Cabinet roles and responsibilities
Role of a Cabinet member
Cabinet members are responsible for:
- leading on developing council policy and make recommendations to the Cabinet
- providing guidance to the Cabinet on developments within the portfolio
- giving guidance to the Cabinet on budget priorities
- monitoring performance and make sure policy is delivered
- leading on improving council services
- making sure that activities meet the council's overall vision, core values and guiding principles
- contributing to debate and decision-making
- working with councillors who are not members of the Cabinet, members of the opposition and officers to make sure that the overview and scrutiny process works correctly
- appearing before and responding to overview and scrutiny committee reports
- representing the council at a national and local level
Each Cabinet member is the spokesperson for the policy area or 'portfolio' they are responsible for.
Michele Mead - Leader of the Council
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Policy Framework
- Corporate Plan
- Executive functions
- Regional and National Bodies
- Oxfordshire Partnership Board
- Oxfordshire Growth Board
- Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
- Oxfordshire Leaders
- Publica and Ubico
- Democratic Services
- Communications
- Accountable Member for Afghan Resettlement Programme
David Harvey - Deputy Leader, Cabinet Member for Climate Change
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Alternative energy
- Biodiversity across the District
- Carbon neutral by 2030
- Fossil fuel dependence reduction
- Local, national and county wide liaison on climate
Suzi Coul - Cabinet Member for Finance
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Economic development
- Inward investment
- Finance and Management
- Council Tax and Benefits
- Efficiency agenda
- Performance management of the Council
- Business development
- Visitor economy
- Asset management
Jane Doughty - Cabinet Member for Customer Delivery
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Parish and town liaison
- Equality and diversity
- Customer Services
- ICT and services
- Health and safety
- Councillor development
- Broadband
- Sports and leisure facilities
- Public art
- Community
- Facilities Grants
- Community Revenue Grants.
Merilyn Davies - Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Housing Allocations
- Homelessness
- Provision of affordable homes
- Sheltered housing accommodation
- Safeguarding - Community Safety Partnership
- Crime and Disorder
- Neighbourhood Policing
- Scrutiny of Police and Crime Commissioner
- Voluntary sector engagement
- Assets of Community Value
- Community and public health
- Healthy Communities
Jeff Haine - Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Regional Spatial Strategy
- Local Plan
- Government planning policies and guidance
- Conservation and Design
- Design and Historic Environment
- Landscape and Biodiversity
- Strategic Housing
- Development Management
- Ensuring planning policies meet 2030 requirement
Norman MacRae - Cabinet Member for Environment
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Car parking
- Waste collection and recycling
- Street Scene (cleansing, litter and grounds maintenance)
- Energy advice
- Flood alleviation
- Environmental and regulatory
- Environmental partnership