Philip Desmonde
Email: cllr.philip.desmonde@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
17 meetings · Page 1 of 4
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 10.30 am
Cornwall Council met to discuss health and wellbeing board alignment, and the operation of special urgency provisions. Councillors also addressed questions from the public regarding 20mph zones, transport pricing in Truro, appointments, and investments related to the conflict in Gaza. The council approved recommendations regarding the Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care Partnership alignment, and noted the report on special urgency and call-in provisions.
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am
West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 3rd March, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
108 decisions · Page 10 of 22
Review of Article 21 - Governance Arrangements of Council Owned Entities and the Protocol for Governance Arrangements of Council Owned Entities
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 10.30 am - January 21, 2025
...to refer proposed changes to Article 21 regarding governance arrangements of council-owned entities to the Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee for comment, before further consideration by the Constitution and Governance Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Questions from the Public
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 10.30 am - January 21, 2025
...to approve the recommendations related to a question received from a member of the public and send a reply.
Recommendations Approved
Questions from Members to Members of the Cabinet
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 10.30 am - January 21, 2025
...to provide written responses and investigate issues raised by various councillors regarding superfast broadband rollout, icy weather provisions, the Spaceport contract, the waste contract, the Local Authority Housing Fund, and residents' parking in Truro.
Recommendations Approved
Designation of Monitoring Officer
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 26th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 26, 2024
...that Paul Grant was designated as the Council's Monitoring Officer, effective from the start of his employment on February 17, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Questions from Members to Members of the Cabinet
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 26th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 26, 2024
...that various councillors would provide information, updates, meetings, or investigations to other councillors on topics ranging from agricultural land loss and streetlight dimming to supported housing, winter fuel payments, and the Wildanet contract.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 108