Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
18 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Employment and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 11.00 am, NEW
The Employment and Appointments Committee meeting included the shortlisting of candidates for interview for the post of Corporate Director of Homes and Neighbourhoods.
Employment and Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 1.00 pm, NEW
The meeting approved the minutes of the previous meeting and agreed a shortlist of candidates for the post of Corporate Director of Climate and Environment. The rest of the meeting was held in private.
Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm
The Executive of Islington Council met on 24th October 2024 to agree a range of proposals. The Executive agreed funding to deliver Phase 3 of the Resident Experience Programme; agreed the distribution of Islington’s allocation of the Household Support Fund; approved the adoption of a new policy for the future use of vacant school houses and other vacant caretakers’ houses; and agreed to adopt an innovative participatory grant-making approach to a new £500,000 Sanctuary Grant Programme using government asylum dispersal and refugee resettlement grant funding for local projects to support refugees, migrants and residents seeking asylum in the borough.
Council - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 7.15 pm
The meeting included announcements from the Mayor and the Leader of the Council. It then moved on to consider a petition calling for the Council to divest funds from institutions engaged in illegal occupations and crimes against humanity. The Council then approved seven motions that had been submitted by Councillors. It also approved a number of reports, including a report on the Council’s budget, and made a number of appointments.
Executive - Thursday, 5th September, 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting considered and agreed eleven non-exempt items, and noted an additional item for information. Two items on the agenda had exempt appendices that were noted and discussed after the exclusion of the press and public.
Decisions from Meetings
29 decisions · Page 1 of 6
Report of the Housing Scrutiny Committee: New Build Homes Scrutiny Review
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to note the Housing Scrutiny Committee's report and recommendations regarding the New Build Homes Scrutiny Review, with the Executive's response to follow at a later date.
Recommendations Approved
Resident Experience Transformation : Phase 3 Business Case
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve the allocation of £4.411m to fund Phase 3 of the Resident Experience Programme, to be drawn down over 3 years commencing Quarter 3 of 2024/25, noting the business case, resourcing approach, and projected £2.775m net savings over four years.
Recommendations Approved
Procurement strategy and contract award for external legal advice from barristers and solicitors
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve a procurement strategy utilizing the LBLA Barristers and Solicitors Framework Agreements for external legal advice contracts from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026, with a possible one-year extension.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate performance update: Q1 2024/25 (April - June 2024)
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to review the Q1 2024/25 corporate performance report and a letter from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on complaints, noting performance issues and discussing further actions.
Recommendations Approved
Household Support Fund 6 Distribution Strategy
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve the distribution strategy for the Household Support Fund 6 as outlined in the report, and to note the previously agreed funding for holiday free school meals from October half term through to Easter 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 18
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 29