John Conway
Email: cllr.john.conway@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
50 meetings · Page 1 of 10
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 10.30 am
Cornwall Council met to discuss health and wellbeing board alignment, and the operation of special urgency provisions. Councillors also addressed questions from the public regarding 20mph zones, transport pricing in Truro, appointments, and investments related to the conflict in Gaza. The council approved recommendations regarding the Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care Partnership alignment, and noted the report on special urgency and call-in provisions.
Audit Committee - Friday, 11th April, 2025 10.00 am
The Audit Committee of Cornwall Council met on 11 April 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including the appointment of a new lay member, the external auditor's plan, the annual governance statement, and the internal audit plan for the upcoming year. The meeting also included a review of the committee's effectiveness and reports from the chief internal auditor.
Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Thursday, 10th April, 2025 11.00 am
The Pensions Committee of Cornwall Council met to discuss the Cornwall Pension Fund's valuation assumptions and investment strategy.
Appeals Committee - Monday, 7th April, 2025 10.00 am
The Cornwall Council Appeals Committee met on 7 April 2025 to discuss several requests for school transport assistance. Councillor Perry was elected Chairman for the meeting. The committee approved one request for transport assistance to Cubert School and refused assistance for Hayle Academy, Bude Primary Academy Juniors, and Callington Community College.
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
138 decisions · Page 19 of 28
Draft Revenue Budget 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024
...to confirm responses to the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee's recommendations and approve the draft budget proposals for 2025/26, including a 4.99% Council Tax increase, application of 100% Council Tax Premium on Second Homes, and key assumptions regarding business rates, government grants, pay offers, and the Foundation Living Wage, to be used as the basis for public consultation.
Recommendations Approved
Council Homes Update
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024
...to improve council housing, they approved in-year budget mitigations, changed the policy for disposing of homes needing costly repairs, progressed the 2025/26 HRA Business Plan, approved the CHL Commissioning Plan, delegated authority to monitor performance and make changes to the plan, committed to reporting performance updates, agreed to review funding options, and delegated authority to review and potentially submit a rent exemption application.
Recommendations Approved
Council Performance Report 2024/25 (Q2)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024
...to consider the second Council Performance Report for 2024/25, approve virements and a write-off, approve a transfer from the General Fund reserve to the HRA reserve, note movements in reserves and budget uplifts approved by the Section 151 Officer, note capital virements from the Headroom budget, consider and acknowledge the 2024/25 Treasury Management Strategy Mid-Year Review, and recommend to Full Council that the capital programme be uplifted by £9.528m.
Recommendations Approved
Questions from the Public / Govynnow dhyworth an Bobel
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024
...to approve the recommendations, as no questions were received from the public.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting Held on 18 September 2024 / Kovnotennow an Kuntelles Synsys 18 mis Gwynngala 2024
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024
...that the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 September 2024 were correctly recorded and should be signed by the Chairman.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 50
Average per Month: 4.2
Decisions Recorded: 138