Christopher Wells
Email: cllr.christopher.wells@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
31 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Standards Committee - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 10.00 am
The Standards Committee met to discuss mandatory member training and the council's organisational complaints procedure. The committee recommended to the council that failure to undertake mandatory training should be a breach of the code of conduct. The committee also agreed to monitor waste management and enforcement.
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 10.30 am
Cornwall Council met to discuss health and wellbeing board alignment, and the operation of special urgency provisions. Councillors also addressed questions from the public regarding 20mph zones, transport pricing in Truro, appointments, and investments related to the conflict in Gaza. The council approved recommendations regarding the Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care Partnership alignment, and noted the report on special urgency and call-in provisions.
Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Thursday, 10th April, 2025 11.00 am
The Pensions Committee of Cornwall Council met to discuss the Cornwall Pension Fund's valuation assumptions and investment strategy.
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
108 decisions · Page 5 of 22
Operation of Provisions Relating to Special Urgency and Call-in
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 06, 2025
...to recommend to the Council that they note the use of urgency and call-in provisions in 2024-2025 and accept the Committee's assessment that no changes to these provisions are needed.
Recommendations Approved
Licensing of Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Operators - Application Fees
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...to increase the fees and charges for licenses issued to hackney carriage vehicles, private hire operators, and private hire vehicles as detailed in the report.
Recommendations Approved
Independent Board Member - Re-appointment
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...to re-appoint Geoff Wilson (Harbour Operations) as an Independent voting Member of the Cornwall Harbours Board for a second three-year term.
Recommendations Approved
Council Business and Financial Plans 2025-2030 and Budget 2025-26
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...that the Council Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan proposals for 2025-2030 and Budget 2025-26 were approved, including a net General Fund Budget for 2025/26 of £840.190m, a Council Tax increase of 4.99%, and various strategies related to treasury management, capital investment, and council tax premiums on empty homes.
Recommendations Approved
Allocation of Seats
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...to approve the allocation of seats to political groups on council committees, as detailed in Appendix 1, to maintain political proportionality following a change in group membership.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 31
Average per Month: 2.6
Decisions Recorded: 108