John Cook-Woodman - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor John Cook-Woodman

 Conservative  Opposition Lead Member for Economic Development, Planning and Assets

Email: john.cookwoodman@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member, Guest) Pension Fund Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Guest) Local Community Network - Burnham Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (Committee Member) Human Resources Committee (Guest) Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

31 meetings · Page 3 of 7

Executive Guest

Executive - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am

25 attendees, 22 documents, 1 media files

October 01, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 1.00 pm

108 attendees, 29 documents, 1 media files

September 25, 2025
Executive Guest

Executive - Wednesday, 6th August, 2025 10.00 am

August 06, 2025
Full Council Guest

Full Council - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 1.00 pm

July 16, 2025
Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee Guest

Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 10.00 am

July 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

74 decisions · Page 1 of 15

Scrutiny Corporate and Resources Work Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to revise the scrutiny work programme to include an additional meeting, a full-day joint scrutiny session, and a meeting to consolidate feedback for executive consideration, while also ensuring timely communication, continued oversight of scrutiny review implementation, and monitoring of the community engagement review.

Recommendations Approved

Local Devolution Update

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to note the progress on the Council’s Local Devolution Programme and recommend improvements for future phases, including earlier involvement of local members, better communication, inclusion of smaller parish councils, clearer tracking of the devolution process, evaluation of outcomes, and early communication of potential barriers.

Recommendations Approved

Sale of Investment Property

From: Extraordinary Meeting, Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee - Monday, 27th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 27, 2025

...to facilitate the sale of an investment property, the sub-committee agreed to exclude the public and press due to confidential financial information, approved recommendations in a confidential appendix, and delegated authority to the Executive Director to finalize the sale by March 31, 2026.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 31

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 74