Councillor Will Cooper

Council - Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 7.30 pm

The most significant item included on the agenda for this meeting of the full council was a report on the final outturn position of the treasury management activities for the 2023/24 financial year, and the mid-year review of the 2024/25 financial year. In addition to this, the Mayor was scheduled to make a number of announcements. There were no petitions for debate, and no motions submitted by councillors.

Works Council - Tuesday, 1st October, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Works Council was scheduled to elect a new Chair and Vice Chair for the 2024/25 municipal year, and then to hear updates from the Employer and Union sides of the committee.

Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.00 pm

The meeting considered the recommendations of two task & finish group reports and made several decisions on financial and procurement matters. Decisions made include approving the Treasury Management Outturn report for 2023/24, adopting the Asset Management Strategy 2024-2034, approving the grant of leases for seven community assets, approving the development of three new children’s homes, and approving the submission of a planning application for the Achilles Street Estate regeneration.

Appointments Committee - Monday, 9th September, 2024 9.30 am

The Appointments Committee met to appoint a new Director of Housing, Quality and Investment. They appointed Chris Brown, and agreed to delegate authority to the Director of People and Organisational Development to offer the role to other candidates in the event that Chris Brown withdraws. The committee also confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting on 11 July 2024.

Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting included reports on the annual review of the Brockley PFI, an update on the Building for Lewisham development programme, and the Council's compliance with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code. The Council also presented their annual statutory reports to the Housing Ombudsman for scrutiny by the Committee.