Councillor Paul Smith

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  • Election History
  • Party History
  • Ward History
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  • Training History
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  • Locality Budget
  • Attendance
Councillor Paul Smith
Elected:
09 May 2022
First Elected
06 May 1999
Party:
Liberal Democrats
Ward:
St Anne's and St John's
Address:
18 Pampas Close
Colchester
CO4 9ST
Telephone No:
01206 841663
Mobile Telephone No:
07803354058
Biography:




 

Job Title:
Basic Allowance £7576.54, Cabinet member Special Responsibility Allowance £13,637.81
Department:

Election History

ElectedRetiredReason
Thu 6 May 1999 Mon 7 May 2018 Not elected.
Mon 9 May 2022  

Party Representation History

PartyFromTo
Liberal DemocratsThu 6 May 1999 Mon 7 May 2018
Liberal DemocratsMon 9 May 2022

Ward Representation History

WardFromTo
St John's Thu 6 May 1999 Sun 8 May 2016
St Anne's and St John'sMon 9 May 2016 Sun 6 May 2018
St Anne's and St John'sMon 9 May 2022

Current Outside Body Appointments

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

Past Outside Body Appointments

Personal Register of Interests

Date of NoticeReceipt by Monitoring OfficerView
04 November 202404 November 2024

Meeting Declarations

Committee NameMeeting DateNatureView
Cabinet03 September 2014Non-Pecuniary
Cabinet01 February 2017Non-Pecuniary
Full Council22 February 2017Non-Pecuniary
Local Plan Committee30 August 2017Non-Pecuniary
DateTitleNotes
Wed, 21 Aug 2024Shared Services Briefing 
Tue, 20 Aug 2024Chairing Training 
Wed, 14 Aug 2024Planning Enforcement Training 
Mon, 5 Aug 2024Local Plan and NPPF Briefing 
Mon, 22 Jul 2024Chief Executive Briefing: Colchester Recycling and Waste Strategy Consultation 
Tue, 16 Jul 2024Councillor Induction: Section 106 Training Session 
Tue, 11 Jun 2024Neighbourhoods Training Session 
Tue, 26 Mar 2024Governance and Audit Committee Housing Revenue Account briefing 
Tue, 19 Mar 2024Eastlight Community Housing briefing 
Mon, 4 Mar 2024Changes to Postal Vote Arrangements 
Wed, 14 Feb 2024Budget briefing 
Tue, 6 Feb 2024Councillor IT and Cyber Security 
Mon, 30 Oct 2023Budget Workshop 
Mon, 23 Oct 2023Chief Executive Briefing - Postal Vote, Proxy Changes and RAAC 
Mon, 18 Sep 2023Chief Executive Briefing - Budget Update 
Tue, 5 Sep 2023Sustainability Transport and Climate Change Briefing 
Tue, 22 Aug 2023Chairs Training with LGIU 
Mon, 24 Jul 2023Chief Executive Briefing - Housing Pressures 
Wed, 31 May 2023Local Government Boundary Commission Briefing 
Tue, 30 May 2023Chief Executive Briefing 
Tue, 23 May 2023Planning Training  
Mon, 6 Mar 2023Member Briefing on Devolution 
Tue, 28 Feb 2023Member Briefing on new voter ID requirements 
Mon, 30 Jan 2023Treasury Management Training 
Wed, 14 Dec 2022Budget Workshop 
Mon, 5 Dec 2022Rapid Transit System Briefing 
Tue, 29 Nov 2022New Model Code of Conduct Training  
Tue, 15 Nov 2022Sustainability Supplementary Planning Documents Discussion 
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 
Mon, 24 Oct 2022New Rural England Shared Prosperity Fund Briefing 
Thu, 6 Oct 2022Budget Workshop 
Tue, 4 Oct 2022Town Centre Masterplan Briefing 
Mon, 26 Sep 2022Chief Executive Briefing - Levelling Up/ Shared Prosperity Fund 
Wed, 27 Jul 2022Scrutiny Training 
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, 18 May 2022Planning Training  
Wed, 11 May 2022New Member Induction 
Thu, 16 Nov 2017New Waste Technology 
Wed, 8 Nov 2017Working Together Across Colchester 
Tue, 10 Oct 2017Garden Communities Briefing 
Tue, 11 Apr 2017Bradwell New Nuclear programme briefing 
Tue, 24 Jan 2017Keeping Councillors Safe 
Mon, 9 Jan 2017Welfare Reform, Benefits and Colchester 
Thu, 21 Jul 2016Code of Conduct briefing 
Tue, 12 Jul 2016Gang Violence in Colchester 
Mon, 27 Jun 2016Equality and Diversity Workshop 
Mon, 20 Jun 2016Presentation by the University of Essex 
Wed, 1 Jun 2016Local Plan Briefing 
Tue, 26 Jan 2016Jumbo - Issues and Options Briefing 
Tue, 12 Jan 2016Air Quality Action Plan and Low Emission Strategy Briefing 
Mon, 11 Jan 2016Planning Training 
Thu, 29 Oct 2015Section 106, Community Infrastructure Levy, Affordable Housing and Viability 
Mon, 20 Oct 2014Local Government Boundary Commission: Warding Proposals briefing 
Tue, 9 Sep 2014Plan Making and the Duty to Co-operate 
Thu, 4 Sep 2014Strategic Housing Market Assessment briefing 
Tue, 2 Sep 2014Introduction to Local Government Finance 
Wed, 20 Nov 2013IED Annual Conference 
Tue, 8 Oct 2013UCC and FSR Briefing 
Wed, 24 Jul 2013Local Government Finance Made Easy 
Mon, 22 Jul 2013Planning Training 
Mon, 8 Jul 2013Colchester Citizen's Advice Bureau 
DateFromDescriptionValue
Fri, 6 Dec 2013FirstsiteColchester Business Awards 2013 

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 Smith

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
31/07/2023 £200.00 Oaktree Centre fun day on 18 August 2023. St Anne's Community Halls Association
30/09/2023  £200.00  Supporting local families with food parcels for half term. St Anne's Community Halls Association   
31/01/2024 £300.00  Youth work at Centre. Oak Tree Centre   
31/01/2024  £500.00  St John's Church for community projects. St John's PCC   
31/01/2024  £500.00  Project work by St Anne's Church. Greenstead and St Anne's Church   
31/01/2024  £300.00   Supporting local families with food parcels. St Anne's Community Association  

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

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
30/06/2022 £400  £200 towards providing food parcels  for those in need in ward. £200 also towards Community Fun Day. St Anne's Community Hall Association  
30/11/2022  £1,000  Goody bags for residents of sheltered accommodation, 144 food bags for local schools and residents, new tables for the Hall. St Anne's Community Hall Association
30/11/2022  £200  Supporting the community choir at days of action. St John's Parochial Church   
31/01/2023  £200  Help the charity help young people in the area. Korban Project   
31/01/2023  £200  Provide winter assistance to areas of the ward.  St Anne's Community Hall Association  

 

Please find below the 2017/18 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Smith

Date  Total Contribution  Description   Category
27/11/2017 £250  Contribution towards Christmas Celebrations - St Anne's Community Hall Association  Welcoming
   



   

 

 

Please find below the 2016/17 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Smith

Date  Total Contribution  Description   Category
22/09/2016 £500  Refurbishment of Parsons Heath Primary School and Local Community Swimming Pool   Thriving, Vibrant, Prosperous, Welcoming
28/09/2017 £420  St Johns Community Noticeboard - Bossman Engineering  
28/02/2017 £500 Mentoring partnership scheme, and table tennis table for youth club - St Johns Church  
02/03/2017 £453.84  Litter/dog foul bins to be installed within the ward   
02/03/2017 £400  Daffodil bulbs for planting within the ward   
07/03/2017 £224.76  To support activities carried out by this project within the ward   
   
   

Further information on Locality Budgets for Councillors

Member Attendance

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Attendance Summary

SummaryCountPercentage
Expected attendances29 
Present as expected2276%
Absent724%
Apologies received7100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)2 
Substitute1 

Attendance Details

Meeting DateCommitteeAttendance
15 Jan 2024 18:00 Local Plan Committee Attended
16 Jan 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
24 Jan 2024 18:00 Cabinet Apologies received
7 Feb 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Apologies received
21 Feb 2024 18:00 Full Council Attended
22 Feb 2024 18:00 Local Plan Committee Attended
5 Mar 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
13 Mar 2024 18:00 Cabinet Attended
20 Mar 2024 00:00 Licensing Committee Substitute
9 Apr 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
16 May 2024 18:00 Scrutiny Panel In attendance (as a visitor)
22 May 2024 12:00 Cabinet Attended
22 May 2024 10:30 Full Council Attended
22 May 2024 12:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
5 Jun 2024 18:00 Cabinet Attended
18 Jun 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Apologies received
10 Jul 2024 18:00 Cabinet Attended
17 Jul 2024 18:00 Full Council Attended
30 Jul 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
4 Sep 2024 18:00 Cabinet Apologies received
10 Sep 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Apologies received
11 Sep 2024 18:00 Full Council Apologies received
11 Sep 2024 19:00 Full Council Apologies received
8 Oct 2024 18:00 Scrutiny Panel In attendance (as a visitor)
16 Oct 2024 18:00 Full Council Attended
23 Oct 2024 18:00 Cabinet Attended
29 Oct 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
26 Nov 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
27 Nov 2024 18:00 Cabinet Attended
3 Dec 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
5 Dec 2024 18:00 Full Council Attended
17 Dec 2024 18:00 Governance and Audit Committee Attended
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