Dorothy Coates - Councillor for Barnsley (North East)

Councillor Dorothy Coates

Labour North East Cabinet Support Member - Place Health & Adult Social Care

Email: cllrdorothycoates@barnsley.gov.uk

Council: Barnsley

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) North East Area Council (Committee Member) Goldthorpe Town Deal Board Planning Regulatory Board (Committee Member) Cabinet (Cabinet Support Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Public)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

73 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Full Council Committee Member

ANNUAL COUNCIL, Full Council - Friday 29 May 2026 11.00 am

May 29, 2026, 11:00 am
Cabinet CANCELLED Cabinet Support Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 29 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 29, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet CANCELLED Cabinet Support Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 15, 2026, 10:00 am
Planning Regulatory Board Committee Member

Planning Regulatory Board - Tuesday 14 April 2026 2.00 pm

April 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday 26 March 2026 10.00 am

March 26, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

62 decisions · Page 4 of 13

Housing Revenue Account 2026/27 (Cab.21.01.2026/9)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...recommend to Full Council the approval of the HRA draft budget and business plan for 2026/27, a 4.8% increase in rents and charges, the Berneslai Homes Management Fee, the Core Housing Investment Programme, Housing Added Value schemes, and the undertaking of work to identify capital programme savings.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Berneslai Homes Strategic Plan and Annual Business Plan 26/27 (Cab.21.01.2026/10)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...approved the refreshed Berneslai Homes Strategic Plan 2021-2031 and the Annual Business Plan for 2026/27, and authorised the Service Director for Regeneration and Culture to make minor final amendments.

Recommendations Approved

Digital and Business Intelligence Additional Resources (Cab.21.01.2026/6)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...approved additional resources for digital and business intelligence services, including a laptop refresh budget and provisional funding for Copilot, while also noting plans for equipment and licensing alignment and future efficiency reports.

Recommendations Approved

Local Council Tax Base 2026/27 (Cab.07.01.2026/8)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

The purpose of this report is to formally declare the Council’s Council Tax Base for the 2026/27 financial year.    

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 73

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 62