Membership
a.
The Committee’s membership will be the Cabinet Member
with
responsibility for Housing
(Chairperson), plus 2 other Cabinet members
(3 voting
members).
b.
In the event of any member of Cabinet not being available for a
meeting of the Cabinet Committee another member of Cabinet may
deputise where no
conflict arises.
c.
In addition, four other members be invited to attend and offer
views at
meetings of the
Committee (non-voting).
Terms of
Reference
a.
To exercise the executive functions set out below in relation to
the
Housing Revenue
Account and Strategic Housing Services.
b.
To oversee the Council’s Housing revenue account business
plan
including the
agreed affordable housing development programme and
to ensure the
programme achieves appropriate levels of quality and
quantity of housing
within the policy and budget framework approved
by Council.
c.
To monitor and oversee the Council’s Housing and
Homelessness
strategies and the
delivery of associated action plans.
Referred Matters
To advise Cabinet on:
a.
Approving the annual Business Plan for the wholly owned Housing
Company.
b.
Any other shareholder agreement reserved matter decision.
Delegated
Matters
a.
Approving or adopting the policy and budget framework contained
in
the Council Plan,
the Housing Strategy and Annual Housing Revenue
Account budget and
Business Plan.
b.
To advise on any changes required to the policy and budget
framework
to take account of
new legislation.
c.
Whether to approve or modify the policy and budget framework for
the
Council’s 10
year Housing Development Programme and the
associated funding
requirements from both the Housing Revenue
Account and General
Fund, which will be kept under regular review.
d.
Whether to make changes to the Housing Development policy and
budget framework to
take account of new legislation or changes to the
Housing Revenue
Account Business Plan.
e.
The operation and performance of wholly or partly Council owned
companies/trading
vehicles established to manage housing provision in
the Winchester
district.
f.
The detailed list of individual schemes within the Council’s
10 year
Housing Development Programme and to keep the Programme under
regular review
recommending the addition or deletion of schemes.
g.
Whether to approve or modify the Council’s New Homes
Development
Strategy and
Council House design requirements.
h.
The rental policy for properties provided under the Housing
Development
Programme.
i.
Housing programmes that contribute to the Council’s Carbon
Neutrality
commitments.
j.
Any proposals in which the limitations set out below in the
Delegated
Matters would be exceeded.
k.
The implementation of approved policies and programmes in
accordance with
policy and budget framework approved by Cabinet
and/or Council,
subject to such budgetary and other constraints that
Cabinet and/or
Council may impose.
l.
Housing Acts including the provision, allocation, improvement,
repair,
maintenance and
management of dwellings and land.
m.To agree and authorise any
matters in relation to schemes within the
10 year Housing
Development Programme which are in accordance
with the policy and
budget framework approved by Cabinet and/or
Council, subject to
such budgetary and other constraints set out below
or that Cabinet
and/or Council may impose.
n.
To agree changes to the timetable or scheduling of works within
the
approved 10 year
Housing Development Programme or in cases of
urgency
substituting new schemes in place of schemes that will no
longer come forward
providing such schemes comply with the agreed
Value for Money
criteria for appraisals and the capital and revenue
costs can be met
within approved Housing Revenue Account or
General Fund
budgets, and within the Council’s approved Prudential
Indicators.
o.
Exercising the powers of Cabinet under the Financial Procedure
Rules
in respect of the
Housing Revenue Account. in respect of the Housing
Revenue
Account.
p.
Exercising the powers of Cabinet under the Contract Procedure
Rules
in relation to
procurement contracts for works, goods, software or
services up to a
value of £2,000,000 or £200,000 per annum,
whichever is the
greater: or services up to a value of £2,000,000 or
£200,000 per
annum, whichever is the greater:
(i) Approval of price/quality evaluation
criteria
(ii) Approval of
short-listing procedures, short-list selection and
approved lists of
contractors, including the authorisation of any
departures from
Contract Procedure Rules;;
(iii) Award of
Contract;
(iv) Approval of
schemes under Financial Procedure Rule 6.4 –
authority to
release expenditure for capital schemes;
(v) Approval
of final cost for capital schemes under Financial
Procedure Rule
7.4.
q.
To agree any land disposals at best consideration or where the
undervalue does not
exceed £100,000. To agree any disposals at less
than best
consideration where the undervalue does not exceed
£250,000
provided the matter is not called-in for
review by The Scrutiny
Committee.
r.
To review and monitor the Council’s performance and use of
resources
in
the above areas, including but not restricted to the implementation
of
change plans, performance against national and
local performance
indicators, and identification of risks and
action taken to mitigate those
risks.
The quorum is 2 voting members.