Councillor Gant proposed and Councillor Price seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Altaf-Khan be elected as Lord Mayor of Oxford for the Council Year 2016/17.

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

Councillor Price proposed and Councillor Pegg seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Humberstone be elected as Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford for the Council Year 2016/17.

Councillor Humberstone subsequently signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

Councillor Tanner proposed and Councillor Coulter seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Brown be elected as Sheriff of Oxford for the Council Year 2016/17.

Councillor Brown subsequently signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Fry, Goff, Lloyd-Shogbesan, Munkonge, and Tarver.

There were no declarations.

The Lord Mayor welcomed newly elected Councillors Azad, Chapman, Curran, Goff, Iley-Williamson, Landell Mills, and Tidball to the Council.

He welcomed those returning and congratulated them on their re-election.

He thanked those who had not returned after the election for their service to the Council.

The Chief Executive made no announcements.

Council is asked to elect a leader of Council, in accordance with the Council’s executive arrangements as set out in the Constitution, for a four year period ending on the day of the annual meeting in 2020.

Councillor Turner proposed and Councillor Pressel seconded, and there being no other nominations, Council resolved that Councillor Price be elected as Leader of the Council until Annual Council in May 2020.

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

·         the appointment of the deputy Leader of the Council;

·         the appointment of Board Members; and

·         the Executive Scheme of Delegation.

Councillor Price thanked Council for electing him as Leader.

He notified Council that the City Executive Board portfolio holders for 2016/17were:

The Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report inviting Council to appoint committees for the Council year 2016/17 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 Head of Law and Governance submitted a report and supplementary paper which invited Council to appoint Committees for the Council Year 2016/17 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 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 and attached within a document circulated separately (and as shown below);

4.        agree that the Labour nomination to the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee, listed as a vacancy, be made by the Leader of the Council on this occasion;

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

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

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

Committee membership                                      

The Chief Executive recommends Council to agree the Council’s scheme of delegation for 2016/17 as set out in Section 5 of the Council’s Constitution.

The Constitution is available on the Council’s website

Council resolved to reaffirm for the Council Year 2016/17 its agreement to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation set out in Section 5 of the Council’s Constitution.