Merel Rehorst-Smith - Councillor for Guildford (Effingham)

Councillor Merel Rehorst-Smith

Liberal Democrats Effingham Lead Councillor for Regulatory Services

Email: merel.rehorst-smith@guildford.gov.uk

Council: Guildford

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive Shareholder and Trustee Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources Climate Change Board (Committee Member) Guildford and Waverley Joint Governance Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) (Guest) Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

67 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 29, 2026, 6:00 pm
Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) Guest

Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 7:00 pm
Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee Committee Member

Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 8.00 pm

January 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 08, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

212 decisions · Page 10 of 43

Risk Management and Corporate Risk Registers (Q1 2025/26)

From: Executive - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 09, 2025

... they noted the comments from the Audit and Risk Committee, acknowledged the updated corporate risk registers, and made no recommendations regarding them.

For Determination

Performance Monitoring Report 2025 - 26 (Quarter 1)

From: Executive - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...noted the comments from the Overview and Scrutiny committees and reviewed the Performance Monitoring report for quarter 1 of 2025/26, making no recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Proposed Joint Executive Committee

From: Executive - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...to establish a Joint Executive Committee with Waverley Borough Council's Executive, pending Waverley's approval, and to recommend that the Standards Committee advise the Council to delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer for necessary constitutional amendments.

Recommendations Approved

Transfer of funds from Capital Contingency Fund to Midleton Industrial Estate Budget

From: Executive - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...to enable the closure of the Midleton Industrial Estate Redevelopment project, £180,625 was transferred from the Capital Contingency Fund to cover an existing overspend.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 67

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 212