Councillor Lizzie Hacking

...approved the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 and the Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure for Statutory Officers Policy, and approved the Managing Sickness Absence Policy, Hybrid Working Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Organisational Change Policy, and the Change Toolkit.

...the Council approved its revenue budget for 2026/27, its Medium Term Financial Plan for 2026-2029, and set the Council Tax at £216.95 for a Band D equivalent property, representing a 2.99% increase.

... approved recommendations to urge East Sussex County Council to commit funding and a timetable for the urgent repair and reconstruction of the Gibbet's Marsh to Float Lane bridlepath.

... its support for the motion of no confidence and censure passed by the Sussex Police and Crime Panel, and requested that the Leader of the Council formally write to the Minister of State for Policing and Crime and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners regarding the conduct of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner.

...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.