Issue - meetings

To seek approval of the 2017/18 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget, including the Housing Repairs Account. Consideration was given to this report by the Joint meeting of Finance & Performance and the Scrutiny Commission on 30 January and an extract from the minutes of that meeting is attached.

Further to the discussion on the finance reports (minute 371 refers), it was moved by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Morrell that the recommendations within the Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/18 report be approved. Upon being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED –

(i)            The rent policy for 2017/18 be approved;

(ii)           The revised housing revenue and housing repairs account budgets for 2016/17 be approved;

(iii)          The housing revenue and housing repairs account budgets for 2017/18 be approved;

(iv)         The proposed movement in reserves be approved.

To present the housing revenue account (HRA) budget for 2017/18, including the housing repairs account. Members are asked to make recommendations to Council.

Members received the proposed housing revenue account (HRA) budget which included the housing repairs account. It was noted that balances had been increased and there was a reserve to meet costs arising from the stock condition survey.

On a separate matter, a member expressed concern that, whilst the authority’s housing was very well managed, housing associations were not subject to the same scrutiny. It was suggested that the chairman of the Scrutiny Commission give consideration to undertaking a review into housing associations.

RESOLVED – the report be noted.