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 17^th January 2025 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 9.00 a.m. on 31^st March 2025.  Requests to speak should be sent to the Scrutiny Officer at scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you are asked to 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 9.00 a.m. two working days before the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than one A4 sheet.

Cllr Judy Roberts, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy, Cllr Andrew Gant, Cabinet Member for Transport Management, Lorna Baxter, Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer, and Paul Fermer, Director of Environment and Highways, have been invited to present a report on Budget Management Monitoring Report (BMMR).

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 Judy Roberts, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy, Robin Rogers, Director of Economy and Place, Nigel Tipple, LEP Chief Executive, and Sadie Patamia, Corporate Governance Manager – Oxfordshire LEP, have been invited to present a report on the Local Enterprise Partnership Integration.

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 NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

This includes recent updates on previously accepted and partially accepted recommendations on the following reports:

·       Capital Asset Disposal Process

·       Draft Customer Experience Strategy

·       Employee Engagement Survey

·       Social Value

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 Cabinet Forward Plan can be found here: https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgListPlanItems.aspx?PlanId=433&RP=115

The most recent BMMR, submitted to Cabinet is January 2025, can be found here: https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=31293

Attached are the Cabinet responses to the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee reports on:

·       Commercial Strategy Update

·       Community Asset Transfer Policy

·       Updated Funding and Budget Proposals 2025/26 – 2027/28

Committee is asked to NOTE the responses.