Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

See guidance note on the back page.

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2024 and to receive information arising from them.

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 on 11 November 2024.  Requests to speak should be sent to the Scrutiny Officer 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.

Cllr Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, and Ian Dyson, Director of Financial and Commercial Services, were invited to present a report on a Commercial Strategy Update.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Cllr Dan Levy, Cabinet Member of Finance, Vic Kurzeja, Director of Property and Assets, Michael Smedley, Head of Estates Asset and Investment, and Emily Urquhart, Policy Officer – Inclusive Economy Lead, were invited to present a report on the Community Asset Transfer Policy and Leases to Voluntary and Community Sector Tenants.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE its work programme for forthcoming meetings, having heard any changes from previous iterations, and taking account of the Cabinet Forward Plan and of the Budget Management Monitoring Report.

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 Cabinet response to the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on the Draft Customer Engagement Strategy. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.