Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Housing

Presented by the Housing Portfolio Holder

The Housing Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the report before them was to award the contract to the preferred supplier to ensure that all Council homes were energy efficient and affordable for the tenants.

Councillor T J Pendleton stated that it was timely to move on and looked forward to seeing the improvements.

Councillor R Blunt stated that it was difficult to get tenants into the homes with solid fuel, but added that as with all new technology there could be problems and asked that the Portfolio Holder watched the process carefully and report back to Cabinet the outcome.

It was moved by Councillor R D Bayliss, seconded by Councillor T J Pendleton and

RESOLVED THAT:

Authority to award the contract for the delivery of sustainable energy improvements to Council homes be delegated to the Director of Housing in consultation with the Housing Portfolio Holder.

Reason for decision: The level of expenditure on this contract exceeds the authority threshold in the Scheme of Delegation and to improve the energy efficiency of the Council’s housing stock and address fuel poverty in order to provide tenants with homes which can be heated to comfortable levels at an affordable cost.