Councillor Jason Williams

Budget Scrutiny Task Group - Tuesday 21st January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Budget Scrutiny Task Group was scheduled to discuss the council's General Fund and Housing Revenue Account budgets for 2025/26. The agenda included presentations on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, proposed savings and investment proposals, and an update on the budget gap.

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm

Budget Scrutiny Task Group - Wednesday 4th December, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was to discuss the Council’s proposed capital programme, including both General Fund and Housing Revenue Account budgets. The Budget Scrutiny Task Group considered reports on an overview of the Capital Programme, and the programmes for each Executive Leadership Team.

Planning Sub-Committee (1) - Tuesday 3rd December, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was about two planning applications: a major office development at 58-70 Old Compton Street and the repainting of bollards on Floral Street. It also appears to have included a discussion, in private, about the confirmation or otherwise of a tree preservation order. The document pack provided to the attendees for the meeting does not describe what was actually discussed, or what decisions were made, only what was scheduled to be discussed.

Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 27th November, 2024 6.30 pm

The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee met on Wednesday 27 November 2024 and discussed two topics. The committee made a series of recommendations on the council's Recycling and Waste Strategy, and requested more information about it. They also reviewed progress on the council's plan to modernise public conveniences in the borough.