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Cabinet
Tuesday, 6 June 2006

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ITEM CA14
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CABINET – 2 MAY 2006

APPOINTMENTS

Report by Head of Democratic Services

  1. Under Section H of the Constitution the Cabinet is responsible for appointments to those outside bodies which have been identified by the Cabinet as "strategic" and "noted as such on a list of all relevant offices and bodies from time to time presented to and endorsed by the Council". (The Democracy & Organisation Committee has responsibility for appointments to other outside bodies.)

  2. The bodies currently designated as "strategic" are listed in Annex 1, which also identifies the members appointed to the respective bodies following the County Council election last year. The Cabinet is invited to review the existing appointments and to make any changes which are considered appropriate.

  3. In relation to the entry on the Supporting People Commissioning Body, the Executive on 2 September 2003 agreed that the "Executive Member for Community Care & Health" should henceforth be the Council’s representative on that body and should exercise delegated functions appropriate to that role. The Executive’s decision is reproduced in Annex 2, which also records that the "Executive Member for Children & Young People" was to act in effect as deputy. For clarity and the avoidance of doubt it is suggested that the basic ex officio role should now be described as belonging to the portfolio which includes "Adult Social Services", to reflect the terminology of current legislation. At the same time it would seem appropriate to make the deputising arrangements more flexible.

  4. It will be noted that GTE for Oxfordshire remains on the appointments list even though the scheme on which it had been working is not currently being pursued. However the company has not been wound up and some further actions are likely to be required. It is therefore considered that the existing appointments to the company should be maintained.

    5. RECOMMENDATIONS

  5. The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED:

(a) to make any revised appointments as appropriate in the light of nominations made by the date of the meeting;

(b) that the arrangements agreed by the Cabinet on 2 September 2003 (minute 213/03) be varied by the substitution of:

(i) "Cabinet" for "Executive";

(ii) "Adult Social Services" for "Community Care & Health"; and

(iii) "Leader of the Council or such other Cabinet Member as he may designate be authorised" for "Executive Member for Children & Young People be appointed as the alternative member of the Executive".

DEREK BISHOP
Head of Democratic Services

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Contact Officer: John Leverton, tel (01865) 815314

April 2006

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