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Agenda

Executive - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 2.01 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

Note: To be held at the rising of the Full Council meeting 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence from Members of the Executive. The quorum for the Executive is 3 Members.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from members of the Executive on any items to be considered at the meeting.

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

As the meeting on 12 March 2025 took place after the publication date for this agenda there are no minutes to consider.

4.

Receipt of Announcements

To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council, Members of the Executive or the Chief Executive.

5.

Participation of the Public

Any member of the public, who is a registered elector in the District, is eligible to ask one question at the meeting, for up to three minutes, of the Leader of the Council, or any Member of the Executive on any issue that affects the district or its people.

 

Notice, together with a written copy of the question, must be provided to Democratic Services, either by email to:

 

democratic.services@westoxon.gov.uk

 

or by post to:

 

Democratic Services, West Oxfordshire District Council, Woodgreen, Witney OX28 1NB.

 

Questions are to be received no later than 2.00pm two clear working days before the meeting (e.g. for a Wednesday meeting, the deadline would be 2.00pm on the Friday before).

 

A response may be provided at the meeting, or within three clear working days

of the meeting. If the topic of the question is not within the remit of the Council, advice will be provided on where best to direct the question.

 

The appropriate Executive Member will either respond verbally at the meeting or provide a written response which will be included in the minutes of the meeting.

6.

Reports from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

There has been no meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee since the last meeting of the Executive.

 

7.

Matters raised by Audit and Governance Committee

There has been no meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee since the last meeting of the Executive.

8.

Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation - Initial Options pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Purpose

To provide an overview of the interim plan and each of the options for local government reorganisation in Oxfordshire, prior to submission to the Government on 21 March 2025.  

Recommendations     

That the Executive resolves to:

1.       Note the receipt of the statutory invitation received from the Minister of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government on 5 February 2025;

2.       Note the interim plan update as set out in Appendix 1 and the emerging options for local government reorganisation set out in the Appendices 2-4;

3.       Note that the Leader of the Council with the support of Officers will write to the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to outline the Council’s commitment to working collaboratively with other Oxfordshire Partners on LGR and Devolution options and to set out the initial views from the Executive.

 

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