Report of: Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer)

Purpose of Report: To seek approval for changes in the Council’s appointments to the Boards of its Joint Ventures.

Recommendation(s): That the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group resolves as shareholder to:

1.    Appoint Clive Tritton as a Council’s Directors on the OCHL, OCH(D)L and OCH(I)L (“Housing Group” or “OX Place”) Boards, replacing Nerys Parry;

2.    Appoint Carolyn Ploszynski as a Council appointed Directors on the Oxford West End Development LLP (“OxWED LLP”), replacing Clive Tritton;

3.    Note the Advisors to Shareholders for matters relating to the business of companies as:

Housing Group – Tom Bridgman & Jane Winfield

Barton Oxford LLP – Jane Winfield

OxWED LLP – Tom Bridgman

All – Alistair Rush & Emma Jackman

The Shareholder and Joint Venture Group resolved as shareholder to:

1. Appoint Clive Tritton as a Council’s Directors on the OCHL, OCH(D)L and OCH(I)L (“Housing Group” or “OX Place”) Boards, replacing Nerys Parry;
2. Appoint Carolyn Ploszynski as a Council appointed Directors on the Oxford West End Development LLP (“OxWED LLP”), replacing Clive Tritton;
3. Note the Advisors to Shareholders for matters relating to the business of companies as:

Housing Group – Tom Bridgman & Jane Winfield

Barton Oxford LLP – Jane Winfield

OxWED LLP – Tom Bridgman

All – Alistair Rush & Emma Jackman

The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) submitted a report to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group to seek approval for changes in the Council’s appointments to the Boards of its Joint Ventures.

Councillor Brown presented the report.

In response to a question from Councillor Turner, Emma Jackman, the Director of Law, Governance, and Strategy, said that Clive Tritton was taking the position because of a capacity issue in the housing team and to avoid any conflicts of interests from arising from other directors being appointed. 

The Shareholder and Joint Venture Group resolved as shareholder to:

1. Appoint Clive Tritton as a Council’s Directors on the OCHL, OCH(D)L and OCH(I)L (“Housing Group” or “OX Place”) Boards, replacing Nerys Parry;
2. Appoint Carolyn Ploszynski as a Council appointed Directors on the Oxford West End Development LLP (“OxWED LLP”), replacing Clive Tritton;
3. Note the Advisors to Shareholders for matters relating to the business of companies as:

          Housing Group – Tom Bridgman & Jane Winfield

          Barton Oxford LLP – Jane Winfield

          OxWED LLP – Tom Bridgman

          All – Alistair Rush & Emma Jackman