Cabinet work programme2 June 2023 |
What is the Cabinet work programme?
What is a key decision?
Key decisions are defined as decisions that are likely:
Officers may also include other items in this work programme on a voluntary basis that do not fit the above definition.
What does the work programme tell me?
The work programme gives information about:
Who takes key decisions?
Key decisions are taken by the Cabinet, individual Cabinet Members, individual officers or a committee acting under delegated powers.
Exempt or confidential decisions
This work programme gives notice of any cabinet decisions that are likely to be considered in part of a Cabinet meeting when the public are excluded. It may become necessary during the course of a Cabinet meeting to debate an issue or make a decision in the exempt or confidential part of the meeting. However, the Cabinet must first resolve to exclude the public and give a reason for doing so under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Who are the Cabinet members?
Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and up to nine further members. The leader has allocated portfolios to Cabinet members as follows:
· Councillor Bethia Thomas – Council Leader and climate action and the environment
· Councillor Neil Fawcett – Deputy Council Leader and strategic partnerships and place
· Councillor Sue Caul – Affordable housing, development and infrastructure
· Councillor Mark Coleman – Environmental services and waste
· Councillor Andy Crawford – Finance and property
· Councillor Debra Dewhurst – Leisure centres and community buildings
· Councillor Andy Foulsham – Planning and development management
· Councillor Debby Hallett - Corporate services, governance, policy and transformation
· Councillor Helen Pighills - Community health and wellbeing
How do I make contact?
Each entry in the work programme indicates the names of the relevant people to contact about that particular item. The contact details for the Cabinet Members are available on the Council’s website www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk or by clicking on the Cabinet members’ names above.
How do I get copies of agenda papers and other relevant documents?
The agenda papers for Cabinet meetings and other relevant documents are available five working days before the meeting on the Council’s website www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk.
How to make representations to the Cabinet
Members of the public may make a statement or ask a question at a Cabinet meeting on an issue on the Cabinet agenda. To do so, the public must register their intention to speak by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. To register please contact Democratic Services by e-mail: democratic.services@southandvale.gov.uk.
This work programme is subject to change
The dates listed for each forthcoming decision are the earliest dates for items to come forward.
DECISION, PURPOSE AND REASON FOR CONFIDENTIALITY WHERE APPROPRIATE |
KEY DECISION AND REASON |
DECISION MAKER AND EARLIEST DECISION DATE |
CABINET MEMBER |
DATE FIRST ON WORK PROGRAMME |
PRINCIPAL CONSULTEES INCLUDING COMMITTEES |
CONTACT OFFICER |
DOCUMENTS TO BE USED BY THE DECISION MAKER |
June 2023 decisions
|
Standing item: Property decisions - to approve any property sales or purchases or take any property management decisions |
KEY |
Cabinet member for
finance and property June 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
15 Feb 2012 |
|
Karen Lister |
Cabinet member decision form or officer key decision form |
Standing item: Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy funds - to create a budget and release funds |
KEY |
Cabinet member for affordable housing, development and infrastructure June 2023 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
10 Nov 2017 |
|
Mark Hewer |
Cabinet member decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund - to approve a draft action plan to deliver the scheme |
KEY |
Leader of the Council June 2023 |
Councillor Bethia Thomas |
9 Dec 2022 |
|
Nick King |
Cabinet member decision form |
Grounds maintenance and public toilet cleaning services - to provide vehicles for this service |
KEY |
Cabinet member for finance and property June 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
15 Jun 2021 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Sparsholt Sewage Treatment Works - to replace the existing plant |
KEY |
Cabinet member for finance and property June 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
13 Jun 2019 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Faringdon Leisure Centre - to award a contract to replace the pool filter |
KEY |
Cabinet member for leisure centres and community buildings June 2023 |
Councillor Debra Dewhurst |
18 Nov 2022 |
|
Jan Smith |
Cabinet member decision form |
Standing item: Recommendations from other committees - to consider and determine action on any recommendations from other committees |
KEY |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Relevant Cabinet members |
13 Jul 2021 |
|
Steve Culliford |
Cabinet report |
Use of Section 106 fund to support affordable housing - to review the criteria used to allocate Section 106 affordable housing funds |
KEY |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
16 Jan 2023 |
|
Nigel Bower |
Cabinet report |
Vale Partnership grant policy – to approve the policy |
KEY |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
6 Feb 2023 |
|
Jayne Bolton |
Cabinet report |
Future Oxfordshire Partnership - to approve amended terms of reference and memorandum of association |
No |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
2 Mar 2023 |
|
Patrick Arran |
Cabinet report |
BOB (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West) Integrated Care Partnership’s strategic priorities - to endorse the partnership's priorities
|
No |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
20 Jan 2023 |
|
Jayne Bolton |
Cabinet report |
Great Western Park Health Centre - to update the various workstreams and delegate authority to enter into an agreement for lease and a funding agreement for the delivery of a health centre. This is likely to be considered in confidential session |
KEY |
Cabinet 23 Jun 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
2 Jun 2023 |
|
Aileen David |
Cabinet report |
July decisions
|
Car park refurbishment project - to award a contract for refurbishments |
KEY |
Cabinet member for finance and property July 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
24 Feb 2023 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Refugee accommodation - to recommend Council to purchase of accommodation for refugees using the Local Authority Housing Fund |
No |
Cabinet 3 Jul 2023 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
2 June 2023 |
|
Adrianna Partridge |
Cabinet report |
August decisions
|
Joint Local Plan Regulation 18 Part 2 - to approve preferred options for consultation |
KEY |
Joint Scrutiny Committee 10 Jul 2023 11 Aug 2023 |
Councillor Andy Foulsham |
2 Jun 2023 |
|
Lucy Murfett |
Cabinet report |
September decisions
|
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - to agree a funding arrangement with Oxfordshire County Council |
KEY |
Cabinet 29 Sep 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
2 Jun 2023 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet report |
Drayton Conservation Area - to adopt the Appraisal and Management Plan |
No |
Cabinet 29 Sep 2023 |
Councillor Debby Hallett |
2 Jun 2023 |
|
Samantha Allen |
Cabinet report |
Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area - to adopt the Appraisal and Management Plan |
No |
Cabinet 29 Sep 2023 |
Councillor Debby Hallett |
2 Jun 2023 |
|
Samantha Allen |
Cabinet report |
2024 decisions
|
Play areas - to provide a maintenance service for existing play areas |
KEY |
Cabinet member for community health and wellbeing February 2024 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
15 Jul 2022 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |