Report of the leader of the council
Urgent cabinet decisions
In accordance with the scrutiny committee 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.
To receive any details of urgent Cabinet decisions taken since the last ordinary meeting of the council, (if any).
Delegation of cabinet functions
To receive details of any changes to the leader’s scheme of delegation.
Matters affecting the authority arising from meetings of joint committees, partnerships and other meetings
To receive the report of the leader (if any).
Minutes:
The Leader of the council advised Council that he had made changes to the Cabinet member portfolios to align these with the proposed new head of service staffing structure responsibilities. Councillor Ed Blagrove had also joined Cabinet.
He provided updates on the Oxfordshire Growth/Housing Deal for Oxfordshire which would come before Council in February 2018 for a final decision and the Joint Spatial Plan.