Councillor Gant proposed and Councillor Price seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Fooks be elected as Lord Mayor of Oxford for the Council Year 2017/18.

Councillor Fooks took the Chair from Councillor Altaf-Khan and subsequently signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

Councillor Price proposed and Councillor Malik seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Simm be elected as Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford for the Council Year 2017/18.

Councillor Simm subsequently signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

Councillor Wilkinson proposed and Councillor Simmons seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Altaf Khan be elected as Sheriff of Oxford for the Council Year 2017/18.

Councillor Altaf Khan subsequently signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

There were no declarations.

The Lord Mayor welcomed the newly elected councillor for Barton and Sandhills, Councillor Mark Ladbrooke, to the Council.

She also welcomed Gordon Mitchell, Interim Chief Executive, to the Council.

The Chief Executive made no announcements.

Council elected Councillor Price as Leader from 16 May 2016.

Council will receive and note a report from the Leader on:

1.      the appointment of the deputy Leader of the Council;

2.      the appointment of Board Members;

3.      the appointment of Shareholders for:

o    Oxford City Housing Limited

o    Oxford West End Development

o    Oxford Direct Services Holding Company; and

4.      the Executive Scheme of Delegation as set out in the Council’s Constitution.

Councillor Price congratulated Councillor Fooks on her election as Lord Mayor.

He notified Council that:

·         there were no changes to the Executive Scheme of delegation as set out in the Council’s Constitution:

·         Councillor Turner would continue as Deputy Leader

·         City Executive Board portfolio holders for 2017/18 were:

He informed Council that shareholder groups and arrangements for the Council’s companies were:

Wholly owned companies

Jointly owned company

The Acting Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report inviting Council to appoint committees for the Council year 2017/18 and members to serve on these.

Council is recommended to:

1.      note the arrangements for determining Political Groups and achieving political balance within the Political Governance arrangements;

2.      appoint the bodies as currently defined within the Council’s constitution and included in the table at paragraph 9 of this report;

3.      agree the nominations to committees made by political groups and attached within a document circulated separately;

4.      appoint a member to the Joint Oxfordshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

5.      agree that all members of Council will form the pool of members able to observe on appeals and some grievances; and

6.      authorise the Head of Law and Governance to make any changes to the constitution as a consequence of these decisions.

The Acting Head of Law and Governance submitted a report and supplementary paper which invited Council to appoint Committees for the Council Year 2017/18 and appoint councillors to these.

Council resolved to:

1.        note the arrangements for determining Political Groups and achieving political balance within the Political Governance arrangements;

2.        appoint the committees and other bodies as currently defined within the Council’s Constitution and included in the table in the report;

3.        agree the nominations to committees made by political groups as shown below;

4.        appoint Councillor Pressel to the Joint Oxfordshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

5.        agree that all members of Council will form the pool of members able to observe on appeals and some grievances; and

6.        authorise the Head of Law and Governance to make any changes to the Constitution as a consequence of these decisions.

Committee membership

This report was first published with the agenda and republished with revised recommendations on 12 May 2017.

The Acting Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report asking Council to appoint statutory officers. This decision cannot be delayed until the next ordinary meeting of Council.

Council is asked to confirm the appointments of the Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, and to appoint a Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer.

Officer Recommendations: Council is asked to:

1.   confirm the appointment of Gordon Mitchell as the Council’s Interim Chief Executive and as Head of Paid Service;

2.   approve the appointment of Tim Sadler, Executive Director of Sustainable City, as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer.

both with effect from 15 May 2017.

Council considered the revised report of the Acting Head of Law and Governance recommending the appointment of officers to three statutory roles as required in the Constitution and by law. These roles were currently held by the Chief Executive and his resignation necessitated new appointments. Council noted that the Appointments Committee, in line with delegation from Council on 24 April, had agreed that Gordon Mitchell be appointed as the Interim Chief Executive.

Council resolved to:

1.            confirm the appointment of Gordon Mitchell as the Council’s Interim Chief Executive and as Head of Paid Service with effect from 15 May 2017; and

2.            appoint Tim Sadler, Executive Director of Sustainable City, as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer with effect from 15 May 2017.

The Chief Executive recommends Council to agree the Council’s scheme of delegation for as set out in Section 5 of the Council’s Constitution.

The Constitution is available on the Council’s website

Council resolved to agree the Council’s Scheme of Delegation as set out in Section 5 of the Council’s Constitution for the Council Year 2017/18.