Ben Rigby - Councillor for Brentwood ( Hutton East)

Councillor Ben Rigby

 Liberal Democrats  Hutton East  Chair of Audit and Governance Committee

Email: cllrben.rigby@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing, Health & Community Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Planning Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee Finance & Resources Committee Extraordinary Council Ordinary Council (Committee Member) Clean & Green Committee Annual Council Audit & Governance Committee (Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

51 meetings · Page 9 of 11

Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee

Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 7.00 pm

September 18, 2024
Finance & Resources Committee

Finance & Resources Committee - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 7.00 pm

July 24, 2024
Extraordinary Council

Extraordinary Council - Thursday, 18th July, 2024 7.00 pm

July 18, 2024
Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee

Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 6.00 pm, NEW

July 16, 2024
Ordinary Council

Ordinary Council - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 7.00 pm

34 attendees, 10 documents, 1 media files

June 26, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

53 decisions · Page 1 of 11

The introduction of 'Smart Bins'

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to the Clean and Green Committee, they recommended a pilot scheme of Big Belly bins, with one bin in Brentwood High Street and another in a lay-by on the A12, followed by a further report after a 3-month trial to determine its success before any decision on a wider rollout.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Work Programme

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to approve its work programme for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year, as detailed in Appendix A.

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Food Retail Provision in the Borough

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 11.00 am, NEW - September 26, 2025

...to note the report on food retail provision in the Borough and consider the responses provided by the Sainsbury's representative at the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation - Proposals for Greater Essex

From: Extraordinary Council, Council - Monday, 15th September, 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - September 15, 2025

... recommendations for Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Essex were approved, expressing the Council's support for the 5 Unitary Authority Proposal as its preferred option.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 51

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 53