Councillor Alaric Smith
Email: alaric.smith@westoxon.gov.uk
Council: West Oxfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
44 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 6.00 pm
Extraordinary meeting, Council - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 2.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
72 decisions · Page 4 of 15
Oxfordshire Local Area Energy Planning
From: Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025
...to proceed to Phase 2 of the Oxfordshire local area energy planning programme and complete a districtwide local area energy plan was approved.
Recommendations Approved
Review of the Ubico Shareholder Agreement & Ubico Board Member Appointments
From: Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025
...to approve the termination of the existing Ubico Shareholder Agreement from 2020 and enter into a replacement agreement, including amendments regarding shareholder voting rights, as well as to note the opportunity for West Oxfordshire District Council to appoint a Director to the Ubico Board.
Recommendations Approved
Quarterly Finance Review Q1
From: Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025
...to note the Council's financial performance for Quarter One of 2025-2026, which showed an overall underspend of £260,745 against the profiled budget due to factors like additional income from trade waste and the leisure contract, while also considering the impact of the Fairer Funding Review and Business Rates Reset on the Medium Term Financial Strategy.
Recommendations Approved
3 year Service Level Agreements - Year 1 reporting and future funding options
From: Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025
...to approve the recommendations to delegate to the Director of Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Stronger Healthy Communities, the exploration of securing a legacy position for the Voluntary and Community Sector in this year's budget setting round to continue to offer a multi-year funding arrangement from 2027-2030.
Recommendations Approved
Decision Taken Under Urgency Powers: Ubico Growth Request
From: Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 10, 2025
...to note the decision taken under urgency powers by the Chief Executive Officer to approve entering into a Written Resolution to approve the business case for admitting a new council as an equal shareholder in Ubico Ltd.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 44
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 72