Councillor Jo Barker
Email: cllrbarker@warwickshire.gov.uk
Council: Warwickshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
32 meetings · Page 3 of 7
Dispensations Sub Committee - Friday 16 May 2025 11.45 am
The Dispensations Sub-Committee met to consider and approve a series of dispensations for councillors related to disclosable pecuniary interests[^2]. These dispensations aim to prevent inadvertent breaches of regulations and ensure the council can conduct its business effectively. The committee voted to grant all four recommended dispensations.
Annual Council, County Council - Friday 16 May 2025 10.00 am
At the annual general meeting of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Edward Harris was elected as chair, Councillor Dale Keeling was elected as vice-chair, and Councillor Rob Howard was appointed as leader of the council. Councillors also approved appointments to committees and other bodies, received the annual report on the use of urgency and call-in procedures, reviewed the overview and scrutiny annual report, and approved amendments to contract standing orders.
Audit and Standards Committee - Thursday 20 March 2025 10.00 am
Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 26 February 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
36 decisions · Page 1 of 8
Granting of the Title of Honorary Freeman of the County of Warwickshire
From: Extraordinary Meeting, County Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire
From: Extraordinary Meeting, County Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 11.00 am - October 14, 2025
...to recommend that the Cabinet consider supporting the establishment of town and parish councils, full membership of the West Midlands Combined Authority, and a single unitary council for Warwickshire when making its final submission to the Secretary of State regarding local government reorganisation.
Recommendations Approved
Green Motion - Investment in Warwickshire's infrastructure to deliver travel time, economic and health benefits
From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Independent Persons
From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025
...to comply with the Localism Act 2011, the council approved the appointment of Garth Murphy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Howard Darling, and Ray Tomkinson to the Panel of Independent Persons for a four-year term ending September 30, 2029.
Recommendations Approved
Liberal Democrat Motion - Highways
From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 32
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 36