Councillor John Howson
Email: john.howson@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Council: Oxfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
56 meetings · Page 4 of 12
Remuneration Committee - Wednesday, 15 January 2025 10.10 am
Resumed meeting from 5 September 2024, Remuneration Committee - Wednesday, 15 January 2025 10.00 am
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 17 December 2024 3.00 pm
This meeting will consider the new governance arrangements for the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) following its transition to council control in April 2024. The meeting will also consider the resignation of Councillor Liz Leffman from the OxLEP board, and will consider the appointment of new members to the board.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 December 2024 2.00 pm
This meeting sees the Cabinet consider a wide range of subjects, including a motion submitted by a councillor in a previous full council meeting about the closure of a care home in Henley; updates on the performance of the council and its capital programme; and scrutiny committee feedback on its Community Asset Transfer Policy and its Commercial Strategy. In addition to these, the Cabinet is also asked to agree a response to a government consultation about enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at council meetings, and receive a report on the market for carbon dioxide removal. It is important to remember that these documents show what is scheduled to be discussed, but we do not know whether the Cabinet actually discussed, or made decisions on, any of these topics.
Decisions from Meetings
225 decisions · Page 1 of 45
Petitions and Public Address
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding petitions and public address, as no requests were received.
Recommendations Approved
Cost of Living programme for 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to approve a £6.7 million expenditure programme for the 2025/26 Cost of Living support package, funded by the Household Support Fund and council resources, including repurposing £85,000 for the Community Wealth Building programme and delegating authority for unallocated funds.
Recommendations Approved
Capital Programme Approvals - April 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to the capital programme, the Cabinet approved the addition of a new £10.360m energy saving measures phase and phases 2 and 3 of £3.700m fire compartmentation remedial works.
Recommendations Approved
Forward Plan and Future Business
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
... the Cabinet of Oxfordshire noted the Forward Plan and Future Business, which included upcoming decisions on topics ranging from household waste recycling centre management and member appointments to staffing data, school transport policies, and various traffic and parking amendments across Oxfordshire.
Recommendations Approved
For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny item
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...it noted a response to a scrutiny item regarding the Infrastructure Funding Statement and Section 106 Funding Review Report, approving the recommendations with proposed actions and timelines for implementation.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 56
Average per Month: 3.7
Decisions Recorded: 225