Penny di Cara - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Penny di Cara

Conservative Lead Member for Economy

Email: cllr.Penny.diCara@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Place Scrutiny Committee Corporate Parenting Panel Lead Member for Transport and Environment Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Lead Member for Economy (Committee Member) Pension Committee (Substitute) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee People Scrutiny Committee Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 02, 2025
Pension Committee Substitute

Pension Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 18, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

80 decisions · Page 3 of 16

Observer Building, Hastings - reprofiling finances - Exempt Information

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

To consider reprofiling and further support proposals for the Observer Building project in respect of the Growing Places Fund loan.

Recommendations approved

Update on Lane Rental Scheme following implementation

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

...to note the progress of the Lane Rental Scheme, how surplus funds will be allocated, to agree to delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to approve Lane Rental surplus bids under £500,000, and to recommend that the County Council update the Constitution accordingly.

Recommendations Approved

Devolution: Consent to the establishment of a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Sussex

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

...to note the update on devolution in Sussex and seek the views of the County Council regarding the establishment of a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Sussex, ahead of consideration by Cabinet.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex Local Growth Assurance Framework (ESLGAF) Capital Programme report

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

...to note the final spend and project updates for 2024/25 across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund, and Getting Building Fund programmes, and to agree the forecast scheme spend profiles for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes for the first half of the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation: Proposal for a single tier of local government across East Sussex

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

... to consider and note the proposal for a single tier of local government in East Sussex, and to seek the views of Full Council ahead of consideration by Cabinet, and prior to the proposal being submitted to Government by 26 September 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 80