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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments

To receive any apologies for absence and to note any temporary appointments.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations from Members of the Committee on any items to be considered at the meeting.

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 51 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held 2 October 2024.

4.

Chair's announcements

To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

5.

Participation of the Public

To receive any submissions from members of the public, in accordance with the Council’s Rules of Procedure, anyone who lives in the district or who pays council tax or business rates to the Council is eligible to read a statement or express an opinion at this meeting.  You can register to speak by sending your written submission of no more than 750 words to [email protected] by no later than 10.00am on the working day before the meeting.

6.

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Purpose:

To note the West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) for 2023/24.

 

Recommendations:

That the Committee resolves to:

1.    Agree any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive on 20 November 2024.

 

Invited:

Councillor Hugo Ashton, Executive Member for Planning

Chris Hargraves, Planning Policy Manager

Jasper Lamoon, Infrastructure Delivery Lead

 

Additional documents:

7.

West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041 Update pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Purpose:

To provide an update on the emerging draft West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041, with particular regard to proposed national planning policy changes, and to agree a revised timetable for taking the plan through to adoption.

 

Recommendations:

That the Committee resolves to:

1.    Agree any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive on 20 November 2024.

 

 

Invited:

Councillor Hugo Ashton, Executive Member for Planning

Chris Hargraves, Planning Policy Manager

Additional documents:

8.

Westhive Criteria pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Purpose:

For the Committee to consider the strengthening and clarification of established criteria for Westhive civic crowdfunding platform.

 

Recommendations:

That the Committee resolves to:

1.    Agree any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive on 20 November 2024.

 

Invited:

Councillor Alaric Smith, Executive Member for Finance

Phil Martin, Director of Place              

Janine Sparrowhawk - Community Funding Officer

 

Additional documents:

9.

Financial Performance Report 2024-25 Quarter Two pdf icon PDF 391 KB

Purpose:

To detail the Council’s financial performance for Quarter Two 2024-2025.

 

Recommendations:

That the Committee resolves to:

1.    Agree any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive on 20 November 2024.

 

Invited:

Councillor Alaric Smith, Executive Member for Finance

Madhu Richards, Director of Finance

Georgina Dyer, Chief Accountant

Additional documents:

10.

Report back on recommendations

There were no recommendations arising from the previous meeting of the Committee.

11.

Executive Work Programme pdf icon PDF 149 KB

Purpose:

To give the Committee the opportunity to comment on the Executive Work Programme.

 

Recommendation:

That the Committee agrees which items on the Executive Work Programme should be subject to pre-decision scrutiny and the priority order of those items.

12.

Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Purpose:

To provide the Committee with an updated Work Programme for 2024/25.

 

Recommendation:

That the Committee notes and comments on the work programme.