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That Scrutiny Committee consider the following
proposed recommendations, scrutinise the proposals in this report
and consider whether it wishes to make any additional
recommendations to the Executive:
 

To accept the recommendations of the
independent consultant’s customer engagement activity and
transfer all aspects of housing stock management and maintenance to
Somerset Council’s company Homes in Somerset. (Appendix
1)

To delegate authority to the Chief
Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) in consultation with the
Executive Director of Community, Place & Economy, the Lead
Member for Finance, Procurement and Performance and the Lead Member
for Communities, Housing Revenue Account, Culture and Equalities
and Diversity to approve the final management fee to accommodate
the changes (post consultation with employees).

To commence consultation on the
transfer of in-house roles identified as having protections under
Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment regulations
(TUPE), to Homes in Somerset.

To delegate authority to the Head of
Legal Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of
Community, Place & Economy to negotiate, draft and complete all
legal documentation necessary to implement the proposal in a line
with relevant legal requirements.

To delegate agreement on the date
for transfer to the Executive Director Community, Place and Economy
in consultation with the Lead Member for the Housing Revenue
Account.

To establish a Head of ALMO Client
role for strategy, performance and compliance oversight of the
Council responsibilities undertaken by Homes in
Somerset. 

To approve a one-off revenue budget
of £1.226m to fund mobilisation costs funded by the HRA
general reserve.

Approval of expenditure against this
budget to be delegated to Executive Director Community, Place and
Economy in consultation with the S151 officer.

To delegate authority to the Chief
Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) in consultation with the
Executive Director of Community, Place & Economy, the Lead
Member for Finance, Procurement and Performance and the Lead Member
for Communities, Housing Revenue Account, Culture and Equalities
and Diversity to approve an in-year amendment to the Management Fee
payable to Homes In Somerset for the part year change in the
management agreement.

That transition planning and
transfer oversight to be monitored by the Project Steering Group,
and Community Scrutiny.

 
The Committee scrutinised the proposals and
unanimously agreed to support them.