Leo Fletcher - Councillor for Greenwich (Blackheath Westcombe)

Councillor Leo Fletcher

Labour and Co-operative Blackheath Westcombe Chair of Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel

Email: leo.fletcher@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel (Chair) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Pension Board (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 11 of 12

Committee

Blackheath Joint Working Party - Tuesday, 8th October, 2024 7.00 pm

October 08, 2024
Overview and Scrutiny Committee CANCELLED

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

September 26, 2024
General Purposes Committee POSTPONED

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 3.00 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

September 18, 2024
General Purposes Committee

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 4.00 pm

The committee agreed to all of the recommendations made to them, which included adopting a policy to protect staff from violence and agression, becoming a fostering friendly employer, and making two appointments to council scrutiny panels.

July 24, 2024
Council

Council - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the full council saw the appointment of Councillor Majid Rahman as the new Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, replacing Councillor Aidan Smith who has left the council to take up a new role elsewhere. The council also voted to approve the adoption of a new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule and to allow for the appointment of political assistants for both the Labour and Conservative groups.

July 24, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

84 decisions · Page 1 of 17

Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2026/27 Budget and Rent Setting

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved a 4.8% increase in council home rents, a 5.3% increase in tenant service charges, and other rent and charge adjustments to partially mitigate financial pressures on the Housing Revenue Account, while also agreeing to various cost-saving measures and funding allocations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 84