Rachel Bishop-Firth
Email: rachel.bishopfirth@wokingham.gov.uk(link sends email)
Council: Wokingham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
58 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Employment and Staffing Committee - Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 7.00 pm
Executive - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 7.00 pm
Extraordinary, Executive - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
87 decisions · Page 12 of 18
Treasury Management Strategy 2025-2028
From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025
Note the treasury management procedures, limits, and objectives for 2025/26. Effective and safe use of our resources to deliver service improvements and service continuity through the management of the council’s cash flow and investments while funding the capital programme.
Recommendations Approved
Remaining Grant Allocation for the delivery of Afghan Refugee Resettlement Scheme
From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025
In 2023 the Council successfully secured £3.1m of Local Authority Housing fund (LAHF) grant allocation for the purchase of the 17 properties as part of the Ukrainian and Afghan resettlement scheme. In March 2023, Executive approved the release of up to £2m commuted sums (developer contributions for affordable housing) to be used in conjunction with this grant to purchase these properties. Further approving delegated powers for the Deputy Chief Executive to approve the transfer of commuted sums, the end landlord and borrowing terms for each property. The 17 properties have now successfully been purchased and this paper seeks approval to purchase a further single property while remaining within the original budget envelope approved in March 2023.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Plan 2025-2028 Including Revenue Budget Submission 2025/26
From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025
To provide the key revenue budget extract for 2025/26 of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-2028 for submission to Council.
Recommendations Approved
Declaration of Interests
From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Approach to Lease Extensions for Council Shared Ownership Properties
From: Executive - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025
The purpose of this report is to seek the Executive’s approval to allow lease extensions for council-owned shared ownership houses.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 58
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 87