To Members of the Cabinet
Notice of a Meeting of the Cabinet
Tuesday 18 December 2007 at 2.00 pm
County Hall, Oxford
Joanna Simons
Chief Executive
December 2007
Contact
officer: Steven Howell
Tel: 01865 815463
E-mail: steven.howell@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Councillors |
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Keith R Mitchell CBE |
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Leader of the
Council |
David Robertson |
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Deputy Leader of the
Council |
C.H. Shouler |
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Cabinet Member for
Finance |
John Howell |
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Cabinet Member for
Change Management |
Louise Chapman |
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Cabinet Member for
Children, Young People & Families |
Michael Waine |
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Cabinet Member for
Schools Improvement |
Roger Belson |
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Cabinet Member for
Sustainable Development |
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Mrs
J. Heathcoat |
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Cabinet
Member for Community Safety |
The Agenda is attached. Decisions taken at the
meeting
will become effective at the
end of the working day on 28 December
2007
unless called in by that date
for review by the appropriate Scrutiny Committee.
Copies of this Notice, Agenda and supporting papers
are circulated
to all Members of the County
Council.
Date of next meeting: 15 January 2008
AGENDA
(Addenda)
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest – see guidance note
3. Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2007 (CA3) and to receive for information any matters arising therefrom.
4. Petitions and Public
Address
(See Addenda)
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) note the report;
(b) approve the
virements as set out in Annex 2a;
(c) RECOMMEND Council to
approve the permanent virement of £0.800m from the DSG unallocated budget as
set out in paragraph 16;
(d) approve the
supplementary estimates totalling £0.052m as set out in Annex 2c;
(e) approve the changes
to the capital programme as set out in paragraphs 44 to 54; and,
(f) RECOMMEND Council to
approve the allocation of the LABGI grant as set out in Annex 8.
This report is the third in a series on the Service
and Resource Planning process for 2008/09 to 2012/13, providing councillors
with information on budget issues for 2008/09 and the medium term. It follows
on from reports to Cabinet on 18 September and 20 November 2007. The report sets
out the review of charges, provides an update on the Service and Resource
Planning process and includes the latest information on the Council’s financial
position.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) note the report;
(b) note those charges
prescribed by legislation, and to approve those charges where there is local
discretion as set out in Annex 1, subject to consideration of any comments from
Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee;
(c) determine, as part
of their budget considerations, whether to take up the full supported borrowing
allocations from 2008/09 onwards over and above the levels included in the
existing MTFP; and
(d) consider the use of
prudential borrowing for funding the unmet capital needs as part of their
budget considerations.
The Oxfordshire Highways service is currently
supported through two separate contracts: the Combined Maintenance Contract and
the Engineering Consultancy Services contract.
The contracts have previously been extended and are
due to expire in March 2010 and March 2009 respectively. New arrangements will
need to be made and this report sets out a strategy for the procurement of a
replacement service provider to support Oxfordshire Highways.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve:
(a) the preparation of a
contract for the appointment of a single service provider to support
Oxfordshire Highways;
(b) the outline
programme in Annex 1 for the tendering process; and,
(c) the setting up of a
Project Board as detailed in the report to direct the process.
(a) note the
report; and,
(b) confirm that the
Establishment Review continues to meet the Cabinet’s requirements in reporting
and managing staffing numbers.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) agree to
circulate the draft Race Equality Scheme as set out at Annex 1 for final
consultation; and,
(b) agree to
consider the final draft of the Race Equality Scheme on 15 January 2008.
12. Forward
Plan and Future Business
(See also Addenda)
The Cabinet Procedure Rules provide that the business
of each meeting at the Cabinet is to
include “updating of the Forward Plan and proposals for business to be
conducted at the following meeting”. Items from the Forward Plan for the
immediately forthcoming meetings of the Cabinet appear in the Schedule at CA12.
This includes any updated information relating to the business for those
meetings that has already been identified for inclusion in the next Forward Plan update.
The Schedule is for noting, but
Cabinet Members may also wish to take
this opportunity to identify any further changes they would wish to be
incorporated in the next Forward Plan update.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the items currently identified for forthcoming
meetings.