Agenda

Annual Council, County Council - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 10.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber - County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services E-mail: CommitteesDemocraticServices@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

Link: video link https://oxon.cc/FC20052025

Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chair for the 2025/26 Council Year
2.	Election of Vice-Chair for the 2025/26 Council Year
3.	Minutes PDF 429 KB To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 April 2025 (CC1) and to receive information arising from them.
4.	Apologies for Absence
5.	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.
6.	Official Communications
7.	Returning Officer's Report PDF 91 KB Council is RECOMMENDED to note the return of persons elected as Councillors for Oxfordshire County Council on 1 May 2025. Additional documents: CC250520R07 Annex 1 - Returning Officer's Report , item 7. PDF 45 KB
8.	Appointments Members are asked to: (a) elect the Leader of the Council; (b) note the names, addresses and electoral divisions of the people appointed to the Cabinet by the Leader of the Council for the coming year and their respective portfolios; and (c) note the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.
9.	Committees and Review of Political Balance The Council is required by the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 to review the political balance on its committees after an election.
10.	Scheme of Delegation to Officers PDF 200 KB At its Annual Meeting, Council is required to agree the officer scheme of delegation within the Council's Constitution. COUNCIL IS RECOMMENDED to amend the Constitution as follows: a) approve amendments to Part 7.1: Officers as shown in Annex 1; b) approve amendments to Part 7.2: Scheme of Delegation to Officers as shown in Annex 3. Additional documents: CC250520R10 Annex 1 Part 7.1 - Officers (Proposed Amendments) , item 10. PDF 122 KB CC250520R10 Annex 2 Part 7.1 - Officers (Clean) , item 10. PDF 144 KB CC250520R10 Annex 3 Part 7.2 - Scheme of Delegation to Officers (Amendments) , item 10. PDF 193 KB CC250520R10 Annex 4 Part 7.2 - Scheme of Delegation to Officers (Clean) , item 10. PDF 322 KB
11.	General Dispensations PDF 229 KB To approve a number of general dispensations under the Localism Act 2011. The Council is RECOMMENDED to a) approve, under Section 33 of the Localism Act 2011, the general dispensations, listed at paragraph 5 of this report, for all elected and co-opted voting Members of Oxfordshire County Council; b) agree that those general dispensations should remain in force for a period of four years; c) agree that the granting of individual dispensations under Section 33 of the Localism Act 2011 and the Code of Conduct remains delegated to the Monitoring Officer
12.	Annual Report of the Audit & Governance Committee PDF 339 KB The Annual Report sets out the role of the Audit & Governance Committee and summarises the work that has been undertaken both as a Committee and through the support of the Audit Working Group in 2024/25. The Council is RECOMMENDED to note the contents of the Annual Report of the Audit & Governance Committee 2024/25. Additional documents: CC250520R12 Annex 1 Audit & Governance Annual Report 2024-25 , item 12. PDF 368 KB
13.	Committee Meeting Dates for information PDF 118 KB Provided here for information. The original calendar of dates was decided at the Council meeting on 5 November 2024. A number of committees have made changes since which are highlighted.