Report of the leader of the council
(1) Urgent cabinet decisions
In accordance with the overview and scrutiny procedure rules, a cabinet decision can be taken as a matter of urgency, if any delay by the call-in process would seriously prejudice the council’s or the public’s interest. Treating the decision as a matter of urgency must be agreed by the chairman of the Scrutiny Committee and must be reported to the next meeting of the council, together with the reasons for urgency.
Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council, will report that on 12 August 2016 Councillor Mike Murray took a confidential decision to grant a lease to Boundary Park Sports Association. The chairman of the Scrutiny Committee agreed to waive call-in because any delay could impact on the agreement.
(2) Delegation of cabinet functions
To receive details of any changes to the leader’s scheme of delegation.
(3) Matters affecting the authority arising from meetings of joint committees, partnerships and other meetings
To receive the report of the leader (if any).
Minutes:
Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council, provided a number of updates as detailed below.
Growth Board – he reported that at its meeting on 26 September 2016, the Oxfordshire Growth Board approved the apportionment of the agreed working figure for the unmet housing need for Oxford which assumed a worst case scenario of 2,200 houses in the Vale.
Devolution – the Oxfordshire Growth Board agreed a motion that the district councils, Oxford City and county council would work together to realise savings and improve public services. They would work with partners, including the police and Clinical Commissioning Group, to explore how these transformational changes can be progressed. Work would continue on the feasibility of establishing a combined authority for Oxfordshire.
In accordance with the scrutiny committee procedure rules, Council noted that on 12 August 2016 Councillor Mike Murray took a confidential decision to grant a lease to Boundary Park Sports Association. The chairman of the scrutiny committee agreed to waive call-in because any delay could impact on the agreement.
Council noted the following changes to the Conservative Group’s membership of committees:
· Councillor Mohinder Kainth to replace Councillor Katie Finch on the Scrutiny and Joint Scrutiny committees;
· Councillor Chris Palmer to replace Councillor Monica Lovatt on the Joint Scrutiny Committee;
· Councillor Yvonne Constance to replace Councillor Ben Mabbett on the General Licensing and Licensing Acts committees.