David Vasmer
Email: david.vasmer@shropshire.gov.uk
Council: Shropshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am
The Council of Shropshire Council is scheduled to meet on 11 December 2025.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am
Shropshire Council's Cabinet met to discuss the council's worsening financial situation, approve an all-age autism strategy, and address concerns about the Shrewsbury station gyratory project[^2]. The Cabinet also reviewed performance monitoring reports, health and safety, and updates on the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme[^3].
Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.30 am
Shropshire Council's cabinet met to discuss the financial situation of the council, performance against the Shropshire Plan, and a number of other matters. The cabinet agreed to continue emergency action to improve the council's financial position, supported public consultation for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme, and approved recommendations for a skateboard and BMX pump track in Oswestry. They also noted progress against the outcomes of the Shropshire Plan, and agreed to review and align Shropshire’s Performance Management Framework with the new administration’s priorities.
Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 9.30 am
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership was scheduled to meet on Thursday, 13 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the Shropshire Council's new priorities, the team's work programme, and new partnership structures. The meeting was also scheduled to include updates on landscape connections, the management plan review, sustainable tourism strategy and farming in protected landscapes.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am
At a meeting on 15 October 2025, Shropshire Council's cabinet approved a CPC action plan, a draft financial strategy for 2026/27-2030/31, a highways future operating model report, application of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code from 1 April 2026, and a plan to deliver a new skateboard and BMX pump track in Oswestry in partnership with Oswestry Town Council. Councillors also reviewed the financial monitoring for period 5, noting a potential illegal financial position by the end of the financial year.
Decisions from Meetings
63 decisions · Page 10 of 13
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 10, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report Quarter 1 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 10, 2025
...to address a projected £33.544m overspend, the Cabinet directed the Chief Executive to instruct all Officers to urgently take necessary actions to improve the financial forecast, focusing on savings and mitigating actions for 2025/26, and considered the potential impact on the General Fund Balance and future service pressures.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Period 2
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 09, 2025
...urgent corrective action is needed to address a projected £13.174m overspend for 2025/26 and improve savings delivery, as the current forecast indicates a General Fund Balance of only £0.606m if no further action is taken.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Customer Feedback (complaints) Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 09, 2025
...to consider recommendations and actions in the Annual Customer Feedback Report to improve customer feedback performance and to note that a paper on the adoption of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code will be prepared for a future Cabinet Meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Treasury Report 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 09, 2025
...to approve the actual 2024/25 prudential and treasury indicators and note the annual treasury management report for the same period, highlighting compliance with legislative requirements, a slightly below-benchmark investment return of 4.87%, and treasury activities within approved indicators.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 63