Executive Deputy Leader

Executive - Thursday, 16th July, 2026 7.30 pm

July 16, 2026, 7:30 pm
Partner, Shareholder and Trustee Executive Sub-Committee Executive Member

Partner, Shareholder and Trustee Executive Sub-Committee - Thursday, 25th June, 2026 6.30 pm

June 25, 2026, 6:30 pm
Executive Deputy Leader

Executive - Thursday, 25th June, 2026 7.30 pm

June 25, 2026, 7:30 pm
Licensing and Regulatory Committee Committee Member

Licensing and Regulatory Committee - Monday, 1st June, 2026 7.00 pm

June 01, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

55 decisions · Page 1 of 11

Delegation of Executive functions to officers: staircasing transactions and trading agreements for sold services

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...authority was delegated to officers for staircasing transactions and trading agreements for sold services with public bodies, up to a value of £249,999 for the latter.

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax 2026/27

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...the Executive recommended to the Council that the Council Tax for 2026/27 be set, including calculations for the Council's own requirements and parish precepts, and the amounts for different valuation bands.

Recommendations Approved

Memorial Park Service Level Agreement

From: Partner, Shareholder and Trustee Executive Sub-Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...approved the proposed Service Level Agreement for the management and maintenance of Memorial Park and authorised the completion of the café lease and rent deposit deed for the Memorial Park café tenant.

Recommendations Approved

Budget & Capital Programme 2026/27

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...approved the 2026/27 Budget and Capital Programme, recommending a freeze on Council Tax and outlining a £63.553 million Capital Programme for 2025/26 to 2030/31.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation: East Surrey Joint Committee

From: Executive - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 11, 2025

...to facilitate the transition to the new East Surrey Council in 2027, they agreed to establish an East Surrey Joint Committee, noted its terms of reference, appointed Cllr Richard Biggs as their representative, and delegated authority to the Chief Executive to support the Committee's establishment and operation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 55 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.