A meeting of the Executive - Individual Member Decisions is scheduled to consider an appointment to the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative. The meeting will be held on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Appointment to the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative

The report pack indicates that a decision is to be made regarding the appointment of a third Wokingham Borough Council Councillor representative to the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative. The recommendation is that Councillor Yusra Salman be appointed to this role. This appointment is intended to ensure Wokingham Borough Council has its full complement of three councillor representatives on the initiative. Councillors Carol Jewell and Greg Bello are already listed as representatives for Wokingham Borough Council on the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative.

The report notes that appointments to outside bodies were previously considered at the Annual Council meeting on 21 May 2026, at which time two full members and a substitute were appointed to the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative. The initiative has since indicated that three full representatives are required.

The report also includes a section on financial implications, stating that The Council faces severe financial pressures as a result of the 3-year Local Government Finance Settlement and a number of economic and social pressures. It lists impacts from the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Brexit, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the general economic climate of rising prices and the increasing cost of debt. The report stresses that It is therefore imperative that Council resources are optimised and are focused on the vulnerable and on its highest priorities. No specific costs or savings are detailed in relation to this particular appointment.

The report also confirms that due regard has been given to the public sector equality duty, and that no comments were received from the Director – Resources and Assets or the Monitoring Officer. The Leader of the Council is noted as the individual taking the decision.

The meeting is scheduled to be held in LGF3 - Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN. The contact officer for this item is Luciane Bowker, Democratic and Electoral Services Specialist.

The relevant documents for this meeting are the Agenda frontsheet 12th-Nov-2026 10.00 Executive - Individual Member Decisions and the Public reports pack 12th-Nov-2026 10.00 Executive - Individual Member Decisions.