Agenda
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Contact: Chris Reynolds Tel: 07542 029441; E-Mail: chris.reynolds@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Link: video link https://oxon.cc/Cabinet14052024
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Apologies for Absence |
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Declarations of Interest - guidance note below |
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Questions from County Councillors Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am two working days before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet’s delegated powers.
The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.
Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time. |
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Petitions and Public Address Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.
To facilitate ‘hybrid’ meetings we are asking that requests to speak or present a petition are submitted by no later than 9am four working days before the meeting i.e., 9am on Wednesday 8th May 2024. Requests to speak should be sent to chris.reynolds@oxfordshire.gov.uk
If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that your views are taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am 2 working days before the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.
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Appointments |
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Reports from Scrutiny Committees Cabinet will receive the following Scrutiny reports:-
Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee reports on
s.106 and Infrastructure Funding Update; Circular Economy Strategy
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Cost of Living programme for 2024/25 Cabinet Member: Public Health, Inequalities & Community Safety Forward Plan Ref: 2024/069 Contact: Paul Wilding, Programme Manager (Cost of Living),
Report by Executive Director of People (CA8)
This item is not subject to Call-in. The Chair of the Council has agreed that in all the circumstances the decision should be treated as a matter of urgency. A decision will be urgent if any delay likely to be caused by the call in process would seriously prejudice the Council’s or the public’s interests. (Part 6.2 Overview & Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules, paragraph 20(a)).
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to a) Note the cost-of-living support measures delivered during 2023/24, as summarised in table 1; b) Agree to the support package for 2024/25, as summarised in table 3;
c) Delegate authority to the Programme Director (Partnerships & Delivery) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Inequalities and Community Safety, to amend the programme during the year in response to changing and emerging need, within the overall programme budget.
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Customer Experience Strategy Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Community and Corporate Services Forward Plan Ref: 2024/029 Contact: Mark Haynes, Director of Customer and Cultural Services (Mark.Haynes@oxfordshire.gov.uk), Susmita Dave, National Management Trainee (Susmita.Dave@oxfordshire.gov.uk)
Report by Executive Director: People (CA9)
Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
a) approve the council’s new Customer Experience Strategy.
b) endorse that the annual update of the strategy and the action plan should be overseen by the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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Oxfordshire Councils Charter Cabinet Member: Leader Forward Plan Ref: 2023/351 Contact: Tannah Collier, Policy Officer, tannah.collier@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Chief Executive (CA10)
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to
a) Endorse the Oxfordshire Councils Charter attached at Annex 1 to the report
b) Agree to be a signatory to the Oxfordshire Councils Charter.
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Cabinet Member: Finance Forward Plan Ref: 2024/060 Contact: Kathy Wilcox, Head of Financial Strategy Kathy/wilcox@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer (CA11).
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to
a) agree the virements in Annex 1a and note the virements in Annex 1b. b) note the anticipated reduction in business rates funding of £0.7m in 2024/25 compared to the assumptions in the budget, and the proposed use of additional business rates income notified in late 2023/24 to replace this.
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Workforce Report and Staffing Data - Quarter 4 2023-24 Cabinet Member: Corporate Services Forward Plan Ref: 2023/279 Contact: Cherie Cuthbertson, Director of Workforce & Organisational Development, Cherie.cuthbertson@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer (CA12)
Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the report. Additional documents: |
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Forward Plan and Future Business Cabinet Member: All Contact Officer: Chris Reynolds, Senior Democratic Services , chris.reynolds@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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 CA13. 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. |
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For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny item Infrastructure Funding Statement
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