Agenda

To consider apologies and reasons for absence.

Committee members who are unable to attend the meeting should notify the Committee Clerk derek.mackenzie@witney-tc.gov.uk prior to the meeting, stating the reason for absence.

Standing Order 8(e)(v) permits the appointment of substitute Councillors to a Committee whose role is to replace ordinary  ...  view the full agenda text for item 1.

Members are reminded to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in any of the items under consideration at this meeting in accordance with the Town Council’s code of conduct.

a)   To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Policy, Governance and Finance Committee meetings held on 9 June & 23 June 2025

b) Matters arising from the minutes not covered elsewhere on the agenda (Questions on the progress of any item).

The meeting will adjourn for this item.

Members of the public may speak for a maximum of five minutes each during the period of public participation, in line with Standing Order 25.  Matters raised shall relate to the following items on the agenda.

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk concerning the results of the 2025 annual residents satisfaction survey for this Committee.

Policy

To receive and consider a revised Social Media Policy for Witney Town Council as discussed at the Stronger Communities Committee on 14 July 2025.

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

Governance

To receive and consider the schedule of accounts paid and bank reconciliations from the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

Due to time restraints, this item will now be deferred until the Council meeting on 6^th October 2025.

Finance

To receive and consider the report of the R.F.O concerning the financial position of items under the remit of this Committee in 2025/26.

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk

To consider and if appropriate, to pass the following resolution:

That in accordance with section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, and as extended by Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting because of the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 13.

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

To receive and consider the confidential report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

To receive and consider the joint report of the Town Clerk/CEO and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).

To receive and consider the report of the Town Clerk/CEO.

To receive and consider the confidential report of the Town Clerk/CEO.

To receive and consider the confidential minutes of the Personnel Sub-Committee meeting held on 9 July 2025, and approve the recommendations contained therein. (Sent under separate cover)