Issue - meetings

1.    To receive the report of the leader of the council.

2.    Urgent cabinet decisions

In accordance with the Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules, a Cabinet or Cabinet member 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 or that the decision cannot reasonably be deferred.  Treating the decision as a matter of urgency must be agreed by the chair of the Scrutiny Committee and must be reported to Council, together with the reasons for urgency.

Council is requested to note the details of the following urgent decision.

Contain Outbreak Management Fund grant funding

On 26 March 2021, Councillor Emily Smith, Leader of the council, took a decision to approve arrangements for the council to administer Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) grant funding to implement measures to support proactive containment and intervention to reduce Covid-19 outbreaks and the spread of infection.

The item was not placed on the Cabinet work programme due to the timing of the receipt of the funds.  The chair of the Scrutiny Committee agreed to waive call in to allow the funds to be committed in the 2020/2021 financial year.  

Councillor Smith, Leader of the council, provided an update on a number of matters. The text of her address is available on the council’s website.

Council noted the details of an urgent decision taken by Councillor Smith, Leader of the council, to approve arrangements for the council to administer Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) grant funding to implement measures to support proactive containment and intervention to reduce Covid-19 outbreaks and the spread of infection. Council also noted an urgent decision taken by Councillor Thomas, Cabinet member for community engagement, to approve Vale of White Horse District Council’s Additional Restrictions Grant Scheme – Round 3.