Decision details

During discussion of this following item, Cabinet resolved to continue the meeting beyond 4 hours as provided for in Council Standing Orders.

The Housing and Environmental Services Director introduced his progress report on findings to date from the review and took Cabinet through the report section by section in detail.  He reported on action already taken and proposed and responded to questions from Cabinet.  Following lengthy and detailed consideration Cabinet AGREED

(a)               that the Housing and Environmental Services Director’s proposals for the Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) interim management arrangements be noted;

(b)               that a full assessment of the deliverability of the Direct Labour Organisation’s tender for the responsive repairs contract be reported to Cabinet by April 2005, along with a DLO business plan that sets out how the organisation will recover its costs over the remaining term of the responsive repairs contract; and

(c)               that the Housing and Environmental Services Director, Chief Executive, Housing Portfolio Holder and Resources and Staffing Portfolio Holder be delegated to authorise appropriate action in respect of personnel matters arising from this review.