To All Members of the County Council
Notice of a Meeting of the Council
Tuesday 12 February 2008 at 10.00 am
County Hall, Oxford
Joanna Simons Chief Executive
4 February 2008 AGENDA
1. Minutes
To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2008 (CC1) and to receive for information any matters arising therefrom.
2. Apologies for Absence
3. Declarations of Interest – see guidance
note Members are reminded that they must declare their interests orally at the meeting and specify (a) the nature of the interest and (b) which items on the agenda are the relevant items. This applies also to items where members have interests by virtue of their membership of a district council in Oxfordshire.
4. Official Communications
5. Appointments
(a) To appoint, on the nomination of the Liberal Democrat Group, to the vacancies on the following:
(b) To make any other changes in membership of the Cabinet, scrutiny and other committees on the nomination of political groups.
6. Petitions and Public Address
7. Medium Term Corporate Plan 2008/09-2012/13 (CC7) (download as .doc file)
The Council's proposed Medium Term Corporate Plan 2008/09-2012/13 is one of the plans and strategies that forms the policy framework and requires full Council approval. The Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee submitted comments to the Cabinet, who approved the draft on 15 January 2008.
The Corporate Plan provides a medium-term focus on achieving the Council's priorities. It establishes the context in which the Council operates and the strategic challenges that it faces. It describes the role and structure of the Council, including its role as a community leader. It outlines the rationale for the priorities we have set across four themes and identifies the areas on which we will focus. Each priority is supported by Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-sound (SMART) targets, against which we will measure progress. The plan goes on to explain our strategic planning and performance management framework. A summary of the key elements of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) is to be included and the MTFP will form an annex to the plan. A separate Annual Report will be produced in June, which will provide a review of the previous year, highlighting achievements and challenges faced and commenting on our performance.
8. Service and Resource Planning 2008/09 to 2012/13
Report of the Cabinet (CC8) and Supplementary Report by the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer (CC8 Supplementary), together with Detailed Revenue Budget booklet (to be circulated separately). The recommendations set out below (and in the report) are made subject to the Commentary on the Budget Proposals by the Head of Finance & Procurement, as the Council’s Section 151 Officer, to be circulated separately.
The Labour Group and
the Liberal Democrat Group have submitted their own budget proposals (CC8
(Labour) and CC8 (Liberal Democrat) respectively). The Green Group
proposes to submit amendments to the budget proposals (CC8 (Green)) and
these will be circulated separately
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