Matt Furniss
Email: matt.furniss@surreycc.gov.uk
Council: Surrey
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
66 meetings · Page 12 of 14
Cabinet - Tuesday, 28 May 2024 2.00 pm
This meeting has been cancelled.
AGM, Council - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 10.00 am
The meeting saw Councillor Saj Hussain and Councillor Tim Hall re-elected unopposed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the council respectively. It also saw the adoption of the scheme of proportionality for the coming year, approval of the appointment of various committees, chairmen and vice-chairmen, as well as the appointment of Michael Coughlin as Interim Head of Paid Service from 3 June 2024 to 18 August 2024. Matthew Woods was also appointed as the independent member of the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of four years.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 23 April 2024 2.00 pm
The Cabinet approved funding to renew 15 utility blocks at the Kalima Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) Camp in Woking, and agreed to provide capital funding to three Your Fund Surrey
projects: a new community building and scout headquarters in Ash Vale, a new sports pavilion in Epsom, and the renovation of a community hub in Haslemere. They also noted the month 11 financial report.
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Tuesday, 23 April 2024 12.30 pm
Surrey County Council has decided to introduce an advisory disabled parking bay outside 18-20 Buckland Road in response to a petition submitted by a local resident. It was also decided that the Council will not immediately introduce traffic calming measures on Crawley Ridge in response to a petition submitted by the headteacher of Crawley Ridge Junior School.
Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Tuesday, 9 April 2024 10.00 am
The meeting approved the appointments of a new Chief Executive and an interim Monitoring Officer for Surrey County Council. Councillors also received apologies from absent Councillors.
Decisions from Meetings
174 decisions · Page 1 of 35
Twelve15 Service Review
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026
...delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources to either transfer the Twelve15 service to a new provider by 1 September 2026, or close the business activities on 31 August 2026 if transfer terms cannot be agreed, with £0.450m allocated for programme resources.
Recommendations Approved
Public Questions
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026
...to approve the recommendations in response to the four public questions that were published in a supplementary agenda.
Recommendations Approved
Neighbourhood Area Committees
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026
...endorsed the Neighbourhood Area Committee (NAC) model as a way to embed community engagement, agreed to continue the four pilot NACs until the pre-election period in 2026, share pilot learnings with partners and new Shadow Authorities, and consider expanding the pilot from May 2026 onwards.
Recommendations Approved
Affordable Extra Care Housing: Grant Of 250 Year Leases (Urgent Item)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026
...approved the grant of 250-year leases for four affordable Extra Care Housing sites, increasing the lease term from the previously approved 125 years to ensure the viability of the developments and secure necessary funding.
Recommendations Approved
Members' Questions
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026
...to approve the recommendations in response to nine Member questions, with the responses published in a supplementary agenda.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 66
Average per Month: 2.6
Decisions Recorded: 174