Richard Thomas - Councillor for Rother ( Bexhill St Stephens)

Councillor Richard Thomas

 Liberal Democrats  Bexhill St Stephens

Email: cllr.richard.thomas@rother.gov.uk

Council: Rother

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee Council (Committee Member) Audit and Standards Committee Human Resources Committee Licensing and General Purposes Committee Cabinet (Guest) Audit Committee (Vice-Chair) Standards Committee Shareholder Executive Committee (Sub-Committee of Cabinet) (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

70 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Council Committee Member

Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Audit Committee Vice-Chair

Audit Committee - Monday 1st December 2025 6.30 pm

December 01, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 17th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Shareholder Executive Committee (Sub-Committee of Cabinet) Guest

Shareholder Executive Committee (Sub-Committee of Cabinet) - Wednesday 15th October 2025 6.30 pm

October 15, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm

23 attendees, 13 documents, 2 media files

October 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

175 decisions · Page 19 of 35

Minutes

From: Cabinet - Monday 12th May 2025 6.30 pm - May 12, 2025

Recommendations Approved

King Offa Leisure and Residential Development and proposed reallocation of funding to Temporary Accommodation, Blackfriars and Heart of Sidley Projects

From: Cabinet - Monday 7th April 2025 6.30 pm - April 07, 2025

To determine the future of leisure provision and facilities in Bexhill.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Sidley Depot - Lease and Purchase Option (Paragraph 3)

From: Cabinet - Monday 7th April 2025 6.30 pm - April 07, 2025

To vary the previous approval to purchase the Sidley Depot and to seek authority to enter into a new lease with ESCC, with the option to purchase at a later date.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Future of Rother Community Grants

From: Cabinet - Monday 7th April 2025 6.30 pm - April 07, 2025

...to recommend to the full Council that Rother District Council partner with Sussex Community Foundation to administer a £100,000 community grants program for 2025/26, disband the current Rother Community Grants Panel, and delegate authority for establishing a new advisory panel and finalizing grant criteria.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Monday 7th April 2025 6.30 pm - April 07, 2025

This report sets out the Council’s proposed strategy for its service and commercial investments; treasury management activities and capital strategy for the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Summary

Meetings Attended: 70

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 175