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 2 of 22
Questions from Members to Members of the Cabinet
...to approve recommendations for the Leader and Councillor Donnithorne to provide written responses regarding ethical investments and liability for costs related to Highways Act consultations, respectively.
Recommendations Approved
Council Owned Entities Business Plans 2025-29
From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 11, 2025
...to recommend to Cabinet the approval of the four-year business plans for Cornwall Housing, Corserv (with noted exemptions), Treveth (with noted exemptions), and Celtic Sea Power (with noted exemptions), along with the release of up to £0.663m in funding for Celtic Sea Power in 2025/26 and a maximum of £2.481m over the four-year period, subject to certain conditions, while also considering the Committee's comments and questions.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 January 2025
From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 11, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Stewardship of Resources
From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 11, 2025
...to consider the Chief Executive's report and presentation on the Stewardship of Resources, inform the Chief Executive's work objectives for 2025/26, support areas of further focus for the Chief Executive, and include the Comprehensive Spending Review in the next committee's work programme.
Recommendations Approved
Questions from Members to Cabinet Members on their reports
From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 11, 2025
...to approve the recommendations following questions from members to Cabinet Members on their reports, which were taken as read.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 108