Agenda and minutes
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Appeals against refusal of inspection of documents To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an appeal the press and public will be excluded).
(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)
Minutes: There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents. |
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Exempt Information - possible exclusion of the press and public 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-
Minutes: There were no resolutions to exclude the public. |
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Late items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)
Minutes: There were no late items submitted to the agenda for consideration. |
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Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2000 and paragraphs 13-18 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 19-20 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: No declarations were made. |
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence from the meeting. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J Blake and G Harper. Councillor J Hardy was in attendance as substitute for Councillor G Harper. Councillor M Dobson was in attendance as substitute for J Blake.
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Minutes - 28th October 2013 To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 28th October 2013. Minutes: RESOLVED – The minutes of the meeting held on 28th October 2013 were approved as a correct record. |
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Establishing a Housing Advisory Board To receive a report of the Director of Environment and Housing requesting the Committee to consider and make recommendations to full Council about the appointment of a Housing Advisory Board. Minutes: The Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report asking the Committee to consider and make recommendations to full Council about the appointment of a Housing Advisory Board.
Councillor P Gruen, the Executive Member for Environment and Housing informed the Committee that the Shadow Housing Advisory Board had now met three times and was going well.
Members asked questions about the appointment of independent members to the Board and how they would be selected. The Committee were informed that the recruitment process is underway, 10 applications had been received of which 5 had been shortlisted for interview following advertisements in the ‘Inside Housing’ publication.
Members also discussed the selection of tenants to sit on the Housing Advisory Board and the places they would be selected from.
RESOLVED – The Committee resolved to recommend the following to full Council:
(a)That a Housing Advisory Board be appointed to discharge the functions as set out in the terms of reference attached at appendix 1 of the submitted report; (b)That six Elected Members be appointed to the Housing Advisory Board; (c)That the following be appointed as voting members of the Housing Advisory Board, for the terms of office set out in paragraph 3 of the submitted report: · Three tenants/leaseholders; · Three people who are independent of the Council.
(d) That the Housing Advisory Board may select up to three non-voting co-optees, with some specialist skill or knowledge which would be of assistance to the Housing Advisory Board, to be appointed for a term of office which relates to a particular issue; and (e) That the quorum for the Board be 4, including two Councillors and 1 tenant/leaseholder voting co-opted member.
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