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 15 of 17

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
Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee

Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee met to discuss whether to 'call-in' a decision about the future of two of the council's trading companies. They also were scheduled to note the outside bodies that councillors are members of.

September 10, 2024
Audit and Risk Management Panel

Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Royal Borough of Greenwich's Audit and Risk Management Panel included discussion about the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Strategic Risk Register, and a performance report from the Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud team. The meeting also included discussion of the draft Annual Governance Statement 2023/24.

September 04, 2024
Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee

Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 31st July, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to consider a call-in of a decision made by Councillor Averil Lekau, Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, to proceed with a trial of a new traffic scheme in West Greenwich and East Greenwich. The call-in was requested by five Councillors, who raised a number of concerns about the scheme, including its potential impact on traffic, air pollution, and access for residents and businesses. The Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider the Councillors' concerns, and decide whether to refer the scheme back to the Cabinet Member for reconsideration or to Full Council.

July 31, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

101 decisions · Page 1 of 21

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