Councillor Rhys Smithson

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Councillor Rhys Smithson
Elected:
09 May 2022
First Elected
09 May 2022
Party:
Conservative
Ward:
Tiptree
Address:
c/o Town Hall
High Street
Colchester
CO1 1PJ
Job Title:
Basic Allowance £7293.55
Department:

Election History

ElectedRetiredReason
Mon 9 May 2022  

Party Representation History

PartyFromTo
ConservativeMon 9 May 2022

Ward Representation History

WardFromTo
TiptreeMon 9 May 2022

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside BodyJoining Date
There are no current outside bodies for this member.

Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside BodyPast Joining DatePast Leaving Date
There are no past outside bodies for this member.

Personal Register of Interests

Date of NoticeReceipt by Monitoring OfficerView
02 January 202303 January 2023

Meeting Declarations

Committee NameMeeting DateNatureView
There are no meeting declarations for this member.
DateTitleNotes
Wed, 14 Feb 2024Budget briefing 
Tue, 6 Feb 2024Councillor IT and Cyber Security 
Mon, 29 Jan 2024Planning Training  
Wed, 6 Dec 2023Councillor "Meet SLT" Event  
Wed, 15 Nov 2023Designated Rural Areas and Parish Council Briefing 
Mon, 30 Oct 2023Budget Workshop 
Mon, 23 Oct 2023Chief Executive Briefing - Postal Vote, Proxy Changes and RAAC 
Thu, 3 Aug 2023Member Engagement with CIPFA 
Wed, 31 May 2023Local Government Boundary Commission Briefing 
Wed, 10 May 2023Councillor Welcome event 
Mon, 6 Mar 2023Member Briefing on Devolution 
Tue, 28 Feb 2023Member Briefing on new voter ID requirements 
Wed, 14 Dec 2022Budget Workshop 
Mon, 5 Dec 2022Rapid Transit System Briefing 
Mon, 21 Nov 2022Chief Executive Briefing - Community Development 
Wed, 9 Nov 2022New Model Code of Conduct Training  
Tue, 1 Nov 2022Briefing on Sustainability and Climate Change 
Wed, 26 Oct 2022Chief Executive Briefing - The story so far 
Tue, 25 Oct 2022Cost of Living Crisis Support for residents briefing 
Thu, 6 Oct 2022Budget Workshop 
Tue, 4 Oct 2022Town Centre Masterplan Briefing 
Mon, 26 Sep 2022Chief Executive Briefing - Levelling Up/ Shared Prosperity Fund 
Tue, 2 Aug 2022Chief Executive Briefing - Electoral Reform 
Mon, 25 Jul 2022Colchester Borough Homes Briefing 
Thu, 14 Jul 2022CCHL and Subsidiary Companies briefing 
Thu, 19 May 2022Committee etiquette, civic and code of conduct induction 
Wed, 11 May 2022New Member Induction 
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There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

A sum of money is assigned each year to all Colchester City Councillors, to use on supporting community initiatives within their wards.

Please find below the 2023/24 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Smithson

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
 31/01/2024 £350.00 Dry Skate Project. CCC Parks 

       

Please find below the 2022/23 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Smithson

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
 31/07/2022 £1,000 For the provision of two Defibrillators, to include purchase, installation and year one maintenance. Tiptree Parish Council  

 31/10/2022  £500 The contribution will be used to partially fund the cost of electrical work for the stage and lighting rigs needed to run the fayre. Tiptree Community Fair