Alex Daar - Councillor for East Hertfordshire (Hertford Bengeo)

Councillor Alex Daar

Green Party Hertford Bengeo Executive Member for Communities

Email: alex.daar@eastherts.gov.uk

Council: East Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Development Management Committee (Guest) Joint CCTV Executive (Committee Member) Local Joint Panel (Committee Member) East Herts Council and Stevenage Borough Council Joint Revenues and Benefits Committee Chief Officer Recruitment Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

38 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Tuesday 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 22nd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 22, 2025
Local Joint Panel CANCELLED Committee Member

Local Joint Panel - Tuesday 21st October, 2025 12.00 pm

October 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

29 decisions · Page 2 of 6

Annual Procurement Report

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

An annual report of procurement activities.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Management 2025/26 - Quarter 1 Forecast to year end

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

To provide members with the forecast position on revenue spending and the capital programme for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Consideration of the draft Markets Policy following public consultation

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

In July 2024, the council amended its approach to the licensing and regulation of markets to utilise its powers under the Food Act 1984 rather than the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as previously. The proposed Market Policy builds on this change and provides a policy framework for promoting and growing the council’s existing markets while also enabling the diversity of markets throughout East Herts.

Recommendations Approved

Provisional Outturn 2024/25 & Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report presented the provisional outturn for the General Fund Revenue Budget and the Capital programme outturn for 2024/25 financial year. The outturn remained provisional as the figures are subject to external audit.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2031

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report outlines East Herts Council’s strategic financial planning framework for the five-year period from 2026/27 to 2030/31. It sets out the Council’s approach to forecasting core resources, including business rates, central government grants, and council tax, and models different scenarios based on national policy developments and local economic conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 38

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 29