Sarah Hopewell - Councillor for East Hertfordshire (Hertford Castle)

Councillor Sarah Hopewell

Green Party Hertford Castle Executive Member for Wellbeing

Email: sarah.hopewell@eastherts.gov.uk

Council: East Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Audit and Governance Committee (Guest) Development Management Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

28 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Audit and Governance Committee Guest

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 26th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 26, 2025
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Tuesday 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 22nd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

29 decisions · Page 3 of 6

Strategic Risk Register Monitoring Q1 2025/26

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report provided the Executive with the corporate risk register for quarter one of 2025/26 and details of how East Herts manage these risks to the Council.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Provisional Outturn 2024/25 & Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report presented the provisional outturn for the General Fund Revenue Budget and the Capital programme outturn for 2024/25 financial year. The outturn remained provisional as the figures are subject to external audit.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Management 2025/26 - Quarter 1 Forecast to year end

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

To provide members with the forecast position on revenue spending and the capital programme for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2031

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report outlines East Herts Council’s strategic financial planning framework for the five-year period from 2026/27 to 2030/31. It sets out the Council’s approach to forecasting core resources, including business rates, central government grants, and council tax, and models different scenarios based on national policy developments and local economic conditions.

For Determination

Annual Procurement Report

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

An annual report of procurement activities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 28

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 29