Minutes for Strategy & Partnerships Scrutiny Committee meeting, Sep 29 2011, 10.00AM official page

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 21July 2011 (SYP3) and to receive information arising from them.

10.05

The Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer will give a verbal update on key issues.

10.25

Commentary by the Cabinet Member for Finance (SYP6).

The report provides a commentary on the financial monitoring to the end of July 2011.

Contact Officer: Kathy Wilcox, Principal Financial Manager

10.40

This report (SYP7) outlines out the council’s Strategy for Property and Facilities Management and progress on implementation. An overview presentation will be provided and the scrutiny committee invited to consider progress and which areas it would like to consider further.

Contact Officer: Mark Tailby, Service Manger - Asset Strategy, Property & Facilities

11.20

The report (SYP8) sets out the partnership working with the military that the county council has been leading on. Building on the success of a number of projects Oxfordshire is one of the pilot areas for the Armed Forces community covenant (SYP8b).

Contact Officer: Claire Moore, Strategic Partnership Manager

11.55

A briefing paper (SYP9) on the resource review is provided as background for the committee. An all member briefing has been arranged to follow this committee meeting at 1.30-3.30. The paper will provide an introduction for members to the complexity of the proposals. Following the all member briefing the scrutiny committee will be able to consider how they wish to receive further updates.

Contact Officer: David Illingworth, Principal Financial Manager

12.00

The Committee is asked to suggest items from the current Forward Plan on which it may wish to have an opportunity to offer advice to the Cabinet before any decision is taken, together with details of what it thinks could be achieved by looking at any item and propose any other relevant items for the Committee to consider.

It is proposed to hold scrutiny committees service and resource planning meetings in December on a single day as happened in 2011. This is proposed as Thursday 15 December. The proposal will mean the time of the Strategy and Partnership meeting time would change to later in the day.

12.10