Agenda

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Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader with Responsibility for Climate Change, Environment and Future Generations

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/207

Contact: Sarah Hassenpflug, Energy Systems Lead (Sarah.Hassenpflug@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Chief Executive (CMDDLC5).

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve delegated authority to the Director of Economy and Place to award a contract for Local Area Energy Planning, pending the decision by the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (FOP) on the 30th July to allocate budget from the Housing and Growth Deal Fund, and a subsequent procurement exercise.

In the event the Economy and Place position is vacant at the award date, agreement is requested for the delegation to move to the Chief Executive. 

In the event that any Member or Officer wishes to discuss the information set out in the annex to Agenda Item 5, the Committee will be invited to resolve to exclude the public for the consideration of the annex by passing a resolution in relation in the following terms:

"that the public be excluded during the consideration of the annex since it is likely that if they were present during that discussion there would be a disclosure of "exempt" information as described in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 and specified below the item in the Agenda".

NOTE: The report does not contain exempt information and is available to the public

THE ANNEX TO THE ITEM NAMED HAS NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ BY MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THEM.

Cabinet Member:Deputy Leader with responsibilitiy for Climate Change, Environment and Future Generations

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/242

Contact: Paul Grant, Head of Legal

(Paul.Grant@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Chief Executive (CMDDLC5)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to note the report.