Issue - meetings
Receipt of Announcements
Meeting: 11/10/2023 - Executive (Item 90)
Receipt of Announcements
To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council, Members of the Executive or the Chief Executive.
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Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, welcomed all attendees to the meeting, and thanked members of the public for attending proceedings. The Leader advised that the meeting was the sixth in the Council’s “Executive on Tour” series, with previous meetings being held around the West Oxfordshire District in Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, Carterton and Eynsham. Councillor Graham also advised that the next meeting of the Executive, would take place on Wednesday 15 November 2023, at 2.00pm in Committee Room 1 at the Council’s offices at Woodgreen in Witney.
The Council’s Senior Democratic Services Officer, Max Thompson, was invited by the Leader to give the members of the public in attendance an overview of the way that the meeting would run. Public attendees were advised that Members of the Executive would remain in attendance after the meeting had concluded, so they could meet each other on an informal basis.
The Senior Democratic Services Officer further advised that the final two Agenda Items contained commercially sensitive information and details of a private nature, and as such, the meeting would need to agree to enter private session and that attendees that this would be highlighted at the appropriate juncture.
Councillor Geoff Saul, Executive Member for Housing and Social Welfare announced that as part of the Council’s Strategic Housing Project, a recruitment exercise would take place for the recruitment of a Strategic Housing Officer. The post would also be shared with Cotswold District Council, with the post holder being employed by Publica Group, as part of the Council’s working partnership.
Councillor Tim Sumner, Executive Member for Leisure and Major Projects announced and welcomed the appointment of Jacqui Wright as the Council’s new Head of Leisure and Well-Being. The role had been designed to drive a focus on Leisure and Well-Being provisions within the District, putting residents first.
Councillor Andrew Prosser, Executive Member for Climate Change welcomed Stephany Chan to the meeting who was present in the public gallery. Stephany Chan was an undergraduate from Oxford Brookes University and had taken up post as an internship during the current semester and would be hosted by the Green Party Group of the Council.
Councillor Lidia Arciszewska, Executive Member for the Environment, advised that 23 November 2023 would be ‘Waterways Day’, taking place at The Corn Exchange in Witney. There would be an extensive list of Speakers at the event, such as Thames Water, Environment Agency, and Oxfordshire County Council. The Executive Member expressed a desire for maximum participation at the event.