Councillor Matt Hartley

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 20th November, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to consider an update on planning and regeneration in the borough, and a report on the council's planned transport work for 2024-25. It is important to note that the document used to write this summary only describes what was scheduled to be discussed, and gives no information on what was actually said by the attendees or whether any decisions were made.

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting received an update on the performance of Legal and HR services, and discussed the commissioning of reports for its next meeting. The Panel agreed to invite the Leader of the Council, Councillor Danny Thorpe, to provide an update on the Community Engagement Framework.

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 5.00 pm

The committee approved the appointment of Councillor Charlie Davis to various scrutiny panels and sub-committees, and the nomination of Councillor Sarah-Jane Merrill to Woodlands Farm Trust. The committee also approved the salary ranges for three chief officer posts and the adoption of a new suite of policies about the use of data and technology in the council. Finally the committee agreed to continue the use of market supplement allowances to support the recruitment and retention of digital, data and technology staff.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee included discussion of the Council's progress on delivering the Equality and Equity Action Plan, as well as a quarterly update on predicted budget savings for 2024/25. The Committee were also asked to note the details of the upcoming Forward Plan, which included a number of upcoming decisions to be made by the Council in the coming months, and were also asked to consider commissioning a report on the progress of the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan for the meeting on 28 November 2024.