Rowland O'Connor - for Cornwall

Rowland O'Connor

Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group Group Leader of Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group

Email: cllr.rowland.oconnor@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Central Sub-Area Planning Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (Committee Member, Cornwall Councillor) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member, Vice-Chair) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

34 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 2 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 02, 2026, 10:00 am
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Friday, 22 May 2026 - 10.00 am

May 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 10.30 am

May 19, 2026, 10:30 am
Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Thursday, 30th April, 2026 10.00 am

April 30, 2026, 10:00 am
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 10.30 am

April 21, 2026, 10:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

138 decisions · Page 11 of 28

Questions from the Public / Govynnow dhyworth an Bobel

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 24, 2025

...the recommendations regarding questions from the public, including one about tap and cap overcharging on buses, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest / Diskleryansow mell

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 24, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Meeting Held on 30 July 2025 / Kovnotennow an Kuntelles Synsys 30 mis Gortheren 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 24, 2025

...the Cabinet endorsed its high-level priorities, acknowledged the impact of government policy and funding reforms, approved the Council's Comprehensive Spending Review approach, and delegated authority to approve and submit responses to government consultations regarding fair funding, outcomes framework, and council tax administration.

Recommendations Approved

Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, as there were no questions from the public to the Committee Chairman.

Recommendations Approved

Framework for Developing the Financial Strategy

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025

...to inform Cabinet's development of the Financial Strategy, the Committee recommended considering a credible risk management process, removing the principle to protect core budgets, preparing a balanced budget for Year 1 only, scrutinising the Council Business Plan, reviewing services for zero-based budgeting, requiring portfolio holder sign-off on information, consulting the Committee chairs on the scope of an external commission, requesting a report on pay inflation and interest rate forecasts, and providing detailed service budget information, while also approving a work programme that includes a detailed timeline, a workshop on assumptions, consideration of key lines of enquiry, provision of saving efficiencies deliverables, and individual workshops with portfolio holders and strategic directors.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 34

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 138