Committee details

 

 

 

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.