John Barnes (MBE) - Councillor for Rother (Burwash & the Weald)

Councillor John Barnes (MBE)

Conservative Burwash & the Weald

Email: cllr.john.barnes@rother.gov.uk

Council: Rother

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Guest) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Audit and Standards Committee Planning Committee (Substitute, Guest) Audit Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

92 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 6.30 pm

May 18, 2026, 6:30 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 7.15 pm

May 18, 2026, 7:15 pm
Audit Committee Chair

Audit Committee - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 7.00 pm

May 18, 2026, 7:00 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 27th April 2026 6.00 pm

April 27, 2026, 6:00 pm
Audit Committee Chair

Audit Committee - Monday, 23 March 2026 - 6.30 pm

March 23, 2026, 6:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

244 decisions · Page 8 of 49

Minutes

From: Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Designation of Section 151 Officer

From: Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

...to designate Charlotte Spendley as the Council's Section 151 Officer (Chief Finance Officer) effective December 16, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Change in Committee Membership

From: Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

...to note the changes in the political make-up of the Council and the resulting changes to the memberships of the Licensing & General Purposes, Overview & Scrutiny, and Planning Committees.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment to Rother Voluntary Action and Hastings Advice and Representation Centre

From: Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

...to appoint Councillor Gareth Delany as the substantive Member representative to Hastings Advice and Representation Centre and Rother Voluntary Action, and Councillor Byrne as substitute Member to Rother Voluntary Action, until May 2027.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Audit Committee - Monday 1st December 2025 6.30 pm - December 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 92

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 244