Steve Smith
Council: Warwickshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Special Meeting, Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 7 January 2026 2.00 pm
The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Warwickshire Council met on Wednesday 7 January 2026 to consider a call-in regarding the annual on-street pay and display charge review. The committee made recommendations to the Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning to reconsider the decision on the 15-minute parking charge increase, the introduction of a 10-minute free parking period, and to engage with local businesses on future increases.
Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 26 November 2025 2.00 pm
The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025 to discuss economic development, electric vehicle infrastructure, and the council's performance against its strategic priorities. The committee will also review its work programme and hear updates from council directors. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast online.
Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17 September 2025 2.00 pm
The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 17 September, and among the topics discussed were updates on walking and cycling schemes, the A46 project, highways maintenance, school keep clear zones, economic development, and the integrated performance report. Councillor Jennifer Warren will write to the leader of the council to ask him to clarify his comments on cycling. The committee also agreed to add monitoring progress on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to their work programme.
Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 25 June 2025 2.00 pm
The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to appoint a chair and vice-chair, endorse principles of effective scrutiny, discuss economic development, review the year-end integrated performance report, and consider customer feedback. Councillor Chris Mills was appointed chair and Councillor Stephen Shaw was appointed vice-chair of the committee. The committee endorsed the principles of effective overview and scrutiny set out in the appendix to the [Principles of Effective Overview and Scrutiny Covering Report June 2025 1].
Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm
The Warwickshire County Council Cabinet met for its first meeting of the new administration, addressing key financial reports, education capital programme additions, and procurement approvals. The Cabinet endorsed the Treasury Management and Investment Outturn reports, approved the Financial Outturn Report with a plan to address overspending, and approved additions to the Education Capital Programme for 2025/26.
Decisions from Meetings
14 decisions · Page 1 of 3
Call-In: Annual On-Street Pay and Display Charge Review
From: Special Meeting, Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 7 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 07, 2026
...upheld the call-in and recommended that the Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning reconsider the decision to increase on-street parking charges, proposing a reduction in the 15-minute charge to 35p, the introduction of a 10-minute free parking period, and engagement with local businesses on future increases.
For Determination
Approval to procure services to monitor and support the participation of young people into education, employment or training.
From: Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm - June 12, 2025
...to jointly procure, with Coventry City Council, services to monitor and support young people's participation in education, employment, or training.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to procure contracts for Garden Waste Composting
From: Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm - June 12, 2025
...to commence procurement activity for garden waste composting contracts and authorized the Executive Director for Communities to finalize and implement these contracts.
Recommendations Approved
Exempt Minutes of the 10 April 2025 Meeting of Cabinet
From: Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm - June 12, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Treasury Management & Investment Outturn Reports 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm - June 12, 2025
...to consider and endorse the Treasury Management and Investment (Non-Treasury) outturn reports for 2024/25, which review the Council's treasury operations and investments compared to the approved strategy.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.7
Decisions Recorded: 14