Issue - meetings

(a)       That urgent work be commissioned to develop the legal and governance model for the company; and

(b)       That officers report back to Cabinet and the Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee with detailed proposals for establishing the company.

The Director of Community Services introduced the report which provided details on potential long term strategic aspirations for the Council and its housing service offer.  Approval was sought, in principal, subject to full risk analysis and governance advice, to the establishment of a Housing Company “Flintshire Homes and services”, that could be instrumental in delivering the vision. 

            An Overview and Scrutiny Seminar took place on 11 October 2013, to which all Members of the Council had been invited where future proposals and governance arrangements were explored in more detail.  Following that meeting, there was a suggested change of wording to the recommendations as printed in the report, which was agreed as detailed below.

            The Chief Executive commented on the incorrect article that had appeared in a newspaper the previous week and thanked the editor for the correction.  The Cabinet Member for Public Protection, Waste and Recycling suggested that an article be placed in the next issue of Housing News to clarify the position with residents.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That urgent work be commissioned to develop the legal and governance model for the company; and

(b)       That officers report back to Cabinet and the Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee with detailed proposals for establishing the company.