Full Council agenda

For decision · This went to the meeting on Wed 24 Sep 2025. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.

The agenda includes minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2025, questions from members of the public, a report of the Governance Committee, and a report of the Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development. p6p8p9p10

Item 7 is a Notice of Motion, submitted by Councillor Taylor and referred to the Council by the Chairman, proposing a delay in the Mayor election to 2027. p11p12

The motion asks the Leader to approach West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to open negotiations on the schedule for implementing devolution, and to work with them on approaching the minister for local government to revise the timetable or withdraw from the priority programme. p19

The meeting will be broadcast live on the council's website and the recording archived. p3

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• p3NOTE: As part of the County Council’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this meeting will be broadcast live on its website and the record archived. The live broadcast is accessible at: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts
• p6<AI1> 1. Minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2025 (Pages 5 - 26)
• p83. Chairman's business </AI3> <AI4> 4. Questions from members of the public </AI4> <AI5>
• p95. Report of the Governance Committee (Pages 27 - 28)
• p10</AI5> <AI6> 6. Report of the Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Pages 29 - 40)
• p11</AI6> <AI7> 7. Notice of Motion proposing a delay in the Mayor election to 2027 (Pages 41 - 42)
• p12The Chairman has directed under Standing Order 36.9 (1) that the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Taylor shall stand referred to the County Council.
• p19This council therefore requests the Leader: 1. to approach West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to open negotiations on a change to the schedule for implementing devolution in order to better reflect the preferences of residents in electing a Mayor; and 2. to work together with West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council with a view to approaching the minister for local government to request to revise the timetable and/or withdraw from the priority programme and undertake the Devolution process according to a more appropriate timetable.