Agenda


Executive - Monday 7 April 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: 39 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5FD

Contact: Natasha Clark, Democratic and Elections  Email: democracy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk, 01295 221534

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest that they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

3.

Petitions and Requests to Address the Meeting

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 274 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2025.

5.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chairman.

 

6.

Annual Delivery Plan and Performance Measure 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 262 KB

Report of Assistant Director Customer Focus

 

Purpose of report

 

To agree the council’s Annual Delivery Plan and Performance measures for 2025/26.

 

Recommendations

The Executive Committee resolves:

 

1.1         To approve the council’s Annual Delivery Plan and Performance Framework for 2025/26.

 

1.2         To delegate the responsibility for finalising the milestones and the Key Performance Indicators to the Assistant Director for Customer Focus in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services. 

 

Additional documents:

7.

Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 pdf icon PDF 233 KB

Report of Assistant Director Wellbeing and Housing

 

Purpose of report

 

To seek approval for the expenditure of the capital grant received from the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) Round 3.


Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

 

1.1         To approve a capital grant to South Oxfordshire Housing Association (SOHA) for the delivery of new social housing within Cherwell from the grant received from MHCLG; Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3.

 

1.2         To approve the increase to the Council’s capital programme of £1.4m that arises from the report.

8.

Discretionary Housing Payments Policy pdf icon PDF 254 KB

Report of Assistant Director Finance (Section 151 Officer)

 

Purpose of report

 

To inform Executive of the reviewed policy for Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) and proposed updates.

 

Recommendations

The Executive resolves to:

 

1.1         Note the contents of the reviewed policy for Discretionary Housing Payments.

 

1.2         Approve the policy for Discretionary Housing Payments.

Additional documents:

9.

Urgent Business

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.