Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors C Cupit and P Parkin

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

No Declarations of Interest were submitted at this meeting of Cabinet

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulation 11.

There was no urgent business to be considered in the public session at this meeting of Cabinet. 

The Leader to move:-

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).  [The category of exempt information is stated after each item].

Private Session

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation) Order 2006).  [The category of exempt information is stated after each Minute].

Report of Councillor A Powell, Portfolio Holder for Communications and Housing

(Paragraphs 3 & 5)

RESOLVED -

(a)          That Cabinet agreed to the revised governance, management and other associated arrangements for the housing functions currently managed by Rykneld Homes Limited as an Arm’s Length Management Organisation (ALMO), on the terms specified in the report.

(b)          That Cabinet agreed the officer delegations required to implement the revised governance, management and other associated arrangements, as specified in the report.

(c)          That Cabinet agreed that these officer delegations, as specified in the report, be carried out in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Portfolio Holder for Communications and Housing.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION - The revised arrangements will provide appropriate housing delivery models to ensure that the Council’s key strategic objectives of improving existing housing and promoting home ownership are met.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of retaining the existing arrangements were considered, but rejected, for the reasons specified in the report.

Councillors – please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

The report to Cabinet dealt with the future management and governance arrangements for the housing function in North East Derbyshire. It set out specific proposals and explained the relationship which the different parts of these management and governance arrangements would have to the Council.

Cabinet considered the report. Members made it clear that they welcomed the proposed changes. There was a consensus that the new management and governance arrangements would help the Council to more effectively guide and shape the future operation of its housing function and so should be supported.

RESOLVED –

(1)       That Cabinet agreed to the revised governance, management and other associated arrangements for the housing functions currently managed by Rykneld Homes Limited as an Arm’s Length Management Organisation (ALMO), on the terms specified in the report. 

(2)       That Cabinet agreed the officer delegations required to implement the revised governance, management and other associated arrangements, as specified in the report. 

(3)       That Cabinet agreed that these officer delegations, as specified in the report, be carried out in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Portfolio Holder for Communication and Housing. 

REASONS FOR THE DECISION – The revised arrangements will provide appropriate housing delivery models to ensure that the Council’s key strategic objectives of improving existing housing and promoting home ownership are met. 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – The option of retaining the existing arrangements were considered, but rejected, for the reasons specified in the report. 

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulations 5 and 11.

There was no urgent business to be considered in the private session at this meeting of Cabinet.