Roger Tester - Councillor for Greenwich (Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham)

Councillor Roger Tester

Conservative Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham

Email: roger.tester@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Appointments Panel Licensing Sub-Committee B (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Local Planning Committee Inclusive Economy and Culture Scrutiny Panel Licensing Review Sub-Committee Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee (Guest2) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee A Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

56 meetings · Page 12 of 12

Council Special Meeting

Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 7.00 pm

Greenwich Council met and approved changes to the council constitution, noted the Audit & Risk Management Panel's annual report, and agreed to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee's work program for the coming year. The meeting opened with an announcement welcoming newly-elected Labour Councillor Rosa Tester, who won the seat in Mootingham and Coldharbour ward after the death of Councillor Denise Hyland, back to the Council.

June 26, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

88 decisions · Page 1 of 18

Transforming Youth Play Adventure Play Centres Call In

From: Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Monday, 2 March 2026 - 6.30 pm - March 02, 2026

Recommendations Approved

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: 56

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 88