Jan Mason

AGM, Council - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 10.00 am

The meeting saw Councillor Saj Hussain and Councillor Tim Hall re-elected unopposed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the council respectively. It also saw the adoption of the scheme of proportionality for the coming year, approval of the appointment of various committees, chairmen and vice-chairmen, as well as the appointment of Michael Coughlin as Interim Head of Paid Service from 3 June 2024 to 18 August 2024. Matthew Woods was also appointed as the independent member of the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of four years.

Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee - Monday, 29 April 2024 10.00 am

The meeting began with a discussion about Surrey Connect, the Council’s ‘Digital Demand Responsive Transport’ (DDRT) scheme for areas of the county with limited public transport.

Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Tuesday, 9 April 2024 10.00 am

The meeting approved the appointments of a new Chief Executive and an interim Monitoring Officer for Surrey County Council. Councillors also received apologies from absent Councillors.

Council - Tuesday, 19 March 2024 10.00 am

At this meeting of Surrey County Council, a motion was passed calling on the next government to reform local government finance, and the Council agreed to set up a Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee with Hampshire County Council and Bracknell Forest Council to scrutinise the plans for the rebuilding of Frimley Park Hospital.

Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee - Wednesday, 7 February 2024 10.00 am

The committee expressed their support for Surrey County Council's new road safety strategy and 20 mph speed limit policy, while also expressing concern over whether the current levels of funding would be sufficient to meet the likely demand. The committee asked for this to be reviewed once the outcome of the public consultation was known. Councillor Buddhi Weerasinghe volunteered to join the Greener Futures Reference Group. The committee agreed to hold an informal visit to Ringway's depot to discuss the performance of the highways contract before deciding whether to hold a public scrutiny session.