Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

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 25 September 2023.  Requests to speak should be sent to Tom Hudson, at scrutiny@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.

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2023 and to receive information arising from them.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE its work programme for forthcoming meetings, having heard any changes from previous iterations, and taking into consideration the Council’s Forward Plan and any issues arising.

Councillor Calum Miller, Cabinet Member for Finance, Lorna Baxter, Director of Finance, Louise Tustian, Head of Insight and Corporate Programmes, Kathy Wilcox, Head of Financial Strategy have been invited to present a report detailing the Business Management and Monitoring Reports submitted to Cabinet in July and September 2023 respectively. Other Cabinet members and senior officers have been invited to respond to questions.

The Committee is recommended, having considered the report and responses to questions, to AGREE any recommendations arising therefrom.

Glynis Phillips, Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, Lorna Baxter, Director of Finance, and Cherie Cuthbertson, Director of Workforce and Organisational Development have been invited to make a presentation regarding the results and actions arising from the recent Employee Engagement Questionnaire.

The Committee is recommended, having considered the report and responses to questions, to AGREE any recommendations arising therefrom.

Cllr Calum Miller, Cabinet Member for Finance, Lorna Baxter, Director of Finance, and Melissa Sage, Head of Procurement and Contract Management have been invited to present a report on Social Value and the Council’s Social Value Annual Report 2022/23.

The Committee is recommended, having considered the report and responses to questions, to AGREE any recommendations arising therefrom.

Councillor Calum Miller, Cabinet Member for Finance, Lorna Baxter, Director of Finance, and Michael Smedley, Head of Assets, Estates and Investment have been invited to make a presentation explaining the capital asset disposal process.

The Committee is recommended, having considered the report and responses to questions, to AGREE any recommendations arising therefrom.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

Attached is the formal response to Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee from Cabinet regarding Cost of Living, which was fed back verbally at the last meeting.

There have been no further responses to recommendations.

The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.