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: Cabinet (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Place Scrutiny Committee Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) 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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

76 meetings · Page 6 of 16

Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development

Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 19th May, 2025 10.00 am

May 19, 2025
Lead Member for Transport and Environment

Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 28th April, 2025 10.00 am

April 28, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 22nd April, 2025 10.00 am

April 22, 2025
Corporate Parenting Panel

Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am

April 02, 2025
Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development

Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 31st March, 2025 2.00 pm

March 31, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Council Monitoring Report - Q3 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 10.00 am - March 10, 2026

...approved the Council Monitoring Report for the third quarter of the financial year 2025/26, noting the Council's performance and financial position.

Recommendations Approved

Response to the Government's request for views in regarding any Structural Change Order required for Local Government Reorganisation

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Wednesday, 18th February, 2026 12.00 pm - February 18, 2026

...approved the proposed responses to the Government's questions regarding the Structural Changes Order for Local Government Reorganisation in East Sussex, recommending a Preparing Council and Implementation Executive model.

Recommendations Approved

Proposed Allocation of Bus Grant Revenue Apportionment

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.00 am - February 16, 2026

...approved the proposed allocation of Bus Grant revenue funding for 2026/27 to 2028/29, delegating authority for implementation and future changes to the Director of Communities, Economy, and Transport.

Recommendations Approved

Community Match schemes

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.00 am - February 16, 2026

... £60,000 of match funding is allocated towards the Ripe and Chalvington Community Match signing and lining scheme and traffic calming features, and £15,000 of match funding is allocated towards the Wivelsfield Community Match signing and lining scheme, with authority delegated to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to approve the 50% match funding contribution up to a maximum of £60,000 per scheme.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Local Nature Recovery Strategy

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.00 am - February 16, 2026

...approved the pre-publication version of the East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Local Nature Recovery Strategy, authorised its provision to neighbouring and supporting authorities, and delegated authority for the final publication stages.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 76

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 97