Joe Otten - Councillor for Sheffield (Dore and Totley)

Councillor Joe Otten

Liberal Democrats Dore and Totley Chair of the Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee

Email: joe.otten@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk

Council: Sheffield

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member, Reserve) Strategy and Resources Policy Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee Senior Officer Employment Sub Committee South West Local Area Committee (Committee Member) Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee (Chair) Economic Development and Skills Policy Committee Planning and Highways Committee Governance Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

95 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee Chair

Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee - Friday 12 December 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Strategy and Resources Policy Committee Committee Member

Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 2.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Reserve

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am

December 08, 2025
South West Local Area Committee Committee Member

South West Local Area Committee - Thursday 4 December 2025 7.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 3 December 2025 2.00 pm

December 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

84 decisions · Page 4 of 17

Q1 Performance Monitoring

From: Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee - Friday 12 September 2025 10.00 am - September 12, 2025

...to note the Quarter 1 performance report for 2025/26, agree to help shape future performance measures, and highlight any issues of concern for future discussion.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Corporate Complaints Performance & Annual Ombudsman Reports 2024-2025 and Update on apologies following publication of the Sheffield Street Trees Inquiry Report

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 10 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025

...to consider the statistical analysis of complaints reports, approve the revised Complaint Policy, endorse the VWV Sheffield Inquiry report recommendations, agree on the basis of the written response to the Annual Complaints Report, note the links to the Customer Experience Strategy, and note the update on apologies following the Sheffield Street Trees Inquiry Report.

Recommendations Approved

Citywide Cemetery Plan

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 10 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025

...it approved a strategic plan for future cemetery provision in Sheffield, including the Citywide Cemetery Plan, and endorsed continued efforts to secure and deliver new cemetery sites to meet the city's long-term needs.

Recommendations Approved

2025/26 Quarter 1 Budget Monitoring

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 10 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025

...to note the updated information on the 2025/26 Revenue Budget Outturn, including budget monitoring information and management actions, and the targeted actions to reduce the in-year forecast overspend.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 95

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 84