John Downes - Cllr for Mid Devon (Crediton Boniface)

Cllr John Downes

Liberal Democrats Crediton Boniface Cabinet Member for Governance, Finance and Risk

Council: Mid Devon

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Economy Policy Development Group Audit Committee (Guest) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Regulatory Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licencing Sub Committee Scrutiny Committee (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

55 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Scrutiny Committee Guest

Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 26th January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 26, 2026, 5:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 5.15 pm

January 13, 2026, 5:15 pm
Council

Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 6.00 pm

December 31, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 10.30 am

December 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

70 decisions · Page 4 of 14

Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement; The Infrastructure List

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

... the Cabinet approved the amended list of infrastructure that the Council intends to fund, either wholly or partly, by developer contributions, for inclusion in the annual Infrastructure Funding Statement to be published on the Council's website.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Risk Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

... to approve the recommendations within the Corporate Risk Report, including reviewing the Corporate Risk Register and providing feedback on any areas of concern.

Recommendations Approved

Tax Base Calculation 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

...to recommend to Council the approval of the Council's Tax Base for 2026/27, calculated at 31,180.16, based on a 97.5% collection rate.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Grants renewal 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

...to ensure continued support for community and voluntary sector partners, a Strategic Grant funding programme of £120,000 per annum was approved for the three-year period of 2026/27, 2027/28, and 2028/29, with grant allocations to individual organizations to continue as previously set out for 2026/27, subject to confirmation for the following two years.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 55

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 70