Committees

Housing Committee

This committee no longer exists as of May 2007

Sub-committees

Appeals

Number of Councillors
- 21 (7 a quorum)

Present Membership

Chair: Councillor James Kelly
Vice-Chair: Councillor Gordon Cree

Councillors Thomas Farrell, William Menzies, Eric Jackson, George Smith, John Knapp, James Raymond, Stuart Finlayson, John Campbell, Stephanie Young, Isabella Macrae, John Weir, Andrew McIntyre, Helen Coffey, Willie Coffey, Douglas Reid, Eric Ross, Elaine Dinwoodie, Elaine Stewart, Neil McGhee.

Terms of Reference
To discharge the housing functions of the Council and oversee service delivery in terms of the relevant legislation and in respect of all housing issues both public and private, including rent collection (but excluding the setting of rent levels) and housing benefits.

To deal with applications to purchase ground held under the Housing Account ancillary to Council house sales in terms of Section 14 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Service related Urban programme projects/submissions.

To consider individual service policy proposals and make appropriate recommendations to Council.  (Note: Any post implementation review will be carried out by Scrutiny Groups).

To consider annual service estimates referred from the Policy and Resources Committee and service budgetary issues referred from the Budget Scrutiny Group.   (Note:  Routine service budget statements will be considered by the Budget Scrutiny Group).

To make decisions as to removing from operation, service property currently in use.  (Note:  The Property Monitoring Panel will review non-operational surplus properties).

DLO/DSO FUNCTIONS

HOST/SERVICE COMMITTEE/DEPARTMENT
Housing (Homes and Technical Services)

DLO/DSO/FUNCTION/BUSINESS UNITS
Building and Works

Host Committees will:-

• continue to review and act upon performance reports from client Officers.
• receive regular budgetary monitoring reports;  and
• receive general operational reports and be responsible for supervision and control of respective DLO/DSO Business Units.

Host Departmental Directors will report to relevant Committees indicating in what capacity (client or contractor) they are reporting.  In certain circumstances where other Departments have a major client interest in a particular aspect of a DSO Business Unit the relevant Departmental Director will report to the host Committee.

Delegated Powers

Full delegated powers to deal with all matters detailed within the above Terms of Reference subject to existing Council policies and compliance with approved Capital and Revenue Estimates.

Power to make any Statutory Orders or Notices under the Housing acts or other legislation in respect of the Council's housing function.