Councillor County Usman Arif
Email: usman.arif@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
24 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 1.00 pm
Full Council - Thursday, 12 March 2026 - 1.00 pm
The Full Council meeting of Lancashire County Council on Thursday 12 March 2026 saw significant debate on road maintenance, drug policy, and youth engagement, alongside decisions on council allowances and pay policy. A key outcome was the defeat of a motion calling for urgent action on road repairs, despite widespread acknowledgement of the issue. The council also voted to support a motion affirming the principle of a secret ballot in elections, following concerns raised about family voting.
Extraordinary General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 12.55 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26 February 2026, to discuss and approve the council's budget for the upcoming financial years. The meeting also saw the appointment of a new Corporate Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer.
Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26th February 2026, to approve the council's budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting saw the approval of the main budget proposals, which included a 3.8% increase in council tax, alongside the defeat of several opposition amendments put forward by the Progressive Lancashire Group, the Conservative Group, the Liberal Democrat Group, and Our West Lancashire Group. The council also noted the report of the Interim Director of Finance and Commerce regarding the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of financial reserves.
Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.
Decisions from Meetings
107 decisions · Page 14 of 22
Financial Threshold for Key Decisions
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to maintain consistency, the financial threshold for key decisions, as defined in Section 5.9 of the Constitution, will remain at £2.2 million for the 2025/26 financial year.
Recommendations Approved
Independent Remuneration Panel Membership
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to appoint Ms L Keane, Mr C Ainsworth, and Mr G Krawiec as new members of the Independent Remuneration Panel and to reappoint Ms L Strapps for a second term, all effective from 13 March 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Motion Submitted by County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson
From: Extraordinary General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 4.30 pm - March 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Cabinet (Part B)
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to note the report of the Cabinet from its recent meetings on 5 December 2024, 16 January 2025 and 6 February 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Updates to the County Council's Constitution
From: Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm - March 13, 2025
...to note the minor and/or corrective changes to the County Council's Constitution that had been approved by the Director of Law and Governance since October 2024.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 107