Councillor Simon Peirce

Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Council agreed to reduce the maximum level of support available through the Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025-26 from 100% to 80% and agreed to reduce the time before charging a Council Tax Premium to unfurnished and unoccupied properties from 2 years to 12 months. They also noted the appointment of Councillor Sandra Bauer as the new Cabinet Member for Equality, Culture and Communities, and voted to adopt a motion on protecting leaseholders from the cost of fire safety remediation work.

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 6.30 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich's Local Planning Committee met to consider a planning application for the construction of six new homes. The committee voted unanimously to defer their decision pending a site visit, which was requested by several local residents and the three ward councillors who called the application in to committee, Councillor Matt Hartley, Councillor Roger Tester, and Councillor Cathy Dowse.

Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel - Monday, 27th January, 2025 1.00 pm

This meeting of the Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel was scheduled to consider the adoption of an audit completion report for 2023/24, to make decisions about two proposed changes to the Pension fund's asset allocation, and to note declarations of interest from the Councillors on the panel.

Inclusive Economy and Culture Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 16th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting was scheduled to include a presentation on the Woolwich Creative District and a discussion on the agenda for the next meeting.

Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel - Monday, 9th December, 2024 10.30 am

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel met to consider a number of issues relating to the investment and administration of the borough's pension fund. Most significantly, the meeting received a report on the state of the fund's investments, a presentation on the performance of the fund's investments with Partners Group and training on the state of financial markets from Blackrock.