Matt Hartley - Councillor for Greenwich (Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham)

Councillor Matt Hartley

Conservative Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham Leader of the Opposition

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

83 meetings · Page 12 of 17

General Purposes Committee

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 6.30 pm

The meeting agreed the salary range for the Director of Public Health, and noted the Chief Executive's authority to establish an appointments panel. The meeting also agreed the salary ranges for eight new positions in the Resources Directorate.

January 23, 2025
Audit and Risk Management Panel

Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm

January 22, 2025
Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee Guest2

Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Overview and Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee met to discuss the call-in of a decision made by the Cabinet on 26 November 2024, regarding the disposal of two council-owned assets: the Greenwich Equestrian Centre and 28 Mereworth Drive (also known as Greengarth). After hearing from councillors and members of the public, the sub-committee voted to approve the original recommendations, allowing the disposal process to move forward.

January 08, 2025
General Purposes Committee

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting covered two main topics: declarations of interest from councillors, and the establishment of an appointments panel for a set of vacant positions in the Place & Growth directorate.

December 12, 2024
Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel

Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 5th December, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include updates on how the council manages its highways assets, and the risks associated with them. Councillors were also scheduled to be provided with an update on the council’s 10-year regeneration plan and hear about several of the capital projects underway in the borough.

December 05, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 83

Average per Month: 3.5

Decisions Recorded: 101