West Oxfordshire Executive 2024
Role of an Executive member
Executive members are responsible for:
- leading on developing council policy and make recommendations to the Executive
- providing guidance to the Executive on developments within the portfolio
- giving guidance to the Executive 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 Executive, 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 Executive member is the spokesperson for the policy area or 'portfolio' they are responsible for.
Andy Graham - Leader of the Council
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Overview of all Executive Portfolios;
- Policy Framework;
- Town and Parish Council Engagement;
- Council Plan; Strategic Partnerships (including Pan Regional Partnership, Future Oxfordshire, South East Councils and OXLEP);
- Oxfordshire Leaders; Publica and Partnerships Authorities and Ubico;
- Democratic Services;
- Communications;
- Legal Services;
- Counter Fraud;
- Emergency Planning;
- Assets of Community Value.
Duncan Enright - Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Economic Development
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Economic Development;
- Business Development;
- Visitor Economy;
- Town and Village Regeneration;
- Customer Services.
Alaric Smith - Executive Member for Finance
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Finance & Management;
- Council Tax and Benefits;
- Asset Management;
- South West Audit Partnership;
- Performance Management;
- Capital Investment Strategy;
- Strategic Housing Investment;
- Financial Aspects of Major Projects;
- Customer Services.
Hugo Ashton - Executive Member for Planning
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Local Plan;
- Government Planning Policies and Guidance;
- Development Management;
- Ensuring Planning Policies meet 2030 Requirements;
- Customer Services.
Rizvana Poole - Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Voluntary Sector Engagement;
- Health and Safety;
- Community and Public Health;
- Refugee Resettlement Programme;
- Young People;
- Equality and Diversity;
- Customer Services.
Geoff Saul - Executive Member for Housing and Social Care
His 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.
Lidia Arciszewska - Executive Member for Environment
Her portfolio responsibilities are:
- Flood Alleviation and Sewage;
- Environmental Partnerships – WASP and Evenlode;
- North East Cotswold Cluster;
- Waste Collection and Recycling;
- Landscape and Biodiversity;
- Conservation and Historic Environment;
- Air Quality;
- Land, Food and Farming;
- Customer Services Delivery.
Andrew Prosser - Executive Member for Climate Action and Nature Recovery
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Energy Advice;
- Renewable Energy and RetroFit Investment;
- Biodiversity (Across the District);
- Carbon Neutral by 2030;
- Fossil Fuel Dependence Reduction;
- Local, National and County Liaison on Climate Change;
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rollout.
Tim Sumner - Executive Member for Leisure and Major Projects
His portfolio responsibilities are:
- Street Scene (Cleansing, Litter and Grounds Maintenance);
- Leisure Provision (including Swimming Pools);
- Culture and Heritage;
- Public Art;
- Agile Working;
- Car Parking;
- Customer Services.